# Ketagewatta GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ketagewatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division 

# Ketagewatta

Ketagewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.83 km²**. Open map data shows 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.8km²
- 7mapped services

## Where is Ketagewatta?

Ketagewatta lies in [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Dambuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/dambuwa/), [Ragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ragama/), [Rampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/rampitiya/) and [Thewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/thewatta/). By area it is the 10896th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Ketagewatta is about 14 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0303° N, 79.9308° E. Local names: කැටගේවත්ත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Ketagewatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ketagewatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital North Colombo Teaching Hospital · Ragama 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02947&mlon=79.92473#map=17/7.02947/79.92473) 

Bank ATM added by hiru · Ketagewatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02901&mlon=79.92811#map=17/7.02901/79.92811) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ragama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02795&mlon=79.91569#map=17/7.02795/79.91569) 

Hotel Saninro Hotel Ragama · Ragama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02985&mlon=79.92284#map=17/7.02985/79.92284) 

Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) 

School ACCA Child Development Center · Ketagewatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02851&mlon=79.92905#map=17/7.02851/79.92905) 

College Wala Hostel C7 Building - Faculty of Medicine, Ragama · Ketagewatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02878&mlon=79.93019#map=17/7.02878/79.93019) 

Police station Ragama Police Station · Thewatta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03512&mlon=79.92435#map=17/7.03512/79.92435) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ketagewatta

Places mapped inside Ketagewatta in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities5

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Ja Ela DS Division

- Alexendrawatta
- Bandigoda
- Batagama North
- Batagama South
- Batuwatta East
- Batuwatta West
- Dambuwa
- Dandugama
- Dehiyagatha North
- Dehiyagatha South
- Dolahena
- Ekala
- Ekala Kurunduwatta
- Gallawatta
- Hapugoda Central
- Hapugoda East
- Hapugoda West
- Indiminna
- Indivitiya
- Ja-Ela
- Jayasamarugama
- Jayasrigama
- Kalaeliya
- Kandana East
- Kandana West
- Kanuwana
- Kapuwatta
- Kudahakapola North
- Kudahakapola South
- Maeliya
- Mahawatta
- Nagoda
- Narangodapaluwa East
- Narangodapaluwa West
- Nedurupitiya
- Nivandama North
- Nivandama South
- Peralanda
- Podiveekumbura
- Polpitimookalana
- Ragama
- Rampitiya
- Rilavulla
- Thewatta
- Thudella North
- Thudella South
- Thudella West
- Thumpeliya
- Uswatta
- Vishakawatta
- Walpola East
- Walpola West
- Weligampitiya North
- Weligampitiya South
- Wewala
- Yakkaduwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Ketagewatta?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ketagewatta?Dambuwa, Ragama, Rampitiya and Thewatta
- What is the best time to visit Ketagewatta?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ketagewatta?North Colombo Teaching Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ketagewatta?ATM added by hiru, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ketagewatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketagewatta?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Ketagewatta?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ketagewatta?LK1221275 (OCHA common operational dataset)