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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division 

# Uswatta

Uswatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.66 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.7km²
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Uswatta?

Uswatta 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: [Kandana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kandana-west/), [Nagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/nagoda/), [Nedurupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/nedurupitiya/) and [Pattiyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/pattiyawala/). By area it is the 11646th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Uswatta is about 13 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0431° N, 79.8893° E. Local names: උස්වත්ත .

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

## Villages and localities in Uswatta

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Uswatta.

- Nedurupitiya
- Uswatte

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Uswatta 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 Uswatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sense Rehabilitation and Sports Hospital · Jayasamarugama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04201&mlon=79.89832#map=17/7.04201/79.89832) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Kandana West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04549&mlon=79.89705#map=17/7.04549/79.89705) 

ATM HNB · Uswetakeiyawa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03867&mlon=79.86003#map=17/7.03867/79.86003) 

Petrol pump C P C · Jayasamarugama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03603&mlon=79.89883#map=17/7.03603/79.89883) 

Hotel Lavenrich Renaissance · Nedurupitiya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04707&mlon=79.89001#map=17/7.04707/79.89001) 

Mall K-Zone · Kapuwatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06030&mlon=79.89568#map=17/7.06030/79.89568) 

School St.Sebastian's Girls College · Nedurupitiya 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04662&mlon=79.89150#map=17/7.04662/79.89150) 

College St. Sebastian's College Kandana · Nedurupitiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04810&mlon=79.89184#map=17/7.04810/79.89184) 

Police station Kandana Police Station · Kandana East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04890&mlon=79.89746#map=17/7.04890/79.89746) 

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.

## 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
- Ketagewatta
- 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
- Vishakawatta
- Walpola East
- Walpola West
- Weligampitiya North
- Weligampitiya South
- Wewala
- Yakkaduwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Uswatta?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Uswatta?Kandana West, Nagoda, Nedurupitiya and Pattiyawala
- How many villages are in Uswatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Uswatta?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Uswatta?Sense Rehabilitation and Sports Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Uswatta?Peoples Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Uswatta?HNB, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uswatta?C P C, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Uswatta?LK1221185 (OCHA common operational dataset)