# Kothalawala GN division, Bandaragama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kothalawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Bandaragama DS Division # Kothalawala Kothalawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.11 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.1km² - 4mapped services - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kothalawala? Kothalawala lies in [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Gelanigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/gelanigama/), [Kumbuka West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kumbuka-west/), [Raigama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-east/), [Raigama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-north/), [Raigama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-south/), [Raigama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-west/), [Samaranayakapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/samaranayakapura/) and [Veedagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/veedagama-east/). By area it is the 6674th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/). The centre of Kothalawala is about 29 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7276° N, 80.0084° E. Local names: කොතලාවල . 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 Kothalawala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kothalawala. - Raigama 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kothalawala Named natural and historic features inside Kothalawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Uyanwatte Wewa ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Uyanwatta Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Kothalawala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kothalawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Royal Care Hospitals · Bandaragama East 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71655&mlon=79.99171#map=17/6.71655/79.99171) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Kamburugoda East 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71617&mlon=79.99093#map=17/6.71617/79.99093) ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Kamburugoda East 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71487&mlon=79.98914#map=17/6.71487/79.98914) Hotel Uyanwatta Estate · Kothalawala 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72652&mlon=80.00959#map=17/6.72652/80.00959) Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) School Anuguruwathota · Raigama East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71667&mlon=80.01670#map=17/6.71667/80.01670) College Blace Academy · Kothalawala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72098&mlon=80.00362#map=17/6.72098/80.00362) Police station Police Station, Bandaragama · Bandaragama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71472&mlon=79.98837#map=17/6.71472/79.98837) 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 Kothalawala Places mapped inside Kothalawala in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Colleges and universities1 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 Bandaragama DS Division - Alothiyawa - Alubomulla East - Alubomulla West - Aluthgama - Atulugama East - Atulugama West - Bamunumulla - Bamunumulla (Muslim) - Bandaragama - Bandaragama East - Bandaragama West - Batadombathuduwa - Bogahawatta - Bolgoda - Diganathuduwa - Epitamulla - Galgemandiya - Gammanpila - Gelanigama - Imbulliha - Kamburugoda East - Kamburugoda West - Kidelpitiya East - Kidelpitiya West - Kimmanthudawa - Kolamediriya North - Korawala - Kuda Aruggoda East - Kuda Aruggoda West - Madupitiya - Maha Aruggoda - Mahabellana - Mahavila - Mahawatta - Medagama - Miriswatta - Newdawa - Pamunugama - Panape - Pinwala East - Pinwala West - Raigama East - Raigama North - Raigama South - Raigama West - Rambukkana North - Rambukkana South - Rerukana - Samaranayakapura - Senapura - Veedagama East - Veedagama West - Walgama North - Walgama South - Wanduramulla East - Wanduramulla West - Wevita - Yatiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Kothalawala?In Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kothalawala?Gelanigama, Kumbuka West, Raigama East, Raigama North, Raigama South, Raigama West, Samaranayakapura and Veedagama East - How many villages are in Kothalawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kothalawala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kothalawala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kothalawala?Royal Care Hospitals, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kothalawala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kothalawala?People's Bank ATM, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kothalawala?IOC Filling Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kothalawala?LK1306050 (OCHA common operational dataset)