# Yahalawatta GN division, Bulathsinhala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/yahalawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Bulathsinhala DS Division # Yahalawatta Yahalawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.30 km²**. - 4.3km² ## Where is Yahalawatta? Yahalawatta lies in [Bulathsinhala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Bothale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/bothale/), [Bothale Gamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/bothale-gamgoda/), [Dombagaskanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/dombagaskanda/), [Kekulaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kekulaliya/) and [Meegahakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/meegahakumbura/). By area it is the 3482nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Bulathsinhala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/). The centre of Yahalawatta is about 42 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7123° N, 80.1609° E. Local names: යහලවත්ත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Yahalawatta Named natural and historic features inside Yahalawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Ingiriya Forest Reserve ### Estates 1 estate. - Ganawala 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 Yahalawatta 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 Yahalawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Ingiriya · Ingiriya West 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74117&mlon=80.16216#map=17/6.74117/80.16216) Bank NSB · Ingiriya North 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74394&mlon=80.17429#map=17/6.74394/80.17429) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station - Bulathsinhala · Bulathsinhala 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65495&mlon=80.17543#map=17/6.65495/80.17543) Hotel Nature Lovers Resort · Wagawatta 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71178&mlon=80.13219#map=17/6.71178/80.13219) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Sri Sumanajothi Vidyalaya ,ingiriya · Ingiriya North 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74225&mlon=80.17388#map=17/6.74225/80.17388) College E GATE Academy · Egaloya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.16194#map=17/6.68020/80.16194) Police station Ingiriya · Ingiriya North 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74365&mlon=80.17511#map=17/6.74365/80.17511) 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 Bulathsinhala DS Division - Amaragedara North - Amaragedara South - Bogahawatta - Bothale - Bothale Gamgoda - Bulathsinhala - Bulathsinhala Central - Bulathsinhala East - Bulathsinhala North - Bulathsinhala South - Bulathsinhala West - Damparadugoda - Delmella - Demodarawatta - Dewamulla - Diwalakada - Diyakaduwa East - Diyakaduwa West - Egaloya - Galahena - Galahitiya - Gamagewatta - Govinna North - Govinna South - Halwathura - Ihala Kudaligama - Ihala Naragala - Ihala Naragala South - Ihala Welgama - Karaldekma - Kobawaka North - Kobawaka South - Kongasthenna - Mahagama East - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Mahagama West - Meegahakumbura - Molkawa - Muduna - Niggaha - Pahala Kudaligama - Pahala Naragala - Pahala Welgama - Paragoda East - Paragoda West - Polegoda West - Retiyala - Thennahena - Udugalakanda - Weyangalla East - Weyangalla West - Yatagampitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Yahalawatta?In Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yahalawatta?Bothale, Bothale Gamgoda, Dombagaskanda, Kekulaliya and Meegahakumbura - What is the best time to visit Yahalawatta?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Yahalawatta?District Hospital Ingiriya, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yahalawatta?NSB, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yahalawatta?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yahalawatta?Sinopec Filling Station - Bulathsinhala, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yahalawatta?LK1312025 (OCHA common operational dataset)