# Wattahena GN division, Dodangoda DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/wattahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Dodangoda DS Division # Wattahena Wattahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.96 km²**. - 4.0km² ## Where is Wattahena? Wattahena lies in [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/), [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: [Iddagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/iddagoda-west/), [Ihala Nebada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/ihala-nebada/), [Nehinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/nehinna/), [Panthiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/panthiya/) and [Wellatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/wellatha/). By area it is the 3803rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/). The centre of Wattahena is about 49 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5656° N, 80.0881° E. Local names: වත්තහේන . 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 Wattahena Named natural and historic features inside Wattahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 rubber estates; 1 estate. - Clontarf - Digala - Neboda Group - Polgahakanda - Ratnagala 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 Wattahena 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 Wattahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wellatha Rural Hospital · Wellatha 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.57020&mlon=80.07292#map=17/6.57020/80.07292) Bank People's Bank · Nebada 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59591&mlon=80.09133#map=17/6.59591/80.09133) ATM ATM · Nebada 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Nebada 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59611&mlon=80.09123#map=17/6.59611/80.09123) Hotel Pantiya Estate · Panthiya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54943&mlon=80.08720#map=17/6.54943/80.08720) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Culloden Tamil School · Wellatha 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.56929&mlon=80.07430#map=17/6.56929/80.07430) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Godakawela Police Station · Mathugama West 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52310&mlon=80.11362#map=17/6.52310/80.11362) 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 Dodangoda DS Division - Adhikarigoda - Bolossagama - Bombuwala North - Central - Bombuwala North - East - Bombuwala North - West - Bombuwala South - Central - Bombuwala South - East - Bombuwala South - West - Dodangoda East - Dodangoda East - Central - Dodangoda East - North - Dodangoda East - South - Dodangoda West - Dodangoda West - Central - Dodangoda West - North - Dodangoda West - North West - Dodangoda West - South - Eladoowa - Galpottavila - Gamagoda East - Gamagoda West - Ihala Nebada - Koholana North - Koholana South - Nebada - Nebada West - Nehinna - Pahala Nebada - Pelapitiyagoda - Pelapitiyagoda North - Puhambugoda East - Puhambugoda West - Remunagoda North - Remunagoda South - Sapugahawatta - Serupita East - Serupita West - Thebuwana East - Thebuwana West - Thudugala East - Thudugala West - Ukwatta - Wadugama - Wellatha ## Quick answers - Where is Wattahena?In Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wattahena?Iddagoda West, Ihala Nebada, Nehinna, Panthiya and Wellatha - What is the best time to visit Wattahena?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Wattahena?Wellatha Rural Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wattahena?People's Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wattahena?ATM, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wattahena?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wattahena?LK1327140 (OCHA common operational dataset)