# Athwelthota GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/athwelthota/

Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division 

# Athwelthota

Athwelthota is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.13 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.1km²
- 106 mtypical elevation

## Where is Athwelthota?

Athwelthota lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Ambegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/ambegoda/), [Diganna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/diganna/), [Morapitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/morapitiya-north/) and [Morapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/morapitiya-south/). By area it is the 3636th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Athwelthota is about 65 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5309° N, 80.2783° E. Local names: අත්වැල්තොට .

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 Athwelthota

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Athwelthota.

- Atweltota

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 Athwelthota 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 Athwelthota

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Baduraliya Divisional Hospital · Baduraliya 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51421&mlon=80.23294#map=17/6.51421/80.23294) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Baduraliya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51610&mlon=80.23397#map=17/6.51610/80.23397) 

ATM Nations Trust Bank ATM · Ratnapura Town North 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67975&mlon=80.40566#map=17/6.67975/80.40566) 

Petrol pump Baduraliya Filling Station · Baduraliya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=80.23096#map=17/6.51727/80.23096) 

Hotel Sueen Nature · Pelenda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55489&mlon=80.25808#map=17/6.55489/80.25808) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Pelanda Temil Primary School · Pelenda West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54680&mlon=80.23917#map=17/6.54680/80.23917) 

College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) 

Police station kalawana police station · Thapassarakanda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53112&mlon=80.39097#map=17/6.53112/80.39097) 

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 Palindanuwara DS Division

- Addaragoda
- Ambegoda
- Athale
- Baduraliya
- Bampara
- Batagodavila
- Batahena
- Bellana
- Bellana East
- Bollunna
- Boralugoda
- Diganna
- Diggoda
- Galahitiya
- Hedigalla
- Ilukpatha
- Ingurudaluwa
- Kalugala
- Kalukandawa
- Kamburawala
- Kapugama
- Kapugedara
- Kelinkanda
- Kelinkanda Colony
- Kosgulana
- Lathpandura
- Lathpandura East
- Magura East
- Magura West
- Maragahadeniya
- Midalana
- Midalana West
- Morapitiya
- Morapitiya North
- Morapitiya South
- Pelenda
- Pelenda West
- Penigala
- Thiniyawala
- Viharagama
- Walakada
- Yakupitiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Athwelthota?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Athwelthota?Ambegoda, Diganna, Morapitiya North and Morapitiya South
- How many villages are in Athwelthota?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Athwelthota?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Athwelthota?Baduraliya Divisional Hospital, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Athwelthota?National Savings Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Athwelthota?Nations Trust Bank ATM, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Athwelthota?Baduraliya Filling Station, about 5.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Athwelthota?LK1336140 (OCHA common operational dataset)