# Halwala GN division, Walallawita DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/halwala/ Grama Niladhari division · Walallawita DS Division # Halwala Halwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walallawita DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.72 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.7km² - 1mapped services - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Halwala? Halwala lies in [Walallawita DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Ittapana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/ittapana-north/), [Loolbadduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/loolbadduwa/), [Miriswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/miriswatta-lk1339100/), [Pannila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/pannila/), [Pannila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/pannila-east/) and [Pareigama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/pareigama-north/). By area it is the 5413th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Walallawita DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/). The centre of Halwala is about 64 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4162° N, 80.1083° E. Local names: හල්වල . 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 Halwala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Halwala. - Halwala 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 Halwala Named natural and historic features inside Halwala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Pohorukanda · 26 m 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 Halwala 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 Halwala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ittapana District Hospital · Ittapana South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41074&mlon=80.08001#map=17/6.41074/80.08001) Bank Cooperative Bank · Miriswatta 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42849&mlon=80.08795#map=17/6.42849/80.08795) ATM ATM · Nebada 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuels Welipanna - Site A · Henpita 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46789&mlon=80.07941#map=17/6.46789/80.07941) Hotel Nature Village · Pannila East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43483&mlon=80.11334#map=17/6.43483/80.11334) Mall Global Holdings · Galmatta 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44967&mlon=80.08092#map=17/6.44967/80.08092) School CWW Kannangara School, Halwala · Halwala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40755&mlon=80.10811#map=17/6.40755/80.10811) College Dharga Town National College of Education · Kadiyawatta 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44430&mlon=80.01169#map=17/6.44430/80.01169) Police station Ittapana Police Station · Ittapana West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41944&mlon=80.08387#map=17/6.41944/80.08387) 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 Halwala Places mapped inside Halwala in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Walallawita DS Division - Bogodakanda - Bothalawa - Gammana East - Gammana West - Gorakadoowa - Gorakadoowa - Gulanawatta - Gulavita North - Gulavita South - Halwalakele Malwathukanda - Ihala Hewessa - Ittapana East - Ittapana North - Ittapana South - Ittapana West - Kankotawatta - Karapagala - Katudora - Katukele Welmeegoda - Kuda Mathugama - Kumbadoowa - Lihiniyawa East - Lihiniyawa West - Loolbadduwa - Maddegama - Magurumasvila - Makalandawa - Makalandawa South - Malambehena - Mallawachchigoda Gangabada - Mandagala - Meegahathenna - Miriswatta - Miriswatta - Moragala - Pahala Hewessa North - Pahala Hewessa South - Pannila - Pannila East - Pannila South - Pareigama North - Pareigama South - Pelawatta - Pelawatta East - Pelawatta West North - Pelawatta West South - Ranepuragoda - Thotaha - Thundola - Udugama - Uragoda East - Uragoda West - Uthumgama - Walallavita East - Walallavita South - Wedawatta - Weerakanda - Yagirala - Yattapatha ## Quick answers - Where is Halwala?In Walallawita DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Halwala?Ittapana North, Loolbadduwa, Miriswatta, Pannila, Pannila East and Pareigama North - How many villages are in Halwala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Halwala?Pohorukanda (26 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Halwala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Halwala?Ittapana District Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Halwala?Cooperative Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Halwala?ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Halwala?Litro Fuels Welipanna - Site A, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Halwala?LK1339090 (OCHA common operational dataset)