| Arawwala | |
| Native Name: | ඇරැව්වල |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates: | 6.8308°N 79.935°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Western Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Colombo District |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 10230[1] |
Arawwala or (Erewwala, Arewwala) is a town situated in the Kesbewa electorate, Colombo District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located about 20 km distance via High Level (A4) & Maharagama - Piliyandala road from the commercial capital Colombo.
Arawwala is governed by the Kesbewa Urban Council. The village is divided into three Grama Niladhari divisions which is under Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat. Although village has an agricultural background, lifestyle has rapidly changed due to urbanization and possessed of facilities like supermarkets, clothing, food shops, factories, private educational institutes to fulfill the needs of villagers. Surrounding towns are Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Kottawa, Piliyandala, Bokundara. Arawwala has its own hereditary of low country “Thovil” or "Yathukarma". As a result, the village organizes an annual village ritual ceremony, called “Gammaduwa” by expecting the fertility, rain, prevention of disease & prosperity.[2] Arawwala Nandimithra (ඇරැව්වල නන්දිමිත්ර) well known character as a short story writer and a novelist, Mr. Nandimithra has established himself as one of the best writers in the country.[3]
A three way junction situated on the Maharagama - Piliyandala road. This junction is connected to Moraketiya junction by the Arawwala Road. Route No.212/341 buses operate through Arawwala. The most easily accessible cities from Arawwala are Maharagama and Piliyandala. Maharagama-Piliyandala (Route No-341) buses operate through Arawwala.[5]