# Rakshawa GN division, Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/rakshawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division # Rakshawa Rakshawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **7.46 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.5km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Rakshawa? Rakshawa lies in [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Alugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/alugolla/), [Dandubediruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/dandubediruppa/), [Miyanagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/miyanagolla/), [Pahala Rambukpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/pahala-rambukpitiya/), [Pitakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/pitakanda/), [Udahenthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/udahenthenna/) and [Uduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/uduwella/). By area it is the 1759th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.8% of [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/). The centre of Rakshawa is about 73 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0821° N, 80.4961° E. Local names: රක්ෂාව . 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 Rakshawa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Rakshawa. - Baranagala Estate - Paragala - Raxawa 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 Rakshawa Named natural and historic features inside Rakshawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 tea estates. - Allagalla - Barnagalla - Parragalla - Rayawa 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 Rakshawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rakshawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dolosbage Divisional Hospital · Miyanagolla 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08197&mlon=80.47124#map=17/7.08197/80.47124) Bank Co operative Bank · Nawalapitiya North 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05509&mlon=80.53220#map=17/7.05509/80.53220) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawathura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10666&mlon=80.33501#map=17/7.10666/80.33501) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Nawalapitiya East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06745&mlon=80.53966#map=17/7.06745/80.53966) Hotel Crysbro Bungalow, Paragala · Rakshawa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08195&mlon=80.50551#map=17/7.08195/80.50551) Mall T S Supper · Dippitiya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17533&mlon=80.45824#map=17/7.17533/80.45824) School Anuruddha National School · Nawalapitiya South 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05348&mlon=80.52733#map=17/7.05348/80.52733) College OPERA education centre · Balanthota South 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02582&mlon=80.50028#map=17/7.02582/80.50028) Police station Police Station, Nawalapitiya · Nawalapitiya East 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05747&mlon=80.53597#map=17/7.05747/80.53597) 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 Rakshawa Places mapped inside Rakshawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division - Alugolla - Ethgala East - Ethgala North - Ethgala West - Galpaya - Gampolawela - Gemunupura - Giraulla - Herakola - Karagala - Kelly Group - Kohowala - Maligapurana - Malwattagama - Miyanagolla - Patithalawa - Pellapitiya North - Pellapitiya South - Pitakanda - Polmalagama - Sinhapura - Thembiligala - Udagama - Udahenthenna - Uduwella - Ulapane North - Ulapane South - Wallahagoda - Wetakedeniya - Yatapana ## Quick answers - Where is Rakshawa?In Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rakshawa?Alugolla, Dandubediruppa, Miyanagolla, Pahala Rambukpitiya, Pitakanda, Udahenthenna and Uduwella - How many villages are in Rakshawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rakshawa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rakshawa?Dolosbage Divisional Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rakshawa?Co operative Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rakshawa?People's Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rakshawa?Lanka filling station, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rakshawa?LK2154150 (OCHA common operational dataset)