# Ruwanpuraya GN division, Harispattuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/ruwanpuraya/ Grama Niladhari division · Harispattuwa DS Division # Ruwanpuraya Ruwanpuraya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.73 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.7km² - 666 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ruwanpuraya? Ruwanpuraya lies in [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Hiriyalagammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/hiriyalagammana/), [Kulugammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/kulugammana/), [Kurundugahamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/kurundugahamada/), [Kurunduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/kurunduwatta/), [Mahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/mahathenna/), [Malagammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/malagammana/), [Seewaleekanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/seewaleekanda/) and [Yahalathenna Kanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/yahalathenna-kanda/). By area it is the 11301st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/). The centre of Ruwanpuraya is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3152° N, 80.5843° E. Local names: රුවන්පුරය . 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 Ruwanpuraya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ruwanpuraya. - Werellagama 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 Ruwanpuraya Named natural and historic features inside Ruwanpuraya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Yahaletenna 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 Ruwanpuraya 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 Ruwanpuraya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thiththapajjala Hospital · Thittapajjala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32880&mlon=80.58193#map=17/7.32880/80.58193) Bank Nations Trust Bank · Yatiwawala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32320&mlon=80.62234#map=17/7.32320/80.62234) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kiribathkumbura West 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26779&mlon=80.57685#map=17/7.26779/80.57685) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Nugawela · Nugawela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32745&mlon=80.58829#map=17/7.32745/80.58829) Hotel Sunlit Villa Kandy · Kulugammana 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31684&mlon=80.59124#map=17/7.31684/80.59124) Mall Arpico Supercentre · Welata 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28079&mlon=80.62024#map=17/7.28079/80.62024) School Kulugammana Sri Pemarathana Maha Vidyalaya · Kulugammana 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31487&mlon=80.59397#map=17/7.31487/80.59397) College SDTI Campus · Inigala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32120&mlon=80.61343#map=17/7.32120/80.61343) Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 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 Harispattuwa DS Division - Aladeniya - Amuwathdeniya - Angoda - Arambegama - Attaragama - Attaragama East - Attaragama South - Banwelgolla - Batuambe - Bogahakanda - Bothota - Bulathgolla - Dadahogama - Dembaralawa - Doranegama - Embulpuraya - Endaruthenna - Etamurungagoda - Gohagoda - Gonigoda - Gonigoda-Palkumbura - Haloluwa - Haloluwa Pallegama - Hamangoda North - Hamangoda South - Hapugoda - Hedeniya - Hiriyalagammana - Ihagama - Inigala - Karanduwawala Ihala - Karanduwawala Pahala - Katugasthota - Kondadeniya - Kulugammana - Kumburegedara - Kurundugahamada - Kurundugolla - Kurunduwatta - Madapathagama - Mahathenna - Malagammana - Mapamadulla - Medawala - Narangaskumbura - Narangoda - Nugawela - Owathenna - Pahala Doolwala - Palkumbura - Pallebokalawela - Pallemulla - Polwatta - Rajapihilla - Rajasinghagama - Ranawana East - Ranawana West - Rathmale - Seewaleekanda - Senarathgama North - Senarathgama South - Thittapajjala - Thittapajjala North - Udabokalawela - Udadoolwala - Udamulla - Uduwawala East - Uduwawala North - Uduwawala West - Uggalla - Uguressapitiya - Ulladupitiya East - Ulladupitiya West - Uyanwatta - Viguhumpola - Warathenna - Wathuwala - Wegiriya - Yahalathenna Kanda - Yahalathenna West - Yatihalagala Pallegama - Yatihalagala Udagama - Yatiwawala ## Quick answers - Where is Ruwanpuraya?In Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ruwanpuraya?Hiriyalagammana, Kulugammana, Kurundugahamada, Kurunduwatta, Mahathenna, Malagammana, Seewaleekanda and Yahalathenna Kanda - How many villages are in Ruwanpuraya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ruwanpuraya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ruwanpuraya?Thiththapajjala Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ruwanpuraya?Nations Trust Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ruwanpuraya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ruwanpuraya?Lanka Filling Station Nugawela, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ruwanpuraya?LK2133225 (OCHA common operational dataset)