# Wewala North GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/wewala-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division 

# Wewala North

Wewala North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.87 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.9km²
- 1mapped services
- 603 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wewala North?

Wewala North lies in [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Bokkawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/bokkawala/), [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/galkanda/), [Ikiriwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/ikiriwatta/), [Morankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/morankanda/), [Niyangama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/niyangama/), [Pahala Hingulwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/pahala-hingulwala/), [Rambukewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/rambukewela/), [Udahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/udahena/) and [Wewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/wewala/). By area it is the 7264th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Wewala North is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4072° N, 80.5467° E. Local names: වෑවල උතුර .

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 Wewala North

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

- Morankanda Colony

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 Wewala North 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 Wewala North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital bokkawala · Bokkawala 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39290&mlon=80.55321#map=17/7.39290/80.55321) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Bokkawala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39273&mlon=80.55394#map=17/7.39273/80.55394) 

ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) 

Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Galhinna ගල්හින්න கல்ஹின்னை · Palliya Kotuwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41723&mlon=80.56507#map=17/7.41723/80.56507) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Udagama Devananda Vidyalaya · Ankumbura Udagama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42430&mlon=80.56732#map=17/7.42430/80.56732) 

College Regency bording school · Wewala North 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40307&mlon=80.55103#map=17/7.40307/80.55103) 

Police station Galagedara Police · Haddapitiya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37385&mlon=80.52607#map=17/7.37385/80.52607) 

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 Wewala North

Places mapped inside Wewala North in open map data, by type.

- Colleges and universities1

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 Poojapitiya DS Division

- Alagoda
- Alawatta
- Ambaruppa
- Ankumbura North
- Ankumbura South
- Ankumbura Udagama
- Bamunupola
- Batagalla North
- Batagalla South
- Batagolladeniya
- Batugoda North
- Batugoda South
- Bokkawala
- Dehiwatta
- Diddeniya
- Diwanawatta
- Dolapihilla North
- Dolapihilla South
- Dombagammana
- Egodamulla North
- Egodamulla South
- Galhinna
- Galkanda
- Gallella
- Godahena
- Harankahawa
- Henegama
- Ihalamulla
- Kahatagasthenna
- Kahawatta North
- Kahawatta South
- Kaluwana North
- Kaluwana South
- Kiralagama
- Kovilamuduna
- Madadeniya
- Marathugoda North
- Marathugoda South
- Maruddana
- Medagoda
- Molagoda
- Morankanda
- Mullegama North
- Mullegama South
- Ovissa North
- Ovissa South
- Pahala Hingulwala
- Pahala Kithulgolla
- Paleepana
- Pallegama Pahala
- Palliya Kotuwa
- Pathirada
- Rambukewela
- Siyapathgama
- Uda Kithulgolla
- Udahena
- Udahingulwala
- Uggahakumbura
- Uggala Janapadaya
- Waldeniya
- Warakadeniya
- Watagalathenna
- Watagoda
- Welgala
- Weligalla
- Wewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Wewala North?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wewala North?Bokkawala, Galkanda, Ikiriwatta, Morankanda, Niyangama, Pahala Hingulwala, Rambukewela, Udahena and Wewala
- How many villages are in Wewala North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Wewala North?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wewala North?bokkawala, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wewala North?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wewala North?BOC, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewala North?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wewala North?LK2106105 (OCHA common operational dataset)
