# Walgamwewa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/walgamwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Walgamwewa Walgamwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **8.92 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.9km² ## Where is Walgamwewa? Walgamwewa lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Kalogaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kalogaha-ela/), [Kalundewa Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kalundewa-aluthgama/), [Kalundewa Paranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kalundewa-paranagama/), [LK2206125](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/lk2206125/), [Lenadora North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/lenadora-north/), [Lenadora South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/lenadora-south/), [Nayakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/nayakumbura/) and [Puwak Attawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/puwak-attawala/). By area it is the 1408th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Walgamwewa is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7832° N, 80.6925° E. Local names: වල්ගම්වැව . 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 Walgamwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walgamwewa. - Walgamwewa 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 Walgamwewa Named natural and historic features inside Walgamwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Korakaha Wewa - Medamulla Wewa - Walgam Wewa 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 Walgamwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 116 Feb 24 89 Mar 26 96 Apr 27 154 May 26 133 Jun 26 73 Jul 25 62 Aug 26 70 Sep 26 101 Oct 25 228 Nov 24 279 Dec 23 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Walgamwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) Bank DFCC Bank · Naula 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71102&mlon=80.65319#map=17/7.71102/80.65319) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypectco filling station · Lenadora North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75871&mlon=80.66158#map=17/7.75871/80.66158) Hotel Rural Backpackers Lodge · Puwak Attawala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79946&mlon=80.67902#map=17/7.79946/80.67902) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Panampitiya Maha Vidyalaya · Pannampitiya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77966&mlon=80.66011#map=17/7.77966/80.66011) College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86228&mlon=80.67415#map=17/7.86228/80.67415) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 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 Dambulla DS Division - Angunawel Pelessa - Athuparayaya - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - Bulagala - Dambulla Town - Dambulugama - Digampathaha - Egodawewa - Embulambe - Etawarahena - Etha Bendiwewa - Gedigaswalana - Haluapullana Wewa - Ihala Ereula - Inamaluwa - Kalogaha Ela - Kalundewa Aluthgama - Kalundewa Paranagama - Kandalama - Kapuwatta - Kimbissa - Kiralagolla - Kumbukkandanwala - LK2206125 - Lenadora North - Lenadora South - Mailattawa - Moragollewa - Nagalawewa - Nayakumbura - Nikawatawana - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pelvehera - Pidurangala - Pohoranwewa - Pol Attawa - Pothana - Puwak Attawala - Rathmalgaha Ela - Rathmalkatuwa - Sigiriya - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Walgamwewa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walgamwewa?Kalogaha Ela, Kalundewa Aluthgama, Kalundewa Paranagama, LK2206125, Lenadora North, Lenadora South, Nayakumbura and Puwak Attawala - How many villages are in Walgamwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Walgamwewa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Walgamwewa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Walgamwewa?Rangiri Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walgamwewa?DFCC Bank, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walgamwewa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walgamwewa?Ceypectco filling station, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walgamwewa?LK2206260 (OCHA common operational dataset)