# Aluthwewa GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/aluthwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Aluthwewa Aluthwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **6.85 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 1mapped services - 204 mtypical elevation ## Where is Aluthwewa? Aluthwewa lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Bambaragaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/bambaragaswewa/), [Halmillawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/halmillawewa/), [Hombawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hombawa/), [Imihaminegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/imihaminegama/), [Moragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/moragolla/) and [Pibidunugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pibidunugama/). By area it is the 1978th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Aluthwewa is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7889° N, 80.5134° E. Local names: අලුත්වැව . 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 Aluthwewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Aluthwewa. - Aluthwela - Alutwewa 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 Aluthwewa Named natural and historic features inside Aluthwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Bakamuna Wewa - Galagammedda Wewa - Galapita Wewa - Gedaragawa Wewa - Korakahagolle Wewa - Vilokotuwa 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 Aluthwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 188 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 28 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 27 228 Nov 25 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aluthwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Galewela · Galewela Town 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76270&mlon=80.57041#map=17/7.76270/80.57041) Bank Sampath Bank · Danduyaya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75536&mlon=80.56744#map=17/7.75536/80.56744) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) Hotel Hotel සසූපා · Kospotha 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74586&mlon=80.54676#map=17/7.74586/80.54676) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Aluthwewa Kanitu Vidyalaya · Aluthwewa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79410&mlon=80.51787#map=17/7.79410/80.51787) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 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 Aluthwewa Places mapped inside Aluthwewa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Galewela DS Division - Bambaragaswewa - Beligamuwa - Beliyakanda - Bulanawewa - Dambagolla - Dambawatawana - Damunumulla - Dandubendiruppa - Danduyaya - Dembawa - Dewahoowa Colony 1 - Dewahoowa Colony 2 - Divulgaskotuwa - Elamalpotha - Galapamula - Galewela Town - Galgodayaya - Hathadukkuwa - Hewanwela - Hombawa - Ibbankatuwa - Ihala Bambawa - Kendangamuwa - Kosgahahinna - Kospotha - Kumbukgolla - Lenawala - Madipola - Makulugaswewa - Medabedda North - Medabedda South - Meewalapathaha - Moragolla - Nabadagahawatta - Nilagama - Pahala Bambawa - Pahala Diggala - Pahala Wewa - Palapathwala - Palu Hombawa - Pathkolagolla - Pattiwela - Pibidunugama - Pihilyaya - Puwakpitiya - Ralalerotawewa - Ranwediyawa - Silwathgama - Siyambalagahawela - Thalakiriyagama - Thennakonpura - Wahakotte - Walaswewa - Wegodapola - Weragalawatta - Wetakoluwewa - Yatigalpotta - Yatiwehera ## Quick answers - Where is Aluthwewa?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aluthwewa?Bambaragaswewa, Halmillawewa, Hombawa, Imihaminegama, Moragolla and Pibidunugama - How many villages are in Aluthwewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Aluthwewa?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Aluthwewa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Aluthwewa?Divisional Hospital Galewela, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aluthwewa?Sampath Bank, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aluthwewa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aluthwewa?IOC lanka, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aluthwewa?LK2203095 (OCHA common operational dataset)