# Bulanawewa GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/bulanawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Bulanawewa Bulanawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.05 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.0km² - 179 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bulanawewa? Bulanawewa 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: [Budugehinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/budugehinna/), [Dewahoowa Colony 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dewahoowa-colony-1/), [Kalugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/kalugala/), [Kosgahahinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/kosgahahinna/), [Kumbukgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/kumbukgolla/) and [Pahala Diggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pahala-diggala/). By area it is the 2904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Bulanawewa is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8331° N, 80.5627° E. Local names: බුලනවැව . 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 Bulanawewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bulanawewa. - Bulanawewa - Bulanewewa - Rambawela 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 Bulanawewa Named natural and historic features inside Bulanawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Dambagomuwa 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 Bulanawewa 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 213 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 26 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bulanawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75920&mlon=80.57098#map=17/7.75920/80.57098) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Thalakiriyagama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81069&mlon=80.61272#map=17/7.81069/80.61272) Hotel Layathraa Lake View Resort · Ibbankatuwa 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84396&mlon=80.62553#map=17/7.84396/80.62553) Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) School Pattiwela School · Pattiwela 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77867&mlon=80.55969#map=17/7.77867/80.55969) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station - Galewela · Galewela Town 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76325&mlon=80.57419#map=17/7.76325/80.57419) 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 Galewela DS Division - Aluthwewa - Bambaragaswewa - Beligamuwa - Beliyakanda - 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 Bulanawewa?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bulanawewa?Budugehinna, Dewahoowa Colony 1, Kalugala, Kosgahahinna, Kumbukgolla and Pahala Diggala - How many villages are in Bulanawewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bulanawewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bulanawewa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bulanawewa?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bulanawewa?NSB Bank, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bulanawewa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulanawewa?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bulanawewa?LK2203045 (OCHA common operational dataset)