# Hombawa GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hombawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Hombawa Hombawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **7.03 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.0km² - 317 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hombawa? Hombawa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/aluthwewa/), [Angulgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/angulgamuwa/), [Bambaragaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/bambaragaswewa/), [Imihaminegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/imihaminegama/), [Kospotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/kospotha/), [Nilagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/nilagama/), [Palu Hombawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/palu-hombawa/) and [Polgahangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/polgahangoda/). By area it is the 1912th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Hombawa is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7663° N, 80.5299° E. Local names: හොම්බාව . 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 Hombawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hombawa. - Andagala 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 Hombawa Named natural and historic features inside Hombawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Andagala Alut 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 Hombawa 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 Hombawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Galewela · Galewela Town 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76270&mlon=80.57041#map=17/7.76270/80.57041) Bank Sampath Bank · Danduyaya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75536&mlon=80.56744#map=17/7.75536/80.56744) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) Hotel Hotel සසූපා · Kospotha 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74586&mlon=80.54676#map=17/7.74586/80.54676) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Aluthwewa Kanitu Vidyalaya · Aluthwewa 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79410&mlon=80.51787#map=17/7.79410/80.51787) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 4.9 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. ## Other GN divisions in Galewela DS Division - Aluthwewa - Bambaragaswewa - Beligamuwa - Beliyakanda - Bulanawewa - Dambagolla - Dambawatawana - Damunumulla - Dandubendiruppa - Danduyaya - Dembawa - Dewahoowa Colony 1 - Dewahoowa Colony 2 - Divulgaskotuwa - Elamalpotha - Galapamula - Galewela Town - Galgodayaya - Hathadukkuwa - Hewanwela - 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 Hombawa?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hombawa?Aluthwewa, Angulgamuwa, Bambaragaswewa, Imihaminegama, Kospotha, Nilagama, Palu Hombawa and Polgahangoda - How many villages are in Hombawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Hombawa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Hombawa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hombawa?Divisional Hospital Galewela, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hombawa?Sampath Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hombawa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hombawa?IOC lanka, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hombawa?LK2203140 (OCHA common operational dataset)