# Kirioruwa GN division, Pallepola DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kirioruwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallepola DS Division # Kirioruwa Kirioruwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.68 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.7km² - 397 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kirioruwa? Kirioruwa lies in [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/), [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: [Demada Oya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/demada-oya/), [Kandewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kandewatta/), [Kosgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kosgolla/), [Mananwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/mananwatta/), [Medalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/medalanda/), [Nagahapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/nagahapola/), [Thalakiriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/thalakiriyawa/) and [Walmoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/walmoruwa/). By area it is the 3162nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/). The centre of Kirioruwa is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6702° N, 80.6073° E. Local names: කිරිඔරුව . 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 Kirioruwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kirioruwa. - Kirioruwa 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 Kirioruwa Named natural and historic features inside Kirioruwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Akuramboda Oya - Ambokka Ganga - Nalanda Reservoir ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Kirigama 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 Kirioruwa 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 Kirioruwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) Bank Coop Rural Bank · Alugolla 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67740&mlon=80.64126#map=17/7.67740/80.64126) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Countryside Hotel · Ududeniya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65407&mlon=80.63618#map=17/7.65407/80.63618) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School Melpitiya maha vidyalaya · Mailpitiya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69645&mlon=80.62665#map=17/7.69645/80.62665) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69262&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.69262/80.65016) 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 Pallepola DS Division - Akuramboda - Aluthgama - Ambokka - Ambokudena - Ariyagama - Bomeruwa - Demada Oya - Dewarammulla - Dimbulgamuwa - Dodamgasyaya - Ehelepola - Ekamuthugama - Galahitiyagama - Janakagama - Kandewatta - Kinigama - Kobbevehera - Koholanwala - Kosgolla - Koswatta - Mahayayawatta - Mananwatta - Maningamuwa East - Maningamuwa West - Medalanda - Millawana Ihalagama - Millawana Medagama - Millawana Pahalagama - Monaravila - Moragaspitiya - Nagahapola - Nilannoruwa - Nilannoruwa Colony - Paldeniya - Pallepola North - Pallepola South - Polwatta - Rusigama Ihalagama - Rusigama Pahalagama - Thalakiriyawa - Thembilideniya North - Udurampelessa - Walmoruwa ## Quick answers - Where is Kirioruwa?In Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kirioruwa?Demada Oya, Kandewatta, Kosgolla, Mananwatta, Medalanda, Nagahapola, Thalakiriyawa and Walmoruwa - How many villages are in Kirioruwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kirioruwa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kirioruwa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kirioruwa?Nalanda Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kirioruwa?Coop Rural Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kirioruwa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kirioruwa?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kirioruwa?LK2212040 (OCHA common operational dataset)