# Kuruwawa GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kuruwawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Kuruwawa

Kuruwawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.63 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.6km²
- 399 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kuruwawa?

Kuruwawa lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Hunukete](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/hunukete/), [Lonvil](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/lonvil/), [Nikawella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/nikawella/) and [Rattota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/rattota/). By area it is the 11807th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Kuruwawa is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5190° N, 80.6699° E. Local names: කුරුවාව .

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 Kuruwawa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kuruwawa.

- Kuruwawa
- Mellagola

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 Kuruwawa

Named natural and historic features inside Kuruwawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Rattota Oya

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 Kuruwawa 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 Kuruwawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rattota Divisional Hospital · Rattota 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51843&mlon=80.67679#map=17/7.51843/80.67679) 

Bank Rattota people's Bank · Rattota 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51900&mlon=80.67741#map=17/7.51900/80.67741) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Riverston Holiday Home Rattota · Rattota 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52452&mlon=80.68125#map=17/7.52452/80.68125) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Rattota Blika Vidyalaya · Rattota 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51624&mlon=80.67586#map=17/7.51624/80.67586) 

College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) 

Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 

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 Rattota DS Division

- Alakolamada
- Alwatta
- Bambarakiriella
- Bandarapola
- Bodhikotuwa
- Bogambara
- Dambagolla
- Dankanda
- Dombagoda
- Epitamulla
- Galekoluwa
- Gansarapola
- Godapola
- Hangarankanda
- Horagolla
- Ihala Owala
- Ikirigolla
- Kaikawala
- Kaineka
- Kandenuwara East
- Kandenuwara West
- Kirimetiya
- Koswana North
- Koswana South
- Lonvil
- Madakumbura
- Maradurawala
- Maussagolla
- Meda Weragama
- Medawatta
- Muwandeniya
- Neluwakanda
- Nikawella
- Pahala Hapuvida
- Pahala Owala
- Palle Weragama
- Pallegama
- Palleyaya
- Pitakanda
- Polwattakanda
- Punchiseluwakanda
- Rattota
- Thambalagala
- Uda Hapuvida
- Uda Weragama
- Udagama
- Ulpothapitiya
- Viharagama
- Wanaraniya
- Warapitiya
- Welangahawatta
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Kuruwawa?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kuruwawa?Hunukete, Lonvil, Nikawella and Rattota
- How many villages are in Kuruwawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kuruwawa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kuruwawa?Rattota Divisional Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kuruwawa?Rattota people's Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kuruwawa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kuruwawa?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kuruwawa?LK2230030 (OCHA common operational dataset)