# Aliwanguwa GN division, Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/aliwanguwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Wilgamuwa DS Division 

# Aliwanguwa

Aliwanguwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.18 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.2km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Aliwanguwa?

Aliwanguwa lies in [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Dunuvilapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/dunuvilapitiya/), [Gemburuoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/gemburuoya/), [Kumbukandana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/kumbukandana/), [Medakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/medakanda/), [Palupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/palupitiya/), [Rattotayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/rattotayaya/), [Thunhiriyawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/thunhiriyawewa/), [Topwalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/topwalapitiya/) and [Viharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/viharagama/). By area it is the 3602nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/). The centre of Aliwanguwa is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6204° N, 80.9403° E. Local names: අලිවංගුව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Aliwanguwa

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

### Water

1 reservoir or tank.

- Kubukkandana 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 Aliwanguwa 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 Aliwanguwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maraka Divisional Hospital · Karawgahawewa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58712&mlon=80.95750#map=17/7.58712/80.95750) 

Bank Regional Development bank · Hettipola 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54091&mlon=80.91638#map=17/7.54091/80.91638) 

ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel Safari Lanka Hotel · Aliwanguwa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61705&mlon=80.92672#map=17/7.61705/80.92672) 

Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) 

School Maraka Maha Vidyalaya · Karawgahawewa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58803&mlon=80.95839#map=17/7.58803/80.95839) 

College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) 

Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54208&mlon=80.91648#map=17/7.54208/80.91648) 

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 Aliwanguwa

Places mapped inside Aliwanguwa in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Wilgamuwa DS Division

- 80 Yaya
- Aliyawala
- Bathgampala
- Bogahawewa
- Dewagiriya
- Dunuvilapitiya
- Gemburuoya
- Guruwelayaya
- Handungamuwa
- Hettipola
- Himbiliyakada
- Karawgahawewa
- Kumbukandana
- Kumbukoya
- Lediyangala
- Malgammana
- Maraka
- Medakanda
- Meewaobe
- Moragaha Ulpatha
- Nagolla
- Naminigama
- Naminioya
- Nugagolla
- Palupitiya
- Perakanatta
- Piduruella
- Radunnewewa
- Rattotayaya
- Sonutta
- Sulugune
- Thunhiriyawewa
- Topwalapitiya
- Uduwelwala
- Veheragala
- Viharagama
- Wanarawa
- Wilgamuwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Aliwanguwa?In Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Aliwanguwa?Dunuvilapitiya, Gemburuoya, Kumbukandana, Medakanda, Palupitiya, Rattotayaya, Thunhiriyawewa, Topwalapitiya and Viharagama
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Aliwanguwa?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Aliwanguwa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Aliwanguwa?Maraka Divisional Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Aliwanguwa?Regional Development bank, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Aliwanguwa?Peoples Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aliwanguwa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Aliwanguwa?LK2227035 (OCHA common operational dataset)
