# Bowala GN division, Hanguranketa DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/bowala/

Grama Niladhari division · Hanguranketa DS Division 

# Bowala

Bowala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.52 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.5km²
- 764 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bowala?

Bowala lies in [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bambaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/bambaragama/), [Kithulpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/kithulpe/), [Malanwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/malanwatta/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/medagama/) and [Warapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/warapitiya/). By area it is the 12348th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/). The centre of Bowala is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1505° N, 80.7335° E. Local names: බෝවල .

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 Bowala

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

- Mapanawatura
- Palle Bowala

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).

## Weather in Bowala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 108 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 24 104 

Apr 25 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 24 101 

Jul 24 82 

Aug 24 92 

Sep 24 129 

Oct 24 234 

Nov 23 274 

Dec 23 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bowala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Deltota Hospital · Karagaskada North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17066&mlon=80.70009#map=17/7.17066/80.70009) 

Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Karagaskada North 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17390&mlon=80.69696#map=17/7.17390/80.69696) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Fuel Station · Kethigannawela 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22015&mlon=80.75178#map=17/7.22015/80.75178) 

Hotel Taylors Hill Boutique Hotel · Pattiyagama Udagama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15948&mlon=80.71976#map=17/7.15948/80.71976) 

Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) 

School Handawalapitiya Vidyalaya · Handawalapitiya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12746&mlon=80.73776#map=17/7.12746/80.73776) 

College Gateway College · Udadelthota 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) 

Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 

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 Hanguranketa DS Division

- Adikarigama
- Agappala
- Ambaliyadda
- Ambewela
- Arattana
- Bambaragama
- Bambaragama East
- Bambaragama West
- Bogahalanda
- Bulugahapitiya
- Dampola
- Damunumeya
- Damunumeya North
- Daraoya
- Delgahapitiya
- Deliwala
- Diggalpotta
- Dimbulkumbura
- Diya - Udagama
- Dodamkumbura
- Dolugala
- Ekiriya
- Enasal Arawa
- Endiribedda
- Galauda North
- Galauda South
- Ganga Udagama
- Gannewa Udagama
- Gedereiyawa
- Hakuruthale
- Handawalapitiya
- Hanguranketha
- Hapugasdeniya
- Hapuwala
- Hilpenkandura
- Hingurukaduwa
- Hope
- Idamalanda
- Karalliyadda
- Karamidula
- Kawatayamana
- Kirimetiya
- Kithulpe
- Kosgaha Debala
- Kottala
- Labuhena
- Madanwala
- Madumana
- Makempe
- Malanwatta
- Maliyadda
- Malulla
- Medagama
- Mirahampe
- Mudunapita
- Muloya
- Pallemaluwa
- Poramadulla
- Puranagama
- Pussalamankada
- Rahathungoda
- Rathmetiya
- Rekitipe
- Rikillagaskada
- Rookwood Estate
- Sangaraja Gama
- Uda Galauda
- Udakanda
- Udawatta East
- Udawatta Kumbura
- Udawatta West
- Unanthenna
- Walalawela
- Warapitiya
- Wegama
- Welikada
- Wetesthenna
- Yati Hanguranketha

## Quick answers

- Where is Bowala?In Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bowala?Bambaragama, Kithulpe, Malanwatta, Medagama and Warapitiya
- How many villages are in Bowala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bowala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bowala?Deltota Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bowala?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bowala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bowala?Ceypetco Fuel Station, about 8.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bowala?LK2306270 (OCHA common operational dataset)