# Kirawana GN division, Padiyathalawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kirawana/ Grama Niladhari division · Padiyathalawa DS Division # Kirawana Kirawana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **15.0 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.0km² - 1mapped services - 164 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kirawana? Kirawana lies in [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Hagamwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/hagamwela/), [Kehelulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kehelulla/), [Kukulapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/kukulapola/), [Padiyathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/padiyathalawa/) and [Wewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/wewatta/). By area it is the 710th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/). The centre of Kirawana is about 159 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3954° N, 81.2168° E. Local names: කිරවාන . 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 Kirawana Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kirawana. Settlements here lie between about 139 m and 164 m above sea level (median 164 m). - Kirawana - Meegaswatta - Walagama - Welikumbura 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 Kirawana Named natural and historic features inside Kirawana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Hunagahala Ela 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 Kirawana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kirawana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital · Padiyathalawa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40983&mlon=81.24226#map=17/7.40983/81.24226) Bank Samurthi Based Bank Community · Padiyathalawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39963&mlon=81.24220#map=17/7.39963/81.24220) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Padiyathalawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39783&mlon=81.24154#map=17/7.39783/81.24154) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Galgamuwa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30213&mlon=81.38494#map=17/7.30213/81.38494) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Welikumbura Vidyalaya · Kirawana 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38319&mlon=81.21546#map=17/7.38319/81.21546) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Police Station - Karandugala · Bulupitiya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24994&mlon=81.34449#map=17/7.24994/81.34449) 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 Kirawana Places mapped inside Kirawana in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Padiyathalawa DS Division - Dorakumbura - Galode - Hagamwela - Holike - Kehelulla - Kolamanthalawa - Komana - Marangala - Miriswatta - Moradeniya - Padiyathalawa - Palathuruwella - Pallegama - Pulungasmulla - Saranagama - Serankada - Thalapitaoya Left - Thalapitaoya South - Unapana ## Quick answers - Where is Kirawana?In Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kirawana?Hagamwela, Kehelulla, Kukulapola, Padiyathalawa and Wewatta - How many villages are in Kirawana?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kirawana?Settlements lie between 139 m and 164 m - What is the best time to visit Kirawana?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kirawana?Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kirawana?Samurthi Based Bank Community, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kirawana?Peoples Bank ATM, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kirawana?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kirawana?LK5206035 (OCHA common operational dataset)