# Bulnewa GN division, Galnewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/bulnewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galnewa DS Division # Bulnewa Bulnewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **3.79 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.8km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Bulnewa? Bulnewa lies in [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Helabodugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/helabodugama/), [Kattaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/kattaragama/), [Lolugaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/lolugaswewa/), [Midellewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/midellewa/), [Siyambalewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/siyambalewa/), [Thorane Gama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/thorane-gama/) and [Usgala Halmillawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/usgala-halmillawewa/). By area it is the 3963rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/). The centre of Bulnewa is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0473° N, 80.4557° E. Local names: බුල්නෑව . 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 Bulnewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bulnewa. - Bulnewa 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 Bulnewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bulnewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) Bank BOC · Galnewa Town 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03621&mlon=80.47906#map=17/8.03621/80.47906) ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) Petrol pump SUNIL JAYARATHNA FILLING STATION · Bulnewa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04437&mlon=80.44604#map=17/8.04437/80.44604) Hotel Agastyā Hotel · Kattaragama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03514&mlon=80.45872#map=17/8.03514/80.45872) Mall BULNEWA MARKET · Bulnewa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04397&mlon=80.44528#map=17/8.04397/80.44528) School SENAPURA MAHA VIDYALAYA · Mahailuppallama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09424&mlon=80.45908#map=17/8.09424/80.45908) College Mahailluppallama Sub Campus, University of Peradeniya · Dikwewa Senapura 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09672&mlon=80.44684#map=17/8.09672/80.44684) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Bulnewa Places mapped inside Bulnewa in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Shopping malls1 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 Galnewa DS Division - Galnewa Town - Galnewagama - Hadungama - Helabodugama - Ihala Kalankuttiya - Kala - Medawachchiya - Kallanchiya - Kandegama - Kandulegama - Kandulugamuwa - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattaragama - Kumbukwewa - Lolugaswewa - Malbaligala - Midellewa - Musnawa - Namalgamuwa - Negama - Obadayagama - Otunupelandigama - Pahala Kalankuttiya - Pitiye Yaya - Siyambalangamuwa South - Siyambalewa - Thorane Gama - Usgala Halmillawewa - Verunkulama - Walaswewa ## Quick answers - Where is Bulnewa?In Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bulnewa?Helabodugama, Kattaragama, Lolugaswewa, Midellewa, Siyambalewa, Thorane Gama and Usgala Halmillawewa - How many villages are in Bulnewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bulnewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bulnewa?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bulnewa?BOC, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bulnewa?Hnb, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulnewa?SUNIL JAYARATHNA FILLING STATION, about 1.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Bulnewa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bulnewa?LK7163040 (OCHA common operational dataset)