# Musnawa GN division, Galnewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/musnawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galnewa DS Division # Musnawa Musnawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.43 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.4km² - 1mapped services - 139 mtypical elevation ## Where is Musnawa? Musnawa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Hadungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/hadungama/), [Kala - Medawachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/kala-medawachchiya/), [Kallanchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/kallanchiya/), [Negama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/negama/), [Pitiye Yaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/pitiye-yaya/) and [Verunkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/verunkulama/). By area it is the 3353rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/). The centre of Musnawa is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0044° N, 80.4736° E. Local names: මුස්නව . 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 Musnawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Musnawa. - Acharigama - Musnewa 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 Musnawa 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 Musnawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galnewa Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Hatton Inn · Musnawa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00000&mlon=80.46671#map=17/8.00000/80.46671) Mall BULNEWA MARKET · Bulnewa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04397&mlon=80.44528#map=17/8.04397/80.44528) School Kalawewa school ground · Kalawewa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02181&mlon=80.52848#map=17/8.02181/80.52848) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 4.5 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 Musnawa Places mapped inside Musnawa 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 Galnewa DS Division - Bulnewa - Galnewa Town - Galnewagama - Hadungama - Helabodugama - Ihala Kalankuttiya - Kala - Medawachchiya - Kallanchiya - Kandegama - Kandulegama - Kandulugamuwa - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattaragama - Kumbukwewa - Lolugaswewa - Malbaligala - Midellewa - Namalgamuwa - Negama - Obadayagama - Otunupelandigama - Pahala Kalankuttiya - Pitiye Yaya - Siyambalangamuwa South - Siyambalewa - Thorane Gama - Usgala Halmillawewa - Verunkulama - Walaswewa ## Quick answers - Where is Musnawa?In Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Musnawa?Hadungama, Kala - Medawachchiya, Kallanchiya, Negama, Pitiye Yaya and Verunkulama - How many villages are in Musnawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Musnawa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Musnawa?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Musnawa?Peoples Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Musnawa?HNB, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Musnawa?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Musnawa?LK7163100 (OCHA common operational dataset)