# Verunkulama GN division, Galnewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/verunkulama/ Grama Niladhari division · Galnewa DS Division # Verunkulama Verunkulama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **3.90 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.9km² - 141 mtypical elevation ## Where is Verunkulama? Verunkulama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Hadungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/hadungama/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/kandegama/), [Musnawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/musnawa/), [Negama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/negama/) and [Walaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/walaswewa/). By area it is the 3857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/). The centre of Verunkulama is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9903° N, 80.4860° E. Local names: වෙරුංකුලම . 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 Verunkulama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Verunkulama. - Medtungama 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 Verunkulama Named natural and historic features inside Verunkulama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Siyabalagas Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Niyangama 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 Verunkulama 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 Verunkulama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bulnewa Weda Madura · Bulnewa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92306&mlon=80.43060#map=17/7.92306/80.43060) Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 29 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 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Hatton Inn · Musnawa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00000&mlon=80.46671#map=17/8.00000/80.46671) Mall Kalawewa multy shop · Amunuwetiya 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02537&mlon=80.52508#map=17/8.02537/80.52508) School Kalawewa school ground · Kalawewa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02181&mlon=80.52848#map=17/8.02181/80.52848) College Thalawa Central College · Thalawa 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93806&mlon=80.43940#map=17/7.93806/80.43940) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 3.7 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. ## 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 - Musnawa - Namalgamuwa - Negama - Obadayagama - Otunupelandigama - Pahala Kalankuttiya - Pitiye Yaya - Siyambalangamuwa South - Siyambalewa - Thorane Gama - Usgala Halmillawewa - Walaswewa ## Quick answers - Where is Verunkulama?In Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Verunkulama?Hadungama, Kandegama, Musnawa, Negama and Walaswewa - How many villages are in Verunkulama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Verunkulama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Verunkulama?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Verunkulama?Bulnewa Weda Madura, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Verunkulama?Peoples Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Verunkulama?HNB, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Verunkulama?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Verunkulama?LK7163125 (OCHA common operational dataset)