# Walaswewa GN division, Galnewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/walaswewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galnewa DS Division # Walaswewa Walaswewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **6.98 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Walaswewa? Walaswewa 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: [Hadungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/hadungama/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/kandegama/), [Malbaligala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/malbaligala/), [Nelliyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/nelliyagama/), [Palugaswewa Farm](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/palugaswewa-farm/), [Verunkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/verunkulama/) and [Walawwegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/walawwegama/). By area it is the 1938th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/). The centre of Walaswewa is about 139 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0038° N, 80.5041° E. Local names: වලස්වැව . 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 Walaswewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walaswewa. - Avukana 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 Walaswewa Named natural and historic features inside Walaswewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kuruwihene Wewa - Pahala Sirambe Wewa 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 Walaswewa 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 Walaswewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 28 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 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Hotel Basrin · Kalawewa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02178&mlon=80.52821#map=17/8.02178/80.52821) Mall Kalawewa multy shop · Amunuwetiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02537&mlon=80.52508#map=17/8.02537/80.52508) School Kalawewa school ground · Kalawewa 3.3 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 5.8 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 1.2 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 Walaswewa Places mapped inside Walaswewa in open map data, by type. - Police stations1 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 - Musnawa - Namalgamuwa - Negama - Obadayagama - Otunupelandigama - Pahala Kalankuttiya - Pitiye Yaya - Siyambalangamuwa South - Siyambalewa - Thorane Gama - Usgala Halmillawewa - Verunkulama ## Quick answers - Where is Walaswewa?In Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walaswewa?Hadungama, Kandegama, Malbaligala, Nelliyagama, Palugaswewa Farm, Verunkulama and Walawwegama - How many villages are in Walaswewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Walaswewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Walaswewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Walaswewa?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walaswewa?Peoples Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walaswewa?HNB, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walaswewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walaswewa?LK7163130 (OCHA common operational dataset)