# Dutuwewa GN division, Horowpathana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/dutuwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Horowpathana DS Division # Dutuwewa Dutuwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **31.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 31.6km² - 59 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dutuwewa? Dutuwewa lies in [Horowpathana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/), [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: [Kapugollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/kapugollewa/), [Maradanmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/maradanmaduwa/), [Morawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/morawewa/), [Peniketiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/peniketiyawa/), [Puhulewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/puhulewewa/), [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/rathmale/) and [Wagollakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/wagollakada/). By area it is the 243rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Horowpathana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/). The centre of Dutuwewa is about 220 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6333° N, 80.8698° E. Local names: දුටුවැව . 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 Dutuwewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dutuwewa. - Ambagaswewa - Dutuwewa 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 Dutuwewa Named natural and historic features inside Dutuwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Bandaralagowa Wewa - Dik Wewa - Dutu Wewa - Kota Wewa - Kuda Ambagas Wewa - Palugas Wewa ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Neluhinna 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 Dutuwewa 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 Dutuwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Kapugollewa · Kapugollewa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66471&mlon=80.84210#map=17/8.66471/80.84210) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Horowpothana 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54673&mlon=80.82862#map=17/8.54673/80.82862) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Horowpothana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55060&mlon=80.83242#map=17/8.55060/80.83242) Hotel Hotel Diyaketa Pahana · Mukkarawewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54309&mlon=80.80920#map=17/8.54309/80.80920) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Ethabendiwewa Vidyalaya · Peniketiyawa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62709&mlon=80.90947#map=17/8.62709/80.90947) College Princeton International College · Kivulekada 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55755&mlon=80.82335#map=17/8.55755/80.82335) Police station Police Station · Kebithigollewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.63984&mlon=80.66908#map=17/8.63984/80.66908) 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 Horowpathana DS Division - Anaolondewa - Dekethipothana - Dematawewa - Diyatittawewa - Gammahegewewa - Horowpothana - Ihala Angunachchiya - Kalpe - Kapugollewa - Kivulekada - Maradankadawala - Maradanmaduwa - Medawachchi Handiya - Morakewa - Morawewa - Mukkarawewa - Nabadawewa - Nanumillawewa - Nikawewa - Pahala Divulwewa - Parangiyawadiya - Puhulewewa - Puliyankadawala - Rasnakawewa - Rathmale - Thawalanhalmillewa - Thimbiriattawala - Thirappankadawala - Vilewewa - Wadigawewa - Wagollakada - Wahalkada D 1 - Wahalkada D 2 - Walahaviddawewa - Weerasole - Welangahaulpatha - Welimuwapothana ## Quick answers - Where is Dutuwewa?In Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dutuwewa?Kapugollewa, Maradanmaduwa, Morawewa, Peniketiyawa, Puhulewewa, Rathmale and Wagollakada - How many villages are in Dutuwewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Dutuwewa?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Dutuwewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dutuwewa?Divisional Hospital Kapugollewa, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dutuwewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dutuwewa?Ceypetco, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dutuwewa?LK7124045 (OCHA common operational dataset)