# Rasnakawewa GN division, Horowpathana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/rasnakawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Horowpathana DS Division # Rasnakawewa Rasnakawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **7.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.7km² - 119 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rasnakawewa? Rasnakawewa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ihala Angunachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/ihala-angunachchiya/), [Kirigallewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kahatagasdigiliya/kirigallewa/), [Kiriketuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kebithigollewa/kiriketuwewa/), [Nikawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/nikawewa/), [Walahaviddawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/walahaviddawewa/) and [Wattewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kebithigollewa/wattewewa/). By area it is the 1708th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Horowpathana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/). The centre of Rasnakawewa is about 206 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5639° N, 80.7325° E. Local names: රස්නකවැව . 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 Rasnakawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rasnakawewa. - Nikawewa Kudagama 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 Rasnakawewa Named natural and historic features inside Rasnakawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Rasnaka Wewa - Ulpatgama 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 Rasnakawewa 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 Rasnakawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rathmalgahawewa Hospital · Rathmalgahawewa 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.53280&mlon=80.67297#map=17/8.53280/80.67297) 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54695&mlon=80.82969#map=17/8.54695/80.82969) Hotel Hotel Diyaketa Pahana · Mukkarawewa 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54309&mlon=80.80920#map=17/8.54309/80.80920) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Walahawidda Wewa Vidyalaya · Walahaviddawewa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54029&mlon=80.72653#map=17/8.54029/80.72653) College Princeton International College · Kivulekada 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55755&mlon=80.82335#map=17/8.55755/80.82335) Police station Police Station · Kebithigollewa 11 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 - Dutuwewa - Gammahegewewa - Horowpothana - Ihala Angunachchiya - Kalpe - Kapugollewa - Kivulekada - Maradankadawala - Maradanmaduwa - Medawachchi Handiya - Morakewa - Morawewa - Mukkarawewa - Nabadawewa - Nanumillawewa - Nikawewa - Pahala Divulwewa - Parangiyawadiya - Puhulewewa - Puliyankadawala - Rathmale - Thawalanhalmillewa - Thimbiriattawala - Thirappankadawala - Vilewewa - Wadigawewa - Wagollakada - Wahalkada D 1 - Wahalkada D 2 - Walahaviddawewa - Weerasole - Welangahaulpatha - Welimuwapothana ## Quick answers - Where is Rasnakawewa?In Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rasnakawewa?Ihala Angunachchiya, Kirigallewa, Kiriketuwewa, Nikawewa, Walahaviddawewa and Wattewewa - How many villages are in Rasnakawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Rasnakawewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Rasnakawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rasnakawewa?Rathmalgahawewa Hospital, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rasnakawewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rasnakawewa?Ceypetco, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rasnakawewa?LK7124120 (OCHA common operational dataset)