# Vilewewa GN division, Horowpathana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/vilewewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Horowpathana DS Division # Vilewewa Vilewewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **10.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 10.5km² - 82 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vilewewa? Vilewewa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Morakewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/morakewa/), [Nabadawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/nabadawewa/), [Nanumillawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/nanumillawewa/), [Puliyankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/puliyankadawala/) and [Thirappankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/thirappankadawala/). By area it is the 1137th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Horowpathana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/). The centre of Vilewewa is about 205 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5045° N, 80.8201° E. Local names: විලේවැව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Vilewewa - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee40 km - Batticaloa International Airport (BTC) · Batticaloa130 km ### Nearest railway station Ganthalawa (Vendrasanpura Unit 16), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:50). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Vilewewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Vilewewa. - Elawissagoda 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 Vilewewa Named natural and historic features inside Vilewewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Kuda Wewa - Kudahambaraya Wewa - Ma Meegaha Ela - Potanaya Wewa - Wila 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 Vilewewa 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 Vilewewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Horowpotana Divisional Hospital · Horowpothana 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55200&mlon=80.82932#map=17/8.55200/80.82932) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Horowpothana 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54673&mlon=80.82862#map=17/8.54673/80.82862) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Horowpothana 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54695&mlon=80.82969#map=17/8.54695/80.82969) Hotel Hotel Diyaketa Pahana · Mukkarawewa 4.5 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 Horowpotana Central College · Horowpothana 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55473&mlon=80.82951#map=17/8.55473/80.82951) College Princeton International College · Kivulekada 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55755&mlon=80.82335#map=17/8.55755/80.82335) Police station Kebithigollawa Police Station · Kebithigollewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.63986&mlon=80.66907#map=17/8.63986/80.66907) 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 - Rasnakawewa - Rathmale - Thawalanhalmillewa - Thimbiriattawala - Thirappankadawala - Wadigawewa - Wagollakada - Wahalkada D 1 - Wahalkada D 2 - Walahaviddawewa - Weerasole - Welangahaulpatha - Welimuwapothana ## Quick answers - Where is Vilewewa?In Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vilewewa?Morakewa, Nabadawewa, Nanumillawewa, Puliyankadawala and Thirappankadawala - What time zone is Vilewewa in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Vilewewa?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Vilewewa?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Vilewewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vilewewa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vilewewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Vilewewa?Horowpotana Divisional Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vilewewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vilewewa?Ceypetco, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vilewewa?LK7124165 (OCHA common operational dataset)