# Walawwegama GN division, Ipalogama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Ipalogama DS Division 

# Walawwegama

Walawwegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ipalogama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **5.26 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.3km²
- 133 mtypical elevation

## Where is Walawwegama?

Walawwegama lies in [Ipalogama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Balaluwewa 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/balaluwewa-2/), [Balaluwewa1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/balaluwewa1/), [Kalawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/kalawewa/), [Karukkankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/karukkankulama/), [Kusalanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/kusalanagama/), [Nelliyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/nelliyagama/), [Palugaswewa Farm](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/palugaswewa-farm/), [Vijithapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/vijithapura/) and [Walaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/walaswewa/). By area it is the 2784th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Ipalogama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/). The centre of Walawwegama is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0063° N, 80.5277° E. Local names: වලව්වේගම .

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 Walawwegama

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Walawwegama.

- Kalawewa Walauwa
- Ukkulanpallama
- Walawegama

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).

## Weather in Walawwegama 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 Walawwegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital Kekirawa · Malawa 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04387&mlon=80.59584#map=17/8.04387/80.59584) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 25 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 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) 

Hotel Hotel Basrin · Kalawewa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02178&mlon=80.52821#map=17/8.02178/80.52821) 

Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) 

School Kalawewa school ground · Kalawewa 1.7 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 4.4 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 1.6 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 Ipalogama DS Division

- 2 Ela - Kagama
- Akkara 500
- Aluth Dambewatana
- Amanakkattuwa
- Amunuwetiya
- Aswedduma
- Dampelassagama
- Dikwewa Senapura
- Galagedara Gama
- Galwanguwa
- Ganthiriyagama
- Gonapathirawa
- Heenukwegama
- Hiripitiyagama
- Ihala Kagama
- Ipalogama
- Kadiyangalla
- Kagama 5 Ela
- Kalawewa
- Kallanchiyagama
- Kunchikulama
- Kusalanagama
- Mahailuppallama
- Manewa
- Narangallegama
- Palugaswewa Farm
- Puliyankulama
- Sangattewa
- Senapuragama
- Vijithapura
- Wedinigama

## Quick answers

- Where is Walawwegama?In Ipalogama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walawwegama?Balaluwewa 2, Balaluwewa1, Kalawewa, Karukkankulama, Kusalanagama, Nelliyagama, Palugaswewa Farm, Vijithapura and Walaswewa
- How many villages are in Walawwegama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Walawwegama?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walawwegama?Base Hospital Kekirawa, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walawwegama?Peoples Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walawwegama?HNB, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walawwegama?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walawwegama?LK7160160 (OCHA common operational dataset)