# Medawewa GN division, Kekirawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/medawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kekirawa DS Division # Medawewa Medawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **9.27 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.3km² - 160 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medawewa? Medawewa lies in [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/), [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: [Embulgaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/embulgaswewa/), [Horivila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/horivila/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kumbukwewa/), [Mankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/mankadawala/), [Pothanegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/pothanegama/) and [Rathmallewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/rathmallewa/). By area it is the 1341st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/). The centre of Medawewa is about 152 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0470° N, 80.6459° E. Local names: මැදවැව . 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 Medawewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Medawewa. Settlements here lie between about 158 m and 161 m above sea level (median 160 m). - Madawewa - Nawagaswewa - Potanegama 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 Medawewa Named natural and historic features inside Medawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Ihala Wewa - Kuda Wewa ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kinihirikanda · 176 m 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 Medawewa 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 Medawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kekirawa District Hospital · Malawa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04402&mlon=80.59604#map=17/8.04402/80.59604) Bank Seylan Bank · Kekirawa Town 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04046&mlon=80.59894#map=17/8.04046/80.59894) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kekirawa Town 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03513&mlon=80.59999#map=17/8.03513/80.59999) Hotel Horiwila Village - Gamigedara · Horivila 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06645&mlon=80.67622#map=17/8.06645/80.67622) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Aero Kidz Preschool · Maha Kekirawa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03042&mlon=80.60741#map=17/8.03042/80.60741) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) Police station Police Station Habarna dhrbral · Habarana 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03937&mlon=80.75660#map=17/8.03937/80.75660) 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 Kekirawa DS Division - Bandarapothana - Baravila - Dambewatana - Dunumadalawa - Embulgaswewa - Ganewalpola - Heenukkiriyawa - Horapola - Ihala Puliyankulama - Ihalagama - Kandalama East - Kandalama West - Karukkankulama - Keeriyagaswewa - Kekirawa Town - Kelepuliyankulama - Kithulhitiyawa - Kollankuttigama - Korasagalla - Kotagala - Kuda Kekirawa - Kumbukwewa - Madatugama - Maha Elagamuwa - Maha Kekirawa - Mahadivulwewa - Mailagaswewa - Malawa - Maldenipura - Maminiya Rambewa - Maminiyawa - Mankadawala - Maradankadawala - Maradankadawala Road - Medagama - Moragoda - Mudaperumagama - Murungahitikanda - Navakkulama - Neekiniyawa - Nelbegama - Nidigama - Olombewa - Olukarada - Pallehingura - Pothanegama - Railway Town - Rathmallewa - Shasthrawelliya - Thoruwewa - Uduruwa - Unagollewa ## Quick answers - Where is Medawewa?In Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medawewa?Embulgaswewa, Horivila, Kumbukwewa, Mankadawala, Pothanegama and Rathmallewa - How many villages are in Medawewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Medawewa?Settlements lie between 158 m and 161 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Medawewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Medawewa?Kinihirikanda (176 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Medawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Medawewa?Kekirawa District Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medawewa?Seylan Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medawewa?Peoples Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medawewa?Ceypetco, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medawewa?LK7154115 (OCHA common operational dataset)