# Thoruwewa GN division, Kekirawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/thoruwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kekirawa DS Division # Thoruwewa Thoruwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.7km² - 146 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thoruwewa? Thoruwewa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Kelepuliyankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kelepuliyankulama/), [Kollankuttigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kollankuttigama/), [Maminiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maminiyawa/) and [Maradankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maradankadawala/). By area it is the 3181st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/). The centre of Thoruwewa is about 154 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1103° N, 80.5844° E. Local names: තෝරවැව . 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 Thoruwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thoruwewa. - Kahatagaswewa 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 Thoruwewa Named natural and historic features inside Thoruwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Toru 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 Thoruwewa 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 Thoruwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Railway Town · Railway Town 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05847&mlon=80.58703#map=17/8.05847/80.58703) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kunchikulama 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09179&mlon=80.51734#map=17/8.09179/80.51734) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Hiripitiyagama 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06884&mlon=80.53688#map=17/8.06884/80.53688) Hotel Kings and Queens Lakeside Restaurant · Malawa 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04347&mlon=80.59541#map=17/8.04347/80.59541) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Muslim Vidyalaya · Kollankuttigama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09843&mlon=80.59976#map=17/8.09843/80.59976) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 9.0 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 14 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 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 - Medawewa - Moragoda - Mudaperumagama - Murungahitikanda - Navakkulama - Neekiniyawa - Nelbegama - Nidigama - Olombewa - Olukarada - Pallehingura - Pothanegama - Railway Town - Rathmallewa - Shasthrawelliya - Uduruwa - Unagollewa ## Quick answers - Where is Thoruwewa?In Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thoruwewa?Kelepuliyankulama, Kollankuttigama, Maminiyawa and Maradankadawala - How many villages are in Thoruwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thoruwewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thoruwewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thoruwewa?Railway Town, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thoruwewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thoruwewa?Peoples Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thoruwewa?IOC Filling Station, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thoruwewa?LK7154040 (OCHA common operational dataset)