# Poonewa GN division, Medawachchiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/poonewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Medawachchiya DS Division # Poonewa Poonewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medawachchiya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **13.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.8km² - 2mapped services - 97 mtypical elevation ## Where is Poonewa? Poonewa lies in [Medawachchiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/), [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: [Anekattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/anekattiya/), [Isinbessagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/isinbessagama/), [Kadawathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/kadawathgama/), [Kidawarankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/kidawarankulama/), [Kuda Kumbukgollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/kuda-kumbukgollewa/) and [Maha Kumbukgollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/maha-kumbukgollewa/). By area it is the 792nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Medawachchiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/). The centre of Poonewa is about 198 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6038° N, 80.4656° E. Local names: පූනෑව . 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 Poonewa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Poonewa. Settlements here lie between about 92 m and 102 m above sea level (median 97 m). - Ihalawewa - Migahawewa - Nagadaranewa - Punewa - Siyambalagaswewa 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 Poonewa Named natural and historic features inside Poonewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Akkara Wewa - Bulupetha Wewa - Ihala 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 Poonewa 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 Poonewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Periyaulukkulama regional hospital · Periya Ulukkulama 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66342&mlon=80.40548#map=17/8.66342/80.40548) Bank Periyaulukkulama samurdi bank · Periya Ulukkulama 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66326&mlon=80.40497#map=17/8.66326/80.40497) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ekirikanda 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55175&mlon=80.48712#map=17/8.55175/80.48712) Hotel Sisila villa Holiday resort- Anuradhapura · Mahadivulwewa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58134&mlon=80.52769#map=17/8.58134/80.52769) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School A/Poonavawa Navothaya Vidyalaya · Poonewa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61226&mlon=80.47043#map=17/8.61226/80.47043) College Vocational Training Authority · Moonrumurippu 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.73422&mlon=80.48772#map=17/8.73422/80.48772) Police station Sithamparapuram Police Post · Asikulam 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67881&mlon=80.51976#map=17/8.67881/80.51976) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Poonewa Places mapped inside Poonewa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Dental clinics1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Medawachchiya DS Division - Anekattiya - Angunochchiya - Ekirikanda - Etaweeragollewa - Ethakada - Heerallugama - Helambagaswewa - Isinbessagama - Kadawath Rambewa - Kadawathgama - Kanadara Divulwewa - Karambankulama - Katuwela - Kidagalegama - Kidawarankulama - Kirigalwewa - Kuda Kumbukgollewa - Lindawewa - Lolugaswewa - Maha Kumbukgollewa - Mahadivulwewa - Medawachchiya East - Medawachchiya West - Moragoda - Paranahalmillewa - Periyakulama - Prabodhagama - Puhudivula - Puleliya - Railway Town - Sangilikanadarawa - Thammenna Elawaka - Unagaswewa - Viralmurippuwa - Walpola - Yakawewa ## Quick answers - Where is Poonewa?In Medawachchiya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poonewa?Anekattiya, Isinbessagama, Kadawathgama, Kidawarankulama, Kuda Kumbukgollewa and Maha Kumbukgollewa - How many villages are in Poonewa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Poonewa?Settlements lie between 92 m and 102 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Poonewa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Poonewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Poonewa?Periyaulukkulama regional hospital, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poonewa?Periyaulukkulama samurdi bank, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poonewa?Boc smart, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poonewa?Ceypetco, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poonewa?LK7109065 (OCHA common operational dataset)