# Ambagahawewa GN division, Nochchiyagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ambagahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nochchiyagama DS Division # Ambagahawewa Ambagahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **17.9 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.9km² - 1mapped services - 85 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ambagahawewa? Ambagahawewa lies in [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/), [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: [Adampane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/adampane/), [Bogahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/bogahawewa/), [Ehetuwagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ehetuwagama/), [Ittikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ittikulama/), [Kusumpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/kusumpura/), [Mudithagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/mudithagama/), [Ralapanawagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ralapanawagama/), [Ranorawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ranorawa/) and [Thalgaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/thalgaswewa/). By area it is the 562nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/). The centre of Ambagahawewa is about 160 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3277° N, 80.2133° E. Local names: අඹගහවැව . 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 Ambagahawewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ambagahawewa. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 88 m above sea level (median 85 m). - Kudawewa - Pahala Galgiriyagama - Pahala Kongasdigiliyawewa 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 Ambagahawewa Named natural and historic features inside Ambagahawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks. - Ambagaha Wewa - Diwulgaha Wewa - Elapath Wewa - Ihala Galgiriyagawa Wewa - Ihala Kongasdigiliya Wewa - Maha Ratmalgaha Wewa - Pahala Galgirigawa Wewa - Pahala Kongasdigiliya 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 Ambagahawewa 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 Ambagahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Samanala Hospital · Nochchiyagama 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26457&mlon=80.21010#map=17/8.26457/80.21010) Bank Hatton National Bank · Nochchiyagama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26386&mlon=80.21154#map=17/8.26386/80.21154) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Samanala Filling Station · Ralapanawagama 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.28250&mlon=80.25730#map=17/8.28250/80.25730) Hotel Hotel Tree Garden Wilpattu · Kusumpura 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27138&mlon=80.21005#map=17/8.27138/80.21005) Mall Alankulama Family Super · Step 2 Part 2 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32013&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.32013/80.39968) School NCP/A/A/NO/Ambagahawewa Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya · Ambagahawewa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33404&mlon=80.20797#map=17/8.33404/80.20797) College ATI Anuradhapura · Pothanegama 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32541&mlon=80.36777#map=17/8.32541/80.36777) Police station Nochhiyagama Police Station · Nochchiyagama 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26513&mlon=80.21203#map=17/8.26513/80.21203) 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 Ambagahawewa Places mapped inside Ambagahawewa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Nochchiyagama DS Division - Adampane - Amunukole - Andarawewa - Bogahawewa - Dombawalagama - Dunudambuwewa - Dunupothagama - Ehetuwagama - Galadivulwewa - Halmillakulama - Horuvila - Hunuvilagama - Ittikulama - Jayagama - Katupathwewa - Kukulkatuwa - Kusumpura - Lindawewa - Mahalindawewa - Mihiripura - Mudithagama - Navakkulama - Nelawagama - Nochchiyagama - Ottappuwa - Pahala Halmillewa - Pahala Kedithokkuwa - Pahala Maragahawewa - Pahamunegama - Ralapanawa Colony - Ralapanawagama - Rankethgama - Ranorawa - Thalgaswewa - Thimbiriwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Ambagahawewa?In Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ambagahawewa?Adampane, Bogahawewa, Ehetuwagama, Ittikulama, Kusumpura, Mudithagama, Ralapanawagama, Ranorawa and Thalgaswewa - How many villages are in Ambagahawewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ambagahawewa?Settlements lie between 80 m and 88 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ambagahawewa?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ambagahawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ambagahawewa?Samanala Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ambagahawewa?Hatton National Bank, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ambagahawewa?Boc, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambagahawewa?Samanala Filling Station, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ambagahawewa?LK7139030 (OCHA common operational dataset)