# Bogahawewa GN division, Nochchiyagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/bogahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nochchiyagama DS Division # Bogahawewa Bogahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **19.5 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.5km² - 1mapped services - 98 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bogahawewa? Bogahawewa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Adampane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/adampane/), [Ambagahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ambagahawewa/), [Ilandagahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/ilandagahawewa/), [Mahalindawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/mahalindawewa/), [Mudithagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/mudithagama/), [Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/pahalagama/), [Ralapanawagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ralapanawagama/) and [Ranorawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ranorawa/). By area it is the 492nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/). The centre of Bogahawewa is about 161 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3270° N, 80.2543° E. Local names: බෝගහවැව . 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 Bogahawewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bogahawewa. Settlements here lie between about 85 m and 100 m above sea level (median 98 m). - Bogahawewa - Indiwewa - Kokunnewa 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 Bogahawewa Named natural and historic features inside Bogahawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 reservoirs and tanks. - Akkara Wewa - Bogaha Wewa - Indi Wewa - Kanhidakalla Wewa - Kokavidda Wewa - Pahala Eta Wewa - Periyankalla 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 Bogahawewa 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 Bogahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Samanala Hospital · Nochchiyagama 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26457&mlon=80.21010#map=17/8.26457/80.21010) Bank Hatton National Bank · Nochchiyagama 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26386&mlon=80.21154#map=17/8.26386/80.21154) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump Sinharagma Fuel Station · Ralapanawagama 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.28279&mlon=80.25785#map=17/8.28279/80.25785) Hotel Andarawewa Nature Resort · Andarawewa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.29631&mlon=80.28564#map=17/8.29631/80.28564) Mall Alankulama Family Super · Step 2 Part 2 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32013&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.32013/80.39968) School NCP/A/A/NO/Bogahawewa Vidyalaya · Bogahawewa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31413&mlon=80.23966#map=17/8.31413/80.23966) College ATI Anuradhapura · Pothanegama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32541&mlon=80.36777#map=17/8.32541/80.36777) Police station Nochhiyagama Police Station · Nochchiyagama 8.3 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 Bogahawewa Places mapped inside Bogahawewa 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 - Ambagahawewa - Amunukole - Andarawewa - 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 Bogahawewa?In Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bogahawewa?Adampane, Ambagahawewa, Ilandagahawewa, Mahalindawewa, Mudithagama, Pahalagama, Ralapanawagama and Ranorawa - How many villages are in Bogahawewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bogahawewa?Settlements lie between 85 m and 100 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bogahawewa?7 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bogahawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bogahawewa?Samanala Hospital, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bogahawewa?Hatton National Bank, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bogahawewa?Boc smart, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bogahawewa?Sinharagma Fuel Station, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bogahawewa?LK7139025 (OCHA common operational dataset)