# Ranorawa GN division, Nochchiyagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ranorawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nochchiyagama DS Division # Ranorawa Ranorawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **25.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.3km² - 1mapped services - 87 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ranorawa? Ranorawa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ambagahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ambagahawewa/), [Bogahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/bogahawewa/), [Dunumadalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/dunumadalawa/), [Ittikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ittikulama/), [Mahalindawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/mahalindawewa/) and [Oyamaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/oyamaduwa/). By area it is the 337th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/). The centre of Ranorawa is about 166 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3784° N, 80.2309° E. Local names: රනෝරාව . 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 Ranorawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ranorawa. - Ranorawa - Ranorewa 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 Ranorawa Named natural and historic features inside Ranorawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Eta Wewa - Galpodiyawa Ela - Ihala Wewa - Katukuliya Wewa - Maha Diwul Wewa - Migasdigiliya Wewa - Nal Wewa - Nambendi Wewa - Nivandana Wewa - Oluponduru Wewa - Pahalagama Wewa - Puvarasan Kulam - Ranorewa Wewa - Siyambalaketiya Wewa - Talgas Wewa - Tammannewa Wewa - Wahademunuwewa Wewa - Weharagala Wewa - Yabara Wewa ### Forests and nature 3 forests. - Maha Diwulwewa - Pahalagama - Weharagala 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 Ranorawa 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 Ranorawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Samanala Hospital · Nochchiyagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26457&mlon=80.21010#map=17/8.26457/80.21010) Bank Hatton National Bank · Nochchiyagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26386&mlon=80.21154#map=17/8.26386/80.21154) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump Sinharagma Fuel Station · Ralapanawagama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.28279&mlon=80.25785#map=17/8.28279/80.25785) Hotel Andarawewa Nature Resort · Andarawewa 11 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 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32013&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.32013/80.39968) School NCP/A/A/NO/Ranorawa Vidyalaya · Ranorawa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36441&mlon=80.23820#map=17/8.36441/80.23820) College ATI Anuradhapura · Pothanegama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32541&mlon=80.36777#map=17/8.32541/80.36777) Police station Nochhiyagama Police Station · Nochchiyagama 13 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 Ranorawa Places mapped inside Ranorawa 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 - 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 - Thalgaswewa - Thimbiriwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Ranorawa?In Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ranorawa?Ambagahawewa, Bogahawewa, Dunumadalawa, Ittikulama, Mahalindawewa and Oyamaduwa - How many villages are in Ranorawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ranorawa?18 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ranorawa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ranorawa?Samanala Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ranorawa?Hatton National Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ranorawa?Boc smart, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ranorawa?Sinharagma Fuel Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ranorawa?LK7139015 (OCHA common operational dataset)