# Abhayapura GN division, Padaviya DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/abhayapura/

Grama Niladhari division · Padaviya DS Division 

# Abhayapura

Abhayapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padaviya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **9.80 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 39 mtypical elevation

## Where is Abhayapura?

Abhayapura lies in [Padaviya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/), [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: [Elikimbulagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/elikimbulagala/), [Maithreepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/maithreepura/), [Parakramapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/parakramapura/), [Sri Thissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/sri-thissapura/), [Sripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/sripura/) and [Track B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/track-b/). By area it is the 1252nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Padaviya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/). The centre of Abhayapura is about 242 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 7.5 km from Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, the main town of Padaviya DS Division. The centre point is at 8.9008° N, 80.8009° E. Local names: අභයපුර .

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 Abhayapura

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Abhayapura.

- Allwanguwa

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 Abhayapura

Named natural and historic features inside Abhayapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Galkulama Wewa
- Kunchuk Kulam

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Galkulama Kanda · 43 m

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 Abhayapura 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 Abhayapura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Padavisripura Divisional Hospital · Sripura 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92922&mlon=80.81369#map=17/8.92922/80.81369) 

Bank People's Bank · Sripura 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Seva Janapadaya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92258&mlon=80.80795#map=17/8.92258/80.80795) 

Hotel Hilltop House · Singhapura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95259&mlon=80.88229#map=17/8.95259/80.88229) 

Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) 

School Aliwanguwa Maha Vidyalaya · Abhayapura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91190&mlon=80.80530#map=17/8.91190/80.80530) 

College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) 

Police station Padavisripura Police · Sripura 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92958&mlon=80.81438#map=17/8.92958/80.81438) 

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 Abhayapura

Places mapped inside Abhayapura 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 Padaviya DS Division

- Balayawewa
- Bisokotuwa
- Bogahawewa
- Buddhangala
- Elikimbulagala
- Kumbukwewa
- Mahasenpura
- Maithreepura
- Padaviya
- Parakramapura
- Ruwanpura
- Sudarshanagama
- Track B
- Urewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Abhayapura?In Padaviya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Abhayapura?Elikimbulagala, Maithreepura, Parakramapura, Sri Thissapura, Sripura and Track B
- How many villages are in Abhayapura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Abhayapura?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Abhayapura?Galkulama Kanda (43 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Abhayapura?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Abhayapura?Padavisripura Divisional Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Abhayapura?People's Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Abhayapura?Ceypetco, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Abhayapura?LK7103015 (OCHA common operational dataset)
