# Balayawewa GN division, Padaviya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/balayawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Padaviya DS Division # Balayawewa Balayawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padaviya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **10.3 km²**. - 10.3km² ## Where is Balayawewa? Balayawewa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Mahasenpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/mahasenpura/), [Maithreepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/maithreepura/), [Ruwanpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/ruwanpura/) and [Sudarshanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/sudarshanagama/). By area it is the 1178th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Padaviya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/). The centre of Balayawewa is about 241 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 7.7 km from Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, the main town of Padaviya DS Division. The centre point is at 8.8705° N, 80.8275° E. Local names: බාලයාවැව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Balayawewa Named natural and historic features inside Balayawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Bolaya Wewa - Kurinchan Kulam - Namada Wewa - Pahala Kumbukgaha 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 Balayawewa 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 Balayawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padavisripura Divisional Hospital · Sripura 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92922&mlon=80.81369#map=17/8.92922/80.81369) Bank People's Bank · Sripura 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Seva Janapadaya 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92258&mlon=80.80795#map=17/8.92258/80.80795) Hotel Irrigation Department Circuit Bunglow · Bisokotuwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81745&mlon=80.75211#map=17/8.81745/80.75211) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Aliwanguwa Maha Vidyalaya · Abhayapura 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91190&mlon=80.80530#map=17/8.91190/80.80530) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Padavisripura Police · Sripura 6.7 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. ## Other GN divisions in Padaviya DS Division - Abhayapura - Bisokotuwa - Bogahawewa - Buddhangala - Elikimbulagala - Kumbukwewa - Mahasenpura - Maithreepura - Padaviya - Parakramapura - Ruwanpura - Sudarshanagama - Track B - Urewa ## Quick answers - Where is Balayawewa?In Padaviya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balayawewa?Mahasenpura, Maithreepura, Ruwanpura and Sudarshanagama - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Balayawewa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Balayawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Balayawewa?Padavisripura Divisional Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balayawewa?People's Bank, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balayawewa?Ceypetco, about 6.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balayawewa?LK7103045 (OCHA common operational dataset)