# Anakatawewa GN division, Palagala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/anakatawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Palagala DS Division # Anakatawewa Anakatawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **5.83 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.8km² - 155 mtypical elevation ## Where is Anakatawewa? Anakatawewa lies in [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/), [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: [Bulagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/bulagala/), [Dambulugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulugama/), [Dandubendiruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dandubendiruppa/), [Giranegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/giranegama/), [Haluapullana Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/haluapullana-wewa/), [Hinguruwelpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/hinguruwelpitiya/), [Kithulhitiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kithulhitiyawa/) and [Pohoranwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pohoranwewa/). By area it is the 2433rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/). The centre of Anakatawewa is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8804° N, 80.6174° E. Local names: ආනකටාවැව . 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 Anakatawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Anakatawewa. - Timbiriwala 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 Anakatawewa Named natural and historic features inside Anakatawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Tulalagama 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 Anakatawewa 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 Anakatawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) Bank DFCC Bank · Dambulla Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87874&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.87874/80.65016) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station · Dambulugama 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88181&mlon=80.64948#map=17/7.88181/80.64948) Hotel Lake Island Home Stay · Haluapullana Wewa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87328&mlon=80.63249#map=17/7.87328/80.63249) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Rangiri Dambulla National School · Dambulla Town 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86407&mlon=80.64658#map=17/7.86407/80.64658) College ESOFT Metro College - Dambulla · Dambulla Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87845&mlon=80.65026#map=17/7.87845/80.65026) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 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 Palagala DS Division - Aluth Galkiriyagama - Aluth Kadadugama - Ambagaswewa - Andiyagala - Balaluwewa 2 - Balaluwewa1 - Budugehinna - Dambulu Halmilla Wewa - Daniyagama - Dematagollagama - Ellawewa - Gam Sabha Halmilla Wewa - Gambirigaswewa - Giranegama - Gonadeniyagama - Hinguruwelpitiya - Hinguruwewa - Ipulwehera - Kalugala - Karavilagala - Katukeliyawa - Kirindiwatta - Maneruwa - Meewewa - Morotte Gama - Narangaswewa - Nelliyagama - Pahalagama - Parawahagama - Pelbendiyawa - Ranawa - Ulpathagama - Undurawa Halmilla Wewa - Wambatuwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Anakatawewa?In Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Anakatawewa?Bulagala, Dambulugama, Dandubendiruppa, Giranegama, Haluapullana Wewa, Hinguruwelpitiya, Kithulhitiyawa and Pohoranwewa - How many villages are in Anakatawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Anakatawewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Anakatawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Anakatawewa?Rangiri Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Anakatawewa?DFCC Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Anakatawewa?HNB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Anakatawewa?Sinopec Filling Station, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Anakatawewa?LK7166100 (OCHA common operational dataset)