# Ellawewa GN division, Palagala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/ellawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Palagala DS Division # Ellawewa Ellawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **5.53 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.5km² - 160 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ellawewa? Ellawewa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Andiyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/andiyagala/), [Kirindiwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/kirindiwatta/), [Morotte Gama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/morotte-gama/), [Pelbendiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/pelbendiyawa/) and [Ulpathagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/ulpathagama/). By area it is the 2601st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/). The centre of Ellawewa is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9058° N, 80.5450° E. Local names: ඇල්ලවැව . 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 Ellawewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ellawewa. - Dikwennawa - Maha Indigollewa 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 Ellawewa Named natural and historic features inside Ellawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Elle Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Maha Indigollagama 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 Ellawewa 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 Ellawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) Bank DFCC Bank · Dambulla Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87874&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.87874/80.65016) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station · Dambulugama 12 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87328&mlon=80.63249#map=17/7.87328/80.63249) Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) School A/jaya m.v · Bandarapothana 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93612&mlon=80.59418#map=17/7.93612/80.59418) College A/Galkiriyagama Central College · Daniyagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92714&mlon=80.57037#map=17/7.92714/80.57037) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 - Anakatawewa - Andiyagala - Balaluwewa 2 - Balaluwewa1 - Budugehinna - Dambulu Halmilla Wewa - Daniyagama - Dematagollagama - 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 Ellawewa?In Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ellawewa?Andiyagala, Kirindiwatta, Morotte Gama, Pelbendiyawa and Ulpathagama - How many villages are in Ellawewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ellawewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ellawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ellawewa?Rangiri Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ellawewa?DFCC Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ellawewa?HNB, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ellawewa?Sinopec Filling Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ellawewa?LK7166125 (OCHA common operational dataset)