# Eppawala GN division, Palugaswewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/eppawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Palugaswewa DS Division # Eppawala Eppawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palugaswewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **18.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.8km² - 1mapped services - 157 mtypical elevation ## Where is Eppawala? Eppawala lies in [Palugaswewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Galapitagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/galapitagala/), [Galoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/higurakgoda/galoya/), [Keeriyagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/keeriyagaswewa/), [Kuda Rambawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/kuda-rambawewa/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/kumbukwewa/), [Madawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/madawala/), [Mahadivulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/mahadivulwewa/), [Moragaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/higurakgoda/moragaswewa/) and [Senadhiriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/senadhiriyagama/). By area it is the 526th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.1% of [Palugaswewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/). The centre of Eppawala is about 163 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1131° N, 80.7271° E. Local names: එප්පාවල . 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 Eppawala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Eppawala. - Gambirigaswewa - Pusdiwulwewa 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 Eppawala Named natural and historic features inside Eppawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Ambagaha Wewa - Ihala Wewa - Kumbukkadawala Wewa - Pusdliwul 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 Eppawala 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 Eppawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Habarana Divisional Hospital · Habarana 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03849&mlon=80.75618#map=17/8.03849/80.75618) Bank Seylan Bank · Kekirawa Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04046&mlon=80.59894#map=17/8.04046/80.59894) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Habarana 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03994&mlon=80.75567#map=17/8.03994/80.75567) Hotel Bissa Villa · Palugaswewa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05819&mlon=80.71294#map=17/8.05819/80.71294) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Habarana Isuru College · Habarana 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03842&mlon=80.75525#map=17/8.03842/80.75525) College Green Village Campus · Eppawala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11744&mlon=80.73560#map=17/8.11744/80.73560) Police station Habarana Police Station · Habarana 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03946&mlon=80.75665#map=17/8.03946/80.75665) 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 Eppawala Places mapped inside Eppawala in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Palugaswewa DS Division - Demuththewa - Galapitagala - Habarana - Hiriwadunna - Horivila - Kashyapagama - Kelewa - Kuda Rambawewa - Kumbukwewa - Madawala - Maha Rambawewa - Maithrigama - Palugaswewa - Senadhiriyagama - Wayaulpatha ## Quick answers - Where is Eppawala?In Palugaswewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Eppawala?Galapitagala, Galoya, Keeriyagaswewa, Kuda Rambawewa, Kumbukwewa, Madawala, Mahadivulwewa, Moragaswewa and Senadhiriyagama - How many villages are in Eppawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Eppawala?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Eppawala?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Eppawala?Habarana Divisional Hospital, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Eppawala?Seylan Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Eppawala?Peoples Bank, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Eppawala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 8.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Eppawala?LK7157020 (OCHA common operational dataset)