# Balahondawewa GN division, Rambewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/balahondawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Rambewa DS Division # Balahondawewa Balahondawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **8.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.4km² - 112 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balahondawewa? Balahondawewa lies in [Rambewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/), [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: [Galkandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/galkandegama/), [Ihala Kolongaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/ihala-kolongaswewa/), [Karambankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/karambankulama/), [Kedewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/kedewa/), [Pihimbiyagollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/pihimbiyagollewa/) and [Wewelketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/wewelketiya/). By area it is the 1524th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Rambewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/). The centre of Balahondawewa is about 194 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5069° N, 80.6213° E. Local names: බාලහොඳවැව . 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 Balahondawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Balahondawewa. - Balahondawewa 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 Balahondawewa Named natural and historic features inside Balahondawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Balahonda Wewa - Kolibendewa Wewa - Taranagollewa 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 Balahondawewa 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 Balahondawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rathmalgahawewa Hospital · Rathmalgahawewa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.53280&mlon=80.67297#map=17/8.53280/80.67297) Bank People's Bank · Kahatagasdigiliya West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.42594&mlon=80.68671#map=17/8.42594/80.68671) ATM boc · Step1 Part 1 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34220&mlon=80.41207#map=17/8.34220/80.41207) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Medawachchiya West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.53403&mlon=80.49558#map=17/8.53403/80.49558) Hotel Thirasara Family Garden · Sangilikanadarawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.51628&mlon=80.50858#map=17/8.51628/80.50858) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Pihibiyagollewa Maha Vidyalaya · Pihimbiyagollewa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.53240&mlon=80.63097#map=17/8.53240/80.63097) College Department of Humanities - RUSL · Mihinthale 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36635&mlon=80.50420#map=17/8.36635/80.50420) Police station Police Station · Kebithigollewa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.63984&mlon=80.66908#map=17/8.63984/80.66908) 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 Rambewa DS Division - Ambagahawewa - Diviyaudabendawewa - Galkandegama - Galweeragollewa - Gonewa - Ihala Kolongaswewa - Ikirigollewa - Kadurugasdamana - Kallanchiya - Kapiriggama - Katukeliyawa - Katupuliyankulama - Kedewa - Kolibendawewa - Konakumbukwewa - Kudagama - Mahakanadarawa R. B. Track 01 - Mahakanadarawa R. B. Track 02 - Mahawewa - Medagama - Meemalwewa - Nabadagaswewa - Pallankulama - Pandukabhayapura - Peenagama - Pihimbiyagollewa - Rambewa - Rotawewa - Sandamalgama - Sangilikanadarawa - Siyambalagaswewa - Thalgahawewa - Thamarahalmillewa - Wahamalgollewa - Wahamalgollewa Track 03 - Wahamalgollewa Track 05 - Wewelketiya ## Quick answers - Where is Balahondawewa?In Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balahondawewa?Galkandegama, Ihala Kolongaswewa, Karambankulama, Kedewa, Pihimbiyagollewa and Wewelketiya - How many villages are in Balahondawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Balahondawewa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Balahondawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Balahondawewa?Rathmalgahawewa Hospital, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balahondawewa?People's Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balahondawewa?boc, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balahondawewa?Ceypetco, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balahondawewa?LK7118055 (OCHA common operational dataset)