# Kolibendawewa GN division, Rambewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/kolibendawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Rambewa DS Division # Kolibendawewa Kolibendawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **16.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16.8km² - 2mapped services - 74 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kolibendawewa? Kolibendawewa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Asirikgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/asirikgama/), [Gambirigaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/gambirigaswewa/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/medagama/) and [Puleliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/puleliya/). By area it is the 623rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.5% of [Rambewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/). The centre of Kolibendawewa is about 184 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4923° N, 80.4154° E. Local names: කෝලිබැන්දවැව . 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 Kolibendawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kolibendawewa. - Ihala Kotiyawa 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 Kolibendawewa Named natural and historic features inside Kolibendawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Ihala Kotiyawa Wewa - Kalibendewa Wewa - Magurahitiyawa Wewa - Pahala Kotiyawa Wewa - Tammannewa 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 Kolibendawewa 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 Kolibendawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Neriyakulam Divisional Hospital · Sinnasippikulam 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60166&mlon=80.37013#map=17/8.60166/80.37013) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Parasangaswewa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44883&mlon=80.43129#map=17/8.44883/80.43129) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Medawachchiya West 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.53403&mlon=80.49558#map=17/8.53403/80.49558) Hotel Sunway Family Resort · Sandamalgama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.42558&mlon=80.47737#map=17/8.42558/80.47737) Mall dayani trade center · Step 1 Part 2 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33356&mlon=80.41031#map=17/8.33356/80.41031) School NCP/A/A/RB/Ihala Kotiyawa Mu. Vidyalaya · Kolibendawewa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48807&mlon=80.41582#map=17/8.48807/80.41582) College Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Jayanthi Gramaya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38915&mlon=80.43546#map=17/8.38915/80.43546) Police station Neiryakualm Police Post · Sinnasippikulam 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60131&mlon=80.37097#map=17/8.60131/80.37097) 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 Kolibendawewa Places mapped inside Kolibendawewa in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Rambewa DS Division - Ambagahawewa - Balahondawewa - Diviyaudabendawewa - Galkandegama - Galweeragollewa - Gonewa - Ihala Kolongaswewa - Ikirigollewa - Kadurugasdamana - Kallanchiya - Kapiriggama - Katukeliyawa - Katupuliyankulama - Kedewa - 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 Kolibendawewa?In Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kolibendawewa?Asirikgama, Gambirigaswewa, Medagama and Puleliya - How many villages are in Kolibendawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kolibendawewa?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kolibendawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kolibendawewa?Neriyakulam Divisional Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kolibendawewa?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kolibendawewa?Boc smart, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kolibendawewa?Ceypetco, about 10.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kolibendawewa?LK7118005 (OCHA common operational dataset)