# Korakahawewa GN division, Thalawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/korakahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawa DS Division # Korakahawewa Korakahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.16 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.2km² - 115 mtypical elevation ## Where is Korakahawewa? Korakahawewa lies in [Thalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/), [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: [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nachchaduwa/aluthwewa/), [Amane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nachchaduwa/amane/), [Divulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nachchaduwa/divulwewa/), [Hinguruwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/hinguruwewa/) and [Pahalawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nachchaduwa/pahalawewa/). By area it is the 3615th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Thalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/). The centre of Korakahawewa is about 157 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2475° N, 80.3834° E. Local names: කොරකහවැව . 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 Korakahawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Korakahawewa. - Korakahawewa 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 Korakahawewa Named natural and historic features inside Korakahawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kitulgaha 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 Korakahawewa 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 Korakahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Leeds Hospital · Step 2 Part 4 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31240&mlon=80.41134#map=17/8.31240/80.41134) Bank Bank of Ceylon - Thalawa · Ihala Thalawa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23725&mlon=80.35131#map=17/8.23725/80.35131) ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) Petrol pump Anuradhapura Srawasthipura Lanka Filling Station · Shrawasthipura 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.30015&mlon=80.37645#map=17/8.30015/80.37645) Hotel Ceylon Marley Villa · Hinguruwewa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.24191&mlon=80.36361#map=17/8.24191/80.36361) Mall Alankulama Family Super · Step 2 Part 2 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32013&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.32013/80.39968) School Divulwewa School · Divulwewa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25001&mlon=80.39642#map=17/8.25001/80.39642) College National Youth Corps Training Center · Mahapaladikulama 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.28445&mlon=80.42638#map=17/8.28445/80.42638) Police station Anuradhapura Police Station · Step 1 Part 2 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32949&mlon=80.40744#map=17/8.32949/80.40744) 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 Thalawa DS Division - Adhiranigama - Daladapura - Eliyadivulwewa - Endagala - Eppawala - Galmaduwa - Galwaduwagama - Hinguruwewa - Hirigollegama - Ihala Halmillewa - Ihala Siyambalewa - Ihala Thalawa - Ihalagama - Kadigawa - Kadurugaswewa - Karagahawewa - Katiyawa Track 01 - Katiyawa Track 02 - Katiyawa Track 06 - Katiyawa Track 09 - Katiyawa Track 10 - Keledivulwewa - Kelesiyambalewa - Ketakale - Kiralogama - Kiriamunukole - Kumbukgahawewa - Kurunduwewa - Mawathawewa - Medagama - Mediyawa - Meegassegama - Moragoda - Nallamudawa - Nawa Hanguranketha - Pahala Thalawa - Palugaswewa - Rajjallegama ## Quick answers - Where is Korakahawewa?In Thalawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Korakahawewa?Aluthwewa, Amane, Divulwewa, Hinguruwewa and Pahalawewa - How many villages are in Korakahawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Korakahawewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Korakahawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Korakahawewa?Leeds Hospital, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Korakahawewa?Bank of Ceylon - Thalawa, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Korakahawewa?Hnb, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Korakahawewa?Anuradhapura Srawasthipura Lanka Filling Station, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Korakahawewa?LK7148050 (OCHA common operational dataset)