# Ikiriwewa GN division, Thambuththegama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/ikiriwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Thambuththegama DS Division # Ikiriwewa Ikiriwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thambuththegama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **8.59 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.6km² - 1mapped services - 76 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ikiriwewa? Ikiriwewa lies in [Thambuththegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Kalundegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rajanganaya/kalundegama/), [Makulewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/makulewa/), [Medagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/medagama-west/), [Musalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/musalpitiya/), [Nallachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/nallachchiya/), [Thambuttegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/thambuttegama/), [Thelhiriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/thelhiriyawa/) and [Walagambapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/walagambapura/). By area it is the 1488th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.6% of [Thambuththegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/). The centre of Ikiriwewa is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1281° N, 80.2846° E. Local names: ඉකිරිවැව . 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 Ikiriwewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ikiriwewa. - Bendiwewa - Ikiriwewa - Keditakkuwa 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 Ikiriwewa Named natural and historic features inside Ikiriwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Ikiri Wewa - Kalankuttiya Ela 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 Ikiriwewa 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 Ikiriwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thabuttegama Hospital · Thambuttegama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15384&mlon=80.29403#map=17/8.15384/80.29403) Bank Bank of Cylon · Thambuttegama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15154&mlon=80.29331#map=17/8.15154/80.29331) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Serasumgala 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13956&mlon=80.20615#map=17/8.13956/80.20615) Hotel Spring Villa · Musalpitiya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13648&mlon=80.29110#map=17/8.13648/80.29110) Mall vilasithaa lk · Kepela 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.07930&mlon=80.31404#map=17/8.07930/80.31404) School NCP/A/TB/TB/Kudagama Vidyalaya · Ikiriwewa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13040&mlon=80.27158#map=17/8.13040/80.27158) College Lake International School & Higher Educational Institute - Thambuththegama · Nallachchiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15677&mlon=80.30513#map=17/8.15677/80.30513) Police station Thambuttegama Police Station · Thambuttegama 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15091&mlon=80.29389#map=17/8.15091/80.29389) 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 Ikiriwewa Places mapped inside Ikiriwewa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Thambuththegama DS Division - Delnegama - Eriyagama - Galviharawewa - Helambawewa - Hureegaswewa - Jayasirigama - Kelegama - Kongollewa - Konwewa - Kuda Bellankadawala - Lunuwewa - Maha Bellankadawala - Makulewa - Mudungoda - Musalpitiya - Nallachchiya - Pahalagama - Solama - Thambuttegama - Thammennagama - Thammennawa - Thelhiriyawa - Thispanepura - Veheragala - Weliyawa ## Quick answers - Where is Ikiriwewa?In Thambuththegama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ikiriwewa?Kalundegama, Makulewa, Medagama West, Musalpitiya, Nallachchiya, Thambuttegama, Thelhiriyawa and Walagambapura - How many villages are in Ikiriwewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ikiriwewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ikiriwewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ikiriwewa?Thabuttegama Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ikiriwewa?Bank of Cylon, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ikiriwewa?Boc, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ikiriwewa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 8.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ikiriwewa?LK7145085 (OCHA common operational dataset)