# Muriyakadawala GN division, Thirappane DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/muriyakadawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Thirappane DS Division 

# Muriyakadawala

Muriyakadawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **3.21 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.2km²
- 145 mtypical elevation

## Where is Muriyakadawala?

Muriyakadawala lies in [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/), [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: [Alagollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/alagollewa/), [Amunichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/amunichchiya/), [Ihala Ambathale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/ihala-ambathale/), [Keeriyagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/keeriyagaswewa/) and [Sandapagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/sandapagama/). By area it is the 4630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/). The centre of Muriyakadawala is about 159 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1350° N, 80.6337° E. Local names: මුරියාකඩවල .

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 Muriyakadawala

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Muriyakadawala.

- Kudawewa
- Muriyakadawala

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).

## Weather in Muriyakadawala 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 Muriyakadawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Railway Town · Railway Town 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05847&mlon=80.58703#map=17/8.05847/80.58703) 

Bank Seylan Bank · Kekirawa Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04046&mlon=80.59894#map=17/8.04046/80.59894) 

ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kekirawa Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03513&mlon=80.59999#map=17/8.03513/80.59999) 

Hotel Sakura Hotel · Moragoda 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16928&mlon=80.66201#map=17/8.16928/80.66201) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Ganewelpola Muslim Vidyalaya · Ganewalpola 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09316&mlon=80.62887#map=17/8.09316/80.62887) 

College Green Village Campus · Eppawala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11744&mlon=80.73560#map=17/8.11744/80.73560) 

Police station siwalakulama police station · Sivalakulama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25511&mlon=80.63583#map=17/8.25511/80.63583) 

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 Thirappane DS Division

- Alagollewa
- Alisthana
- Aluth Punchikulama
- Amunichchiya
- Dayagama
- Dematawewa
- Ethungama North
- Ethungama South
- Galkulama
- Gnanikkulama
- Idigahawewa
- Ihala Ambathale
- Kandupagama
- Karuwalagaswewa
- Kattamurichchana
- Kuttikulama
- Labunoruwa
- Mahakanumulla
- Manakkulama
- Mawathawewa
- Meewellewa
- Pahala Ambathale
- Paindikulama
- Pairimaduwa
- Perimiyankulama
- Periyakulama
- Pethis Rambewa
- Puliyankulama
- Sandapagama
- Selesthimaduwa
- Sembukulama
- Thirappane Kadaweediya
- Thirappanegama
- Uttimaduwa
- Uttupitiya
- Walagambahuwa
- Wanamal Uyana
- Wannamkulama
- Wannammaduwa
- Wellamudawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Muriyakadawala?In Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Muriyakadawala?Alagollewa, Amunichchiya, Ihala Ambathale, Keeriyagaswewa and Sandapagama
- How many villages are in Muriyakadawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Muriyakadawala?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Muriyakadawala?Railway Town, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Muriyakadawala?Seylan Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Muriyakadawala?Peoples Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muriyakadawala?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Muriyakadawala?LK7151190 (OCHA common operational dataset)