# Bowala GN division, Alawwa DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/bowala/ Grama Niladhari division · Alawwa DS Division # Bowala Bowala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Alawwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.15 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.1km² - 87 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bowala? Bowala lies in [Alawwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bujjomuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/bujjomuwa/), [Kendahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/kendahena/), [Udagankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/udagankanda/), [Udakekulawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/udakekulawala/), [Wewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/wewala/) and [Yattalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/yattalgoda/). By area it is the 9600th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Alawwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/). The centre of Bowala is about 54 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2792° N, 80.1957° E. Local names: බෝවල . 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 Bowala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bowala. - Yatthalgoda 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 Bowala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bowala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thalwaththa Hospital · Nawathalwatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29182&mlon=80.18576#map=17/7.29182/80.18576) Bank Peopl's Bank · Alawwa South 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29509&mlon=80.23812#map=17/7.29509/80.23812) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawwa South 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29488&mlon=80.23814#map=17/7.29488/80.23814) Petrol pump Filling Station · Paramaulla 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29836&mlon=80.22457#map=17/7.29836/80.22457) Hotel Cerulean region · Thulhiriya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27721&mlon=80.22299#map=17/7.27721/80.22299) Mall Arpico Supercentre - Kegalle · Kegalle Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25352&mlon=80.34145#map=17/7.25352/80.34145) School Oxford International College Warakapola · Nangalla 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26156&mlon=80.21670#map=17/7.26156/80.21670) College Sri Rahula Central College - Alawwa · Nangalla 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26610&mlon=80.22147#map=17/7.26610/80.22147) Police station Alawwa Police Station · Alawwa South 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29585&mlon=80.24267#map=17/7.29585/80.24267) 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 Alawwa DS Division - Abbowa - Alawwa North - Alawwa South - Boyawalana - Bujjomuwa - Damunupola - Dehelgamuwa - Divulgahakotuwa - Galatharaya - Galdeniya - Galgamuwa North - Galgamuwa South - Galpottepola - Henduwawa - Henduwawa Colony - Hinnarapola - Humbuluwa East - Humbuluwa West - Ihala Kalalpitiya - Ihala Walakumbura - Ihala Wettewa - Imbulgoda - Kanameewala - Kandegedara North - Kandegedara South - Kebellavita - Kendagolla - Kendahena - Keppitiwalana - Kiriwanapola - Koholana - Lewdeniya - Madawala - Maharachchimulla - Maldeniya - Medagampola - Miriheliya - Nawathalwatta - Nebadawathura - Nugawela - Nungamuwa Ihala - Nungamuwa Pahala - Othara Kiruwampola - Pahala Kalalpitiya - Pahala Walakumbura - Pallekekulawala - Pallemorugama - Pangolla - Pannala - Paramaulla - Poramadala - Thumbulla - Udagankanda - Udakekulawala - Vilgamuwa - Vilgamuwa Watta - Wadawa - Waduwawa - Wedeniya - Welikare - Wennoruwa East - Wennoruwa West - Wewala - Yatigaloluwa - Yattalgoda ## Quick answers - Where is Bowala?In Alawwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bowala?Bujjomuwa, Kendahena, Udagankanda, Udakekulawala, Wewala and Yattalgoda - How many villages are in Bowala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bowala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bowala?Thalwaththa Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bowala?Peopl's Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bowala?People's Bank ATM, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bowala?Filling Station, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bowala?LK6184320 (OCHA common operational dataset)