# Getulawa GN division, Bingiriya DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/getulawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Bingiriya DS Division 

# Getulawa

Getulawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **8.08 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.1km²
- 26 mtypical elevation

## Where is Getulawa?

Getulawa lies in [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Ihala Galwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-galwewa/), [Koshenagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/koshenagara/), [Molaeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/molaeliya/), [Pahala Thalampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-thalampola/), [Puwakgahakadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/puwakgahakadawala/), [Subhasinghapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rasnayakapura/subhasinghapura/) and [Wathupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wathupola/). By area it is the 1597th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/). The centre of Getulawa is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6699° N, 79.9634° E. Local names: ගැටුලාව .

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 Getulawa

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

- Getaulawa
- Weddalupotha

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 Getulawa

Named natural and historic features inside Getulawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream.

- Getulawa Wewa
- Karamba Oya

### Estates

1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate.

- Getaulawa
- Labuyaya

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 Getulawa 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 Getulawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weerapokuna Hospital · Weerapokuna 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65183&mlon=79.98924#map=17/7.65183/79.98924) 

Bank People's Bank · Weerapokuna 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65266&mlon=79.98881#map=17/7.65266/79.98881) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Weerapokuna 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65113&mlon=79.98909#map=17/7.65113/79.98909) 

Hotel sarani Hotel · Katupotha 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73454&mlon=79.95597#map=17/7.73454/79.95597) 

Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) 

School Weerapokuna Vijitha M.M.V · Weerapokuna 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65359&mlon=79.98979#map=17/7.65359/79.98979) 

College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) 

Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 

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 Bingiriya DS Division

- Aluthgama
- Bakmeeruppa
- Bandarigalgoda
- Bingiriya
- Bowatta
- Brahmanayagama
- Hamannapahuwa
- Heenpannawa
- Hendiyapola
- Hiruwalpola
- Horagasagara
- Ihala Galwewa
- Ihala Kadigamuwa
- Ihala Kalugama
- Ihala Konkandawala
- Ihala Koswatta
- Kaduruwewa
- Karandanayagama
- Kelegedara
- Kiniyama East
- Kiniyama West
- Konkadawala
- Kosagama
- Koshenagara
- Kudakalawa
- Kurundupotha
- Madulupitiya
- Manelembuwa
- Maunawa
- Meladeniya
- Molaeliya
- Mookalanhena
- Murukandiya
- Nithalawa
- Padiwela
- Pahala Galwewa
- Pahala Kadigamuwa
- Pahala Kiniyama
- Pahala Koswatta
- Pahala Mandakondana
- Pahala Thalampola
- Panawewa
- Puwakgahakadawala
- Tharana
- Thorabichchiya
- Udawela
- Urapotta
- Vilattawa Palatha
- Wanduressa
- Weerapokuna
- Wellarawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Getulawa?In Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Getulawa?Ihala Galwewa, Koshenagara, Molaeliya, Pahala Thalampola, Puwakgahakadawala, Subhasinghapura and Wathupola
- How many villages are in Getulawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Getulawa?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Getulawa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Getulawa?Weerapokuna Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Getulawa?People's Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Getulawa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Getulawa?LK6142010 (OCHA common operational dataset)
