# Weliyawa GN division, Ehetuwewa DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/weliyawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Ehetuwewa DS Division 

# Weliyawa

Weliyawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.46 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.5km²
- 2mapped services
- 99 mtypical elevation

## Where is Weliyawa?

Weliyawa lies in [Ehetuwewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Andarawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/andarawewa/), [Mahawelithenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/mahawelithenna/), [Medinnoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/medinnoruwa/) and [Porottukadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/porottukadawala/). By area it is the 5902nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Ehetuwewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/). The centre of Weliyawa is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0308° N, 80.3605° E. Local names: වැලියාව .

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 Weliyawa

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

- Ganangomuwa
- Madinnoruwa

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 Weliyawa

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

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Ganangomuwa Wewa
- Hettiarachchiyagama 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 Weliyawa 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 Weliyawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Meegalewa Hospital · Meegalewa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05719&mlon=80.35496#map=17/8.05719/80.35496) 

Bank People's Bank · Meegalewa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05679&mlon=80.35384#map=17/8.05679/80.35384) 

ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Sation · Meegalewa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05561&mlon=80.35517#map=17/8.05561/80.35517) 

Hotel Agastyā Hotel · Kattaragama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03514&mlon=80.45872#map=17/8.03514/80.45872) 

Mall Herath Store · Weliyawa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03727&mlon=80.35900#map=17/8.03727/80.35900) 

School Mahaweli Central College · Meegalewa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05460&mlon=80.35153#map=17/8.05460/80.35153) 

College U.B wanninayaka national college galgamuwa · Wadugama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98305&mlon=80.26783#map=17/7.98305/80.26783) 

Police station Meegalewa Police Station · Meegalewa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05673&mlon=80.35619#map=17/8.05673/80.35619) 

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 Weliyawa

Places mapped inside Weliyawa in open map data, by type.

- Shopping malls2

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 Ehetuwewa DS Division

- Andarawewa
- Atharagalla
- Bongama
- Divulgane
- Ehetuwewa
- Eriyawa
- Ethinimale
- Galapitadigana
- Gurugoda
- Hiddewa
- Hunugallewa
- Ihala Digana
- Ihala Embogama
- Kaduruwewa
- Kathnoruwa
- Katugampalagama
- Maha Embogama
- Mahakathnoruwa
- Mahawelithenna
- Makulewa
- Medinnoruwa
- Mudiyannegama
- Nabadewa
- Nakolagane
- Nithalawa
- Nithogama
- Pothanegama
- Rathnadivulwewa
- Thimbiriyawa
- Veheragodayaya
- Vikadenigama
- Walathwewa
- Wedinigama
- Yaddessawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Weliyawa?In Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Weliyawa?Andarawewa, Mahawelithenna, Medinnoruwa and Porottukadawala
- How many villages are in Weliyawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Weliyawa?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Weliyawa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Weliyawa?Meegalewa Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Weliyawa?People's Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Weliyawa?Hnb, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weliyawa?Ceypetco Filling Sation, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Weliyawa?LK6109035 (OCHA common operational dataset)
