# Kanawa GN division, Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District

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Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division 

# Kanawa

Kanawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.85 km²**.

- 2.9km²

## Where is Kanawa?

Kanawa lies in [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Periyakadunelawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/periyakadunelawa/), [Pothuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/pothuvila/) and [Seeradunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/seeradunna/). By area it is the 5184th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Kanawa is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5900° N, 80.3982° E. Local names: කනව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Kanawa 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 Kanawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wellawa · Pahala Hadirawalana 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55664&mlon=80.36915#map=17/7.55664/80.36915) 

Bank sanasa bank · Bamunugedara 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50960&mlon=80.36474#map=17/7.50960/80.36474) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump St. Anthony's Filling and Service Station · Pannala 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53234&mlon=80.43553#map=17/7.53234/80.43553) 

Hotel Amagla – Deduru Oya Estate · Peddawa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57194&mlon=80.39450#map=17/7.57194/80.39450) 

Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) 

School Wellawa Central College · Wellawa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56515&mlon=80.36491#map=17/7.56515/80.36491) 

College S.b Herath National School · Hindawewa 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) 

Police station Gokarella Police Station · Siyambalawehera 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59539&mlon=80.48023#map=17/7.59539/80.48023) 

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 Ganewatta DS Division

- Aluthgama
- Arankele
- Boraluwa
- Digankonwewa
- Divulwewa
- Hettigama
- Hindawewa
- Hiripitiya
- Hunupola
- Jahapagama
- Kalatuwagama
- Kekulawala
- Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara
- Kuda Uyangalla
- Kumbukgete
- Makulmade
- Makulwewa
- Malagamuwa
- Moragolla
- Neeraviya
- Nelawa
- Nelumpathgama
- Neriyawa
- Nikadalupotha
- Nikagolla
- Othuwela
- Pannawa
- Pothuvila
- Pothuwagonna
- Santhanagama
- Seeradunna
- Seerangoda
- Thambagalla
- Thanthirigama
- Thimbiriwewa
- Thittawelgala
- Thittawella
- Uyangalla
- Waduwawa
- Wegolla
- Weragala

## Quick answers

- Where is Kanawa?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kanawa?Periyakadunelawa, Pothuvila and Seeradunna
- What is the best time to visit Kanawa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kanawa?Wellawa, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kanawa?sanasa bank, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kanawa?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanawa?St. Anthony's Filling and Service Station, about 7.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kanawa?LK6133205 (OCHA common operational dataset)