# Kekulawala GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/kekulawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division # Kekulawala Kekulawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.12 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.1km² - 68 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kekulawala? Kekulawala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Divulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/divulwewa/), [Katuwannawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/katuwannawa/), [Netiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/netiya/), [Pothuwagonna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/pothuwagonna/), [Thimbiriwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/thimbiriwewa/), [Walpaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/walpaluwa/) and [Walpaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/walpaluwa/). By area it is the 4759th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Kekulawala is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7007° N, 80.2930° E. Local names: කැකුලාවල . 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 Kekulawala Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kekulawala. Settlements here lie between about 68 m and 71 m above sea level (median 68 m). - Kalatuwakele - Kekulawala - Nabadawewa - Rambegama - Wanduressa 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 Kekulawala Named natural and historic features inside Kekulawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Kalatuwakele Coconut Estate 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 Kekulawala 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 Kekulawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) Bank NDB Bank · Wariyapola 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62078&mlon=80.24518#map=17/7.62078/80.24518) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Lanka Filing Station · Ginipendegama 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63976&mlon=80.23095#map=17/7.63976/80.23095) Hotel pawana hotel · Werella 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66642&mlon=80.22580#map=17/7.66642/80.22580) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Malagane Maha Vidyalaya · Thambarawa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66680&mlon=80.27747#map=17/7.66680/80.27747) College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62815&mlon=80.24088#map=17/7.62815/80.24088) 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 - Kanawa - 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 Kekulawala?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kekulawala?Divulwewa, Katuwannawa, Netiya, Pothuwagonna, Thimbiriwewa, Walpaluwa and Walpaluwa - How many villages are in Kekulawala?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kekulawala?Settlements lie between 68 m and 71 m - What is the best time to visit Kekulawala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kekulawala?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kekulawala?NDB Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kekulawala?PET, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kekulawala?Lanka Filing Station, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kekulawala?LK6133020 (OCHA common operational dataset)