# Solewewa GN division, Giribawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/solewewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division # Solewewa Solewewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.54 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.5km² - 64 mtypical elevation ## Where is Solewewa? Solewewa lies in [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/), [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: [Jayanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/jayanthipura/), [Pathane Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/pathane-wewa/), [Perakumpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/perakumpura/), [Sangabopura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/sangabopura/), [Solepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/solepura/), [Thammitagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/thammitagama/) and [Warawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/warawewa/). By area it is the 4241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Solewewa is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1434° N, 80.1370° E. Local names: සෝලේවැව . 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 Solewewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Solewewa. - Solewewa - Tract 4 - Tract Five - Tract Four 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 Solewewa Named natural and historic features inside Solewewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Nika Wewa - Solay 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 Solewewa 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 Solewewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pahala Giribawa Hospital · Ihala Giribawa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11683&mlon=80.19362#map=17/8.11683/80.19362) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Saliyawewa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19292&mlon=80.09421#map=17/8.19292/80.09421) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station · Saliyawewa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19401&mlon=80.09416#map=17/8.19401/80.09416) Hotel Wilputtu rest · Pahala Maragahawewa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23359&mlon=80.13639#map=17/8.23359/80.13639) Mall Bandara Stores · Miyellewa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00517&mlon=80.10547#map=17/8.00517/80.10547) School Perakumpura National School · Perakumpura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15500&mlon=80.14427#map=17/8.15500/80.14427) College Non Commisioned Officers Training School · Saliyawewa 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20048&mlon=80.09651#map=17/8.20048/80.09651) Police station Rajanganaya Police Station · Track 11 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19786&mlon=80.15169#map=17/8.19786/80.15169) 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 Giribawa DS Division - Abhayapura - Aliyawetunuwewa - Bambare - Damsopura - Gampola - Gurulupitigama - Halmillagala - Hasthirajapura - Hettiarachchigama - Ihala Giribawa - Ihala Maradankadawala - Jayanthipura - Kokmaduwa - Madige - Mahasenpura - Mailewa - Orugala - Pahala Giribawa - Pathane Wewa - Perakumpura - Pothana - Sandagala Palatha - Sangabopura - Sangappalaya - Serasumgala - Solepura - Thambutta - Thammennawa - Thammitagama - Thimbiripokuna - Wannikudawewa - Warawewa - Weerapokuna - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Solewewa?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Solewewa?Jayanthipura, Pathane Wewa, Perakumpura, Sangabopura, Solepura, Thammitagama and Warawewa - How many villages are in Solewewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Solewewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Solewewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Solewewa?Pahala Giribawa Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Solewewa?Samurdhi Bank, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Solewewa?Boc, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Solewewa?Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station, about 7.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Solewewa?LK6103080 (OCHA common operational dataset)