# Ipalawa GN division, Ibbagamuwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/ipalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ibbagamuwa DS Division # Ipalawa Ipalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ibbagamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.03 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 3mapped services - 148 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ipalawa? Ipalawa lies in [Ibbagamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Hiddana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/hiddana/), [Ibbagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/ibbagamuwa/), [Kandulawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/kandulawa/), [Polgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/polgolla/), [Thalgodapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/thalgodapitiya/) and [Udathammita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/udathammita/). By area it is the 6860th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Ibbagamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/). The centre of Ipalawa is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5695° N, 80.4646° E. Local names: ඉපලව . 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 Ipalawa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ipalawa. Settlements here lie between about 140 m and 152 m above sea level (median 148 m). - Ipalawa - Ipalewa - Karauwewa - Pahala Walpola 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). ## Weather in Ipalawa 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 Ipalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gokarella Divisional Hospital · Daramitipola 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58538&mlon=80.47531#map=17/7.58538/80.47531) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Wewegedara 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54782&mlon=80.48976#map=17/7.54782/80.48976) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Ipalawa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57275&mlon=80.46619#map=17/7.57275/80.46619) Hotel Ranmal Nature Hotel · Polgolla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58111&mlon=80.47109#map=17/7.58111/80.47109) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School Wayamba Janadhipathi Vidyalaya · Ipalawa 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56927&mlon=80.46475#map=17/7.56927/80.46475) College Gem and Jewellery Research and Training Institute · Malbe 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46638&mlon=80.51778#map=17/7.46638/80.51778) Police station Gokarella Police Station · Siyambalawehera 3.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ipalawa Places mapped inside Ipalawa in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Ibbagamuwa DS Division - Ambanpola - Aragama - Bakmeegolla - Bandipola - Bogamuwa - Daramitipola - Deeyawa - Dehelgamuwa - Dewagiriya - Diddeniya - Diggalawatta - Diyathure - Doluwa - Galketigama - Ganegoda - Godagama - Godarathmale - Gurussa - Hangamuwa - Henegedara - Hiddana - Hipawwa - Ibbagamuwa - Ihala Gokarella - Kahatawela - Kandegedara - Kandulawa - Karandagolla - Katupotha - Kendawala - Kimbulwana Oya - Kiribamuna - Kirindigalla - Kumbalanga - Lenawa - Madigedethilianga - Mahagama - Mahamookalanyaya - Manapaya - Medagampola - Medagedara - Medamulla - Meddeketiya - Megodadiyathure - Muruthawa - Nabeta - Neerammulla - Neketta - Nelliya - Nembilikumbura - Nindapella - Omaragolla - Panliyadda - Pannala - Peddawa - Periyakadunelawa - Pitapahamuna - Polgolla - Polkatuwa - Pudukkulama - Puswellegama - Ragedara - Siyambalawehera - Thalgodapitiya - Thammita - Thihawa - Udathammita - Udawela - Unit 3 - Ussawa - Wadupola - Welgala - Wewalagama ## Quick answers - Where is Ipalawa?In Ibbagamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ipalawa?Hiddana, Ibbagamuwa, Kandulawa, Polgolla, Thalgodapitiya and Udathammita - How many villages are in Ipalawa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ipalawa?Settlements lie between 140 m and 152 m - What is the best time to visit Ipalawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ipalawa?Gokarella Divisional Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ipalawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ipalawa?People's Bank ATM, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ipalawa?Lanka IOC, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ipalawa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ipalawa?LK6130275 (OCHA common operational dataset)