# Ithewa GN division, Kotawehera DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/ithewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Kotawehera DS Division 

# Ithewa

Ithewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.31 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.3km²
- 93 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ithewa?

Ithewa lies in [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Bogollagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/bogollagama/), [Dodamgollegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/dodamgollegama/), [Hulogedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/hulogedara/), [Ipalogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/ipalogama/), [Konwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/konwewa-lk6124215/), [Mawathagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/mawathagama/), [Nagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/nagala/), [Nawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/nawana/) and [Pinnapolegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/pinnapolegama/). By area it is the 3472nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/). The centre of Ithewa is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8057° N, 80.1851° E. Local names: ඉතෑව .

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 Ithewa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ithewa.

- Timbiriyawa

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 Ithewa

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

### Water

4 reservoirs and tanks.

- Bogolla Wewa
- Ithew Wewa
- Meegas Wewa
- Palukon 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 Ithewa 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 Ithewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Royal Opticare · Nikaweratiya North 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74809&mlon=80.11535#map=17/7.74809/80.11535) 

Bank People's Bank · Nikaweratiya North 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74824&mlon=80.11819#map=17/7.74824/80.11819) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) 

Hotel junction hotel · Nikaweratiya North 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75062&mlon=80.11568#map=17/7.75062/80.11568) 

Mall Mallika store · Ambanpola South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91631&mlon=80.24026#map=17/7.91631/80.24026) 

School Hulogedara Scool · Hulogedara 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79080&mlon=80.19066#map=17/7.79080/80.19066) 

College SRI Palitha Nenasala · Karakole 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75960&mlon=80.13308#map=17/7.75960/80.13308) 

Police station SSP's Office · Nikaweratiya North 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75373&mlon=80.12022#map=17/7.75373/80.12022) 

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 Kotawehera DS Division

- Aluthgama
- Dehennegama
- Digannewa
- Digannewatta
- Divullepitiya
- Dodamgollegama
- Elagammillawa
- Galkadawala
- Girilla
- Hidogama
- Hulawa
- Ihala Weeradadana
- Kelegama
- Kotavehera
- Kuda Mithawa
- Kudarawaliya
- Kumbukwewa
- Maha Kirinda A
- Maha Kirinda B
- Mahamithawa
- Meewellewa
- Monnekulama
- Moragolla
- Nagala
- Nawana
- Paalu Uswewa
- Palugolla Track 10 A
- Palugolla Track 10 B
- Sirisethagama
- Yakadapatha

## Quick answers

- Where is Ithewa?In Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ithewa?Bogollagama, Dodamgollegama, Hulogedara, Ipalogama, Konwewa, Mawathagama, Nagala, Nawana and Pinnapolegama
- How many villages are in Ithewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ithewa?4 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Ithewa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ithewa?Royal Opticare, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ithewa?People's Bank, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ithewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 7.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ithewa?LK6115145 (OCHA common operational dataset)
