# Bulnewa GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/bulnewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Bulnewa Bulnewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **8.59 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.6km² - 1mapped services - 144 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bulnewa? Bulnewa lies in [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Ambagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/ambagaswewa/), [Kambuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/kambuwatawana/), [Maneruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/maneruwa/), [Moragollagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/moragollagama/), [Pohorawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/pohorawatta/), [Siyambalangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/siyambalangamuwa/), [Thaladapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thaladapitiya/) and [Thalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thalawa/). By area it is the 1488th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Bulnewa is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9237° N, 80.4455° E. Local names: බුල්නෑව . 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 Bulnewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bulnewa. - Bulanewa 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 Bulnewa Named natural and historic features inside Bulnewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Demodara Wewa - Horaw Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Kiralabokkagama 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 Bulnewa 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 Bulnewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bulnewa Weda Madura · Bulnewa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92306&mlon=80.43060#map=17/7.92306/80.43060) Bank Co-Operative Rural Bank · Ehetuwewa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93691&mlon=80.34640#map=17/7.93691/80.34640) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galnewa Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Yapahuwa Paradise Resort · Moragollagama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90500&mlon=80.42231#map=17/7.90500/80.42231) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Siyambalangamuwa Primary School · Siyambalangamuwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93927&mlon=80.45408#map=17/7.93927/80.45408) College Thalawa Central College · Thalawa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93806&mlon=80.43940#map=17/7.93806/80.43940) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Bulnewa Places mapped inside Bulnewa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Polpitigama DS Division - Agare - Ambagaswewa - Amunakole - Angulgamuwa - Baddegama - Bakmeewewa - Balagolla - Bogolla - Dagama - Dambe - Deegama - Dekanduwala - Dembatagala - Doraweruwa - Elagamuwa - Galagedaragama - Galahitiyagama - Galgiriyawa - Galketiyagama - Galtenwewa - Hakwatunawa - Halmillawewa - Hangamuwa - Hathigamuwa - Hathpokuna - Henawa - Herathgama - Ihala Thelambiyawa - Ihala Thimbiriyawa - Imihaminegama - Indigolla - Kalawana - Kalugalla - Kambuwatawana - Keralankadawala - Kiribamunegama - Koruwawa - Kosgaha Ela - Kumbukkadawala - Kumbukulawa - Madagalla - Madahapola - Maeliya North - Maeliya South - Makulpotha - Mal Asna - Mamunugama - Medakanda - Meegaswewa - Moragollagama - Morotta - Nikawehera - Nikawewa - Niyandawanaya - Pallekele - Paragaha Ela - Pathirennegama - Pohorawatta - Polgahangoda - Polpithigama - Ponnilawa - Pothuvila - Rambe - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalawa - Thalpathwewa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Bulnewa?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bulnewa?Ambagaswewa, Kambuwatawana, Maneruwa, Moragollagama, Pohorawatta, Siyambalangamuwa, Thaladapitiya and Thalawa - How many villages are in Bulnewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bulnewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bulnewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bulnewa?Bulnewa Weda Madura, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bulnewa?Co-Operative Rural Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bulnewa?HNB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulnewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bulnewa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bulnewa?LK6127025 (OCHA common operational dataset)