# Dunumawa GN division, Rideegama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/dunumawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Rideegama DS Division # Dunumawa Dunumawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.71 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.7km² - 611 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dunumawa? Dunumawa lies in [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/), [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: [Alawathuwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/alawathuwala/), [Bambaragahakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/bambaragahakanda/), [Dehiwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/dehiwatta/), [Ihalamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ihalamulla/), [Kithulgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kithulgolla/), [Mirissala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/mirissala/) and [Pathingolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/pathingolla/). By area it is the 7716th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/). The centre of Dunumawa is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4627° N, 80.5594° E. Local names: දුණුමාව . 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 Dunumawa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Dunumawa. Settlements here lie between about 344 m and 632 m above sea level (median 611 m). - Gallenawatta - Udamulladunumawa - Walaramba 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 Dunumawa Named natural and historic features inside Dunumawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Nagolla 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 Dunumawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 520 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 61 Feb 23 55 Mar 25 94 Apr 25 182 May 24 162 Jun 24 93 Jul 23 65 Aug 23 76 Sep 24 118 Oct 23 258 Nov 23 270 Dec 22 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dunumawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ankumbura Divitional Hospital · Ankumbura South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44044&mlon=80.57017#map=17/7.44044/80.57017) Bank gramiya bank · Ovilikanda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45494&mlon=80.58296#map=17/7.45494/80.58296) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) Hotel Selegama Holiday Bungalow · Bambaragahakanda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47647&mlon=80.56130#map=17/7.47647/80.56130) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Ihalamulla Weluwana Maha Vidyalaya · Dehiwatta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45807&mlon=80.56568#map=17/7.45807/80.56568) College Ankumbura National College · Ankumbura North 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43505&mlon=80.57878#map=17/7.43505/80.57878) Police station Ankumbura Police Station · Ankumbura North 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43881&mlon=80.57199#map=17/7.43881/80.57199) 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 Rideegama DS Division - Adapola - Akkara Panaha - Alakolamada - Ambakote - Balagala - Balawattala - Bambaragahakanda - Bogamuwa - Buluwala - Buluwalakanda - Dedurunadeegama - Delvita - Diniminiyathenna - Dodamgasalanada - Dodangahakotuwa - Doranepola - Erepolakanda - Eriyagolla - Gabadagama - Galbindinaela - Gallawa - Ganegoda - Ginihiriya - Gonadeniya - Gonamada - Gonigoda - Gopallawa - Goraka Ela - Gurumada - Hadiramulla - Haliyamulla - Hewenpola - Hunugalkadulla - Hunupolagedara - Ihala Udattapola - Ikiriwatta - Jakaduwa - Jankure - Kahahena - Kalugahathenna - Kanadeniyawala - Kandegedara - Kandepola - Kandupalatha - Kanugolla - Karandagolla - Katiyawa - Kavisigamuwa - Kelemulla - Kiribathgalla - Kithulgolla - Kithulwala - Kongoda - Korossa - Kosgolla - Kosgollepola - Koswatta - Kothalawalagama - Kotuhena - Kurukeppitiya - Kuthurumahana - Lihiniwehera - Madithiyawa - Mahawela - Malbe - Maspotha - Medagama - Medakanda - Meeliyadda - Meepitiya - Metiyampotha - Minirangama - Mirissala - Morathiha - Nahalla - Nelaulla - Nithulpitiya - Niyangama - Nuwarayaya - Ogodapola - Olagama - Paliella - Pallehorombuwa - Pallekanda - Palleyaya - Panagamuwa - Paragaswewa - Paragoda - Pihimbuwa - Pitiyegedara - Polwatta - Pusselikanda - Pussella - Rambadagalla - Rambukandana - Ranthetikanda - Rathvita - Reddagoda - Rideegama - Siyambalangamuwa - Thalgaspitiya - Thelambugalla - Udahena - Udahorombuwa - Udakendawala - Udattapola Pahala - Wanduressa - Warakawehera - Wegama - Welagedara - Welikanda - Wewegedara ## Quick answers - Where is Dunumawa?In Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dunumawa?Alawathuwala, Bambaragahakanda, Dehiwatta, Ihalamulla, Kithulgolla, Mirissala and Pathingolla - How many villages are in Dunumawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dunumawa?Settlements lie between 344 m and 632 m - What is the best time to visit Dunumawa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dunumawa?Ankumbura Divitional Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dunumawa?gramiya bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dunumawa?People's Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dunumawa?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dunumawa?LK6163465 (OCHA common operational dataset)