# Kovulwewa GN division, Udubaddawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kovulwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Udubaddawa DS Division # Kovulwewa Kovulwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udubaddawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **5.29 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.3km² - 35 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kovulwewa? Kovulwewa lies in [Udubaddawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/), [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: [Gahalagaswala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/gahalagaswala/), [Habarawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/habarawewa/), [Hiruwalpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/hiruwalpola/), [Horagasagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/horagasagara/), [Ihala Weerakodiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/ihala-weerakodiyana/), [Ihala Yagamwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/ihala-yagamwela/), [Pahala Mandakondana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-mandakondana/), [Pahala Weerakodiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/pahala-weerakodiyana/) and [Wathuwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/wathuwatta/). By area it is the 2764th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Udubaddawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/). The centre of Kovulwewa is about 67 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5295° N, 79.9313° E. Local names: කොවුල්වැව . 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 Kovulwewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kovulwewa. Settlements here lie between about 32 m and 35 m above sea level (median 35 m). - Hettiyakotuwa - Kovulwewa - Mawikotuwa - Panwattegama 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 Kovulwewa Named natural and historic features inside Kovulwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 oil-palm estates; 3 estates. - Galwaiawatta - Gorakgas Agara - Karakkalamulla - Wanameewala - Watuwatta - Yaganwala 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 Kovulwewa 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 Kovulwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chester Animal Hospital · Ihalagama North 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48482&mlon=79.96988#map=17/7.48482/79.96988) Bank BOC · Thunthota 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49311&mlon=79.91544#map=17/7.49311/79.91544) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School kuli/yagamwella muslim maha vidyalaya · Pahala Yagamwela 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50419&mlon=79.93734#map=17/7.50419/79.93734) College Jamiah Manarul Hudha Arabic College · Divurumpola 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50632&mlon=79.95749#map=17/7.50632/79.95749) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 Udubaddawa DS Division - Ammanamulla - Bibiladeniya - Bunnehepola - Divurumpola - Dummalasooriya - Dunakadeniya North - Dunakadeniya South - Gahalagaswala - Habarawewa - Henegedara - Horathepola - Ihala Weerakodiyana - Ihala Yagamwela - Ihalagama North - Ihalagama South - Ilippugamuwa - Kahadenigama - Kandayaya - Kanubichchiya - Kappangamuwa - Karandavila - Kattimahana - Kekunawala - Kootharippuwa - Kumara Udawela - Kumbukgahamulla - Mahaagara - Meegahapelessa - Nawasigahawatta - Pahala Weerakodiyana - Pahala Yagamwela - Pahalagama - Palugamuwa - Paranagama - Polgaha Agara - Rantetiyawa - Siyambalagasruppa East - Siyambalagasruppa West - Thunthota - Udadeniya - Walpitagama - Wathuwatta ## Quick answers - Where is Kovulwewa?In Udubaddawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kovulwewa?Gahalagaswala, Habarawewa, Hiruwalpola, Horagasagara, Ihala Weerakodiyana, Ihala Yagamwela, Pahala Mandakondana, Pahala Weerakodiyana and Wathuwatta - How many villages are in Kovulwewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kovulwewa?Settlements lie between 32 m and 35 m - What is the best time to visit Kovulwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kovulwewa?Chester Animal Hospital, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kovulwewa?BOC, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kovulwewa?Kandawala, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kovulwewa?Ceypetco, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kovulwewa?LK6175010 (OCHA common operational dataset)