# Ipalawa GN division, Wariyapola DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/ipalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Wariyapola DS Division # Ipalawa Ipalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wariyapola DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **6.35 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.3km² - 93 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ipalawa? Ipalawa lies in [Wariyapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/), [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: [Elavitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/elavitigama/), [Kithulwehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/kithulwehera/), [Mamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/mamunuwa/), [Naramana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/naramana/), [Netiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/netiya/), [Piyumgalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/piyumgalla/), [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/rathmale/), [Thambarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/thambarawa/) and [Wilgamdematawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/wilgamdematawa/). By area it is the 2204th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Wariyapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/). The centre of Ipalawa is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6515° N, 80.2669° 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 **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ipalawa. - Koswattapitiya - Pahala Malagane 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 Ipalawa Named natural and historic features inside Ipalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kanogama 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 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 Health Care Hospital · Wariyapola 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61993&mlon=80.24569#map=17/7.61993/80.24569) Bank NDB Bank · Wariyapola 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62078&mlon=80.24518#map=17/7.62078/80.24518) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump CO-OP Filling Station · Wariyapola 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62572&mlon=80.24245#map=17/7.62572/80.24245) Hotel HOTEL Ranamayura · Piyumgalla 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62152&mlon=80.24949#map=17/7.62152/80.24949) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School AGOG BEES Pre-School · Rathmale 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63791&mlon=80.25739#map=17/7.63791/80.25739) College Teachers Training Institute · Vilakatupotha 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61700&mlon=80.23317#map=17/7.61700/80.23317) Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62815&mlon=80.24088#map=17/7.62815/80.24088) 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 Wariyapola DS Division - Ambakadawara - Amunugama - Avulegama - Bayawa - Deegithawa - Divulakele - Ebawalapitiya - Elavitigama - Embawa - Ethawa - Ginipendegama - Goluwawa - Habarawa - Halmillewa - Hettigedara - Horombuwa - Kahagolla - Karagaswewa - Karandawetiya - Kelegama - Kithulwehera - Konotta - Madatuwa - Magulagama - Malwana - Mamunuwa - Medagama - Mellapotta - Minuwangete - Mirihanegama - Muwanwellegedara - Nabadawewa - Naramana - Nelliya - Netiya - Padeniya - Pattalegedara - Pennithawa - Piyumgalla - Pothuwewa - Rabukana - Randeniya - Rathmale - Thambarawa - Thennakongama - Thissawa - Vilakatupotha - Walpaluwa - Wanduressa - Wanduressa Welgala - Wariyapola - Welawa - Werapola - Werella - Wewagedara ## Quick answers - Where is Ipalawa?In Wariyapola DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ipalawa?Elavitigama, Kithulwehera, Mamunuwa, Naramana, Netiya, Piyumgalla, Rathmale, Thambarawa and Wilgamdematawa - How many villages are in Ipalawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ipalawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ipalawa?Health Care Hospital , about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ipalawa?NDB Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ipalawa?PET, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ipalawa?CO-OP Filling Station, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ipalawa?LK6136160 (OCHA common operational dataset)