# Gonawa GN division, Weerabugedara DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/gonawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Weerabugedara DS Division # Gonawa Gonawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weerabugedara DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.60 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.6km² - 94 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gonawa? Gonawa lies in [Weerabugedara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/), [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: [Bamunugedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/bamunugedara/), [Ginipenda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/ginipenda/), [Hanwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/hanwella/), [Kalugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/kalugamuwa/), [Mudunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/mudunna/), [Weerambugedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/weerambugedara/) and [Yalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/yalawa/). By area it is the 5642nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Weerabugedara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/weerabugedara/). The centre of Gonawa is about 75 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4737° N, 80.2527° E. Local names: ගෝනව . 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 Gonawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gonawa. - Hanwella Ihala - Yaddehigedara 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 Gonawa Named natural and historic features inside Gonawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Yaddehigedara 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 Gonawa 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 Gonawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayurweda Hospital Narammala · Narammala 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43257&mlon=80.21259#map=17/7.43257/80.21259) Bank SDB Bank - North Western Regional Office · Piduruwella 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47664&mlon=80.30621#map=17/7.47664/80.30621) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Filling Station · Bamunawala 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47347&mlon=80.32742#map=17/7.47347/80.32742) Hotel Kakulanda · Galabadagama 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45301&mlon=80.28909#map=17/7.45301/80.28909) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School Welamitiyawa Siri Gunarathana Kanishta Vidyalaya · Huruggamuwa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46531&mlon=80.22384#map=17/7.46531/80.22384) College Annoor Arabic College · Siyambalagaskotuwa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49142&mlon=80.18936#map=17/7.49142/80.18936) Police station Police Station - Weerambugedara · Weerambugedara 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47573&mlon=80.24325#map=17/7.47573/80.24325) 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 Weerabugedara DS Division - Algama - Ambahera - Bamunugedara - Bulupitiya - Clovis Watta - Damunugala - Dehikumbura - Galabadagama - Gallehera - Ginipenda - Godavita - Hanwella - Huruggamuwa - Kadadunna - Kaduruwella - Kalugamuwa - Kanumale - Lokahettiya - Madawala North - Madawala South - Medagama - Mudunna - Parakumbura - Pathinwatta - Piduruwella - Poogalla - Ranjanagama - Sandagala North - Sandagala South - Sevendana - Thammita - Udugama - Uhumeeya - Weerambugedara - Wewelpola - Yalawa - Yanthampola ## Quick answers - Where is Gonawa?In Weerabugedara DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gonawa?Bamunugedara, Ginipenda, Hanwella, Kalugamuwa, Mudunna, Weerambugedara and Yalawa - How many villages are in Gonawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gonawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gonawa?Ayurweda Hospital Narammala, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gonawa?SDB Bank - North Western Regional Office, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gonawa?PET, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonawa?Filling Station, about 8.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gonawa?LK6166040 (OCHA common operational dataset)