# Uriyawa GN division, Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/uriyawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Anamaduwa DS Division # Uriyawa Uriyawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **11.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.1km² - 1mapped services - 46 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uriyawa? Uriyawa lies in [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Koilandigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/koilandigama/), [Labugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/labugala/), [Paleegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/paleegama/), [Paliyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/paliyagama/), [Paramakandagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/paramakandagama/) and [Periyakulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/periyakulama/). By area it is the 1059th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/). The centre of Uriyawa is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9422° N, 79.9985° E. Local names: ඌරියාව . 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 Uriyawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Uriyawa. - Andarawewa 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 Uriyawa Named natural and historic features inside Uriyawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Andara Wewa - Kummadiyagama Wewa - Udathan Kulam - Uriya Wewa ### History 2 ruins. - Manikkankanda Ruins - Talkote Ruins ### Estates 1 estate. - Ancient Site 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 Uriyawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Uriyawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Anamaduwa Hospital · Anamaduwa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88508&mlon=80.00239#map=17/7.88508/80.00239) Bank Sampath Bank - Anamaduwa · Thammennagama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88001&mlon=80.01185#map=17/7.88001/80.01185) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Anamaduwa gas station · Thammennagama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87948&mlon=80.01199#map=17/7.87948/80.01199) Hotel Mud House · Uriyawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92463&mlon=80.01484#map=17/7.92463/80.01484) Mall Janitha Oil Mart · Miyellewa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00416&mlon=80.10552#map=17/8.00416/80.10552) School Vimalarathna kumaragama school · Thalgaswewa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91388&mlon=80.04498#map=17/7.91388/80.04498) College Technical College Anamaduwa · Bammannegama 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89031&mlon=80.02165#map=17/7.89031/80.02165) Police station Anamaduwa police · Anamaduwa 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87480&mlon=80.01322#map=17/7.87480/80.01322) 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 Uriyawa Places mapped inside Uriyawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Anamaduwa DS Division - 07 Gammanaya - Alankulama - Anamaduwa - Bammannegama - Dharmapalaya - Divulwewa - Gallewa - Karambewa - Koilandigama - Kothalakemiyawa - Kottukachchiya - Kottukachchiya Colony 1 - Kottukachchiya Colony 2 - Labugala - Maha Uswewa North - Maha Uswewa South - Mellankulama - Merungoda - Mudalakkuliya - Paliyagama - Paramakandagama - Peramakuttuwa - Periyakulama - Sangattikulama - Siyambalagashena - Thalakolawewa - Thalgaswewa - Thammennagama - Thattewa - Thonigala - Uppalawatta - Viharagama - Wadatta - Wadigamangawa ## Quick answers - Where is Uriyawa?In Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uriyawa?Koilandigama, Labugala, Paleegama, Paliyagama, Paramakandagama and Periyakulama - How many villages are in Uriyawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Uriyawa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Uriyawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Uriyawa?Anamaduwa Hospital, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uriyawa?Sampath Bank - Anamaduwa, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uriyawa?HNB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uriyawa?Anamaduwa gas station, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uriyawa?LK6224030 (OCHA common operational dataset)