# Bulugahawewa GN division, Nattandiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/bulugahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nattandiya DS Division # Bulugahawewa Bulugahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.61 km²**. - 0.6km² ## Where is Bulugahawewa? Bulugahawewa lies in [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Ihala Katuneriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/ihala-katuneriya/), [Meda Katuneriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meda-katuneriya/), [Meda Pahala Katuneriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meda-pahala-katuneriya/), [Meegahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meegahawewa/), [Nakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/nakele/), [Nebadagahayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/nebadagahayaya/) and [Pahala Katuneriya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/pahala-katuneriya-north/). By area it is the 11909th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/). The centre of Bulugahawewa is about 48 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3709° N, 79.8360° E. Local names: බුළුගහවැව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Bulugahawewa 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 Bulugahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiranya Ayurveda · Dematapitiya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36667&mlon=79.85000#map=17/7.36667/79.85000) Bank BOC · Meda Pahala Katuneriya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36321&mlon=79.83355#map=17/7.36321/79.83355) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Mudukatuwa South 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38652&mlon=79.83157#map=17/7.38652/79.83157) Hotel Golden River Main Road · Nebadagahayaya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37703&mlon=79.83174#map=17/7.37703/79.83174) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School St. Sebastian's College · Meda Katuneriya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36413&mlon=79.83375#map=17/7.36413/79.83375) College ESOFT Metro College - Wennappuwa · Wennappuwa West 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34105&mlon=79.84222#map=17/7.34105/79.84222) Police station Police Station · Wennappuwa West 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33961&mlon=79.84294#map=17/7.33961/79.84294) 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 Nattandiya DS Division - Dematapitiya - Dhammikagama - Dunkannawa - Ihala Katuneriya - Ihala Kottaramulla - Ihala Mavila - Ihala Nattandiya - Ihala Thabbowa - Kachchirawa - Koswatta North - Koswatta South - Kuddetiyawa - Lansigama - Mailawa - Maningala - Meda Katuneriya - Meda Kottaramulla - Meda Mavila - Meda Nattandiya - Meda Pahala Katuneriya - Meda Thabbowa - Meegahawela - Meegahawewa - Morakele North - Morakele South - Mudukatuwa East - Mudukatuwa North - Mudukatuwa South - Nakele - Naravila - Nebadagahayaya - Pahala Katuneriya North - Pahala Katuneriya South - Pahala Kottaramulla - Pahala Mavila - Pahala Nattandiya - Pahala Thabbowa - Paluwelgala North - Paluwelgala South - Pilakatumulla - Sandanangama - Thummodara East - Thummodara West - Weerahena East - Weerahena West - Yakdessawa ## Quick answers - Where is Bulugahawewa?In Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bulugahawewa?Ihala Katuneriya, Meda Katuneriya, Meda Pahala Katuneriya, Meegahawewa, Nakele, Nebadagahayaya and Pahala Katuneriya North - What is the best time to visit Bulugahawewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bulugahawewa?Hiranya Ayurveda, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bulugahawewa?BOC, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bulugahawewa?Commercial Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulugahawewa?Ceypetco, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bulugahawewa?LK6242190 (OCHA common operational dataset)