# Ruwanwella DS Division, Kegalle District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/ Divisional Secretariat division · Kegalle District # Ruwanwella DS Division Ruwanwella DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **140.6 km²**. It is divided into 38 GN divisions. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 141km² - 38GN divisions - 36mapped services ## Where is Ruwanwella DS Division? Ruwanwella DS Division lies in [Kegalle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/), [Sabaragamuwa Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other DS divisions: [Attanagalla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/), [Bulathkohipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/bulathkohipitiya/), [Dehiowita DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/dehiowita/), [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/), [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/), [Warakapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/) and [Yatiyantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/yatiyantota/). By area it is the 162nd largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.5% of [Kegalle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/). The centre of Ruwanwella DS Division is about 44 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0670° N, 80.2225° E. Local names: රුවන්වැල්ල · ருவான்வெல்லை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Ruwanwella DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Amithirigala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/amithirigala-north/) 4.2 1 1 [Amithirigala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/amithirigala-south/) 4.7 2 1 [Batuvita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/batuvita/) 2.7 1 0 [Bopetta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/bopetta/) 1.5 0 0 [Daluwalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/daluwalana/) 6.1 2 1 [Dannoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/dannoruwa/) 5.5 1 0 [Doranuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/doranuwa/) 2.9 3 2 [Dunumala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/dunumala/) 4.4 3 0 [Galapitamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/galapitamada/) 2.4 3 2 [Gonagala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/gonagala-north/) 3.2 1 0 [Gonagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/gonagala-west/) 3.1 1 0 [Gonaramba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/gonaramba/) 1.6 2 0 [Imbulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/imbulana/) 3.6 5 1 [Indurana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/indurana/) 4.8 1 0 [Kadigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/kadigamuwa/) 5.0 2 0 [Kannattota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/kannattota/) 1.5 2 2 [Lenagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/lenagala/) 3.3 2 0 [Lewangama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/lewangama-north/) 2.8 3 0 [Lewangama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/lewangama-south/) 5.5 3 0 [Mahadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/mahadeniya/) 2.2 1 0 [Mahakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/mahakanda/) 2.8 1 1 [Mahalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/mahalla/) 6.7 2 1 [Mapitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/mapitigama/) 3.0 2 1 [Medagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/medagoda/) 5.1 2 0 [Moraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/moraliya/) 4.9 2 0 [Morathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/morathota/) 7.2 1 1 [Morawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/morawatta/) 2.5 5 0 [Nivunhella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/nivunhella/) 2.3 3 0 [Palle Kanugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/palle-kanugala/) 6.1 1 1 [Pethangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/pethangoda/) 5.2 2 0 [Puranpotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/puranpotta/) 3.1 0 0 [Ruwanwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/ruwanwella/) 2.8 3 15 [Siyambalawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/siyambalawala/) 1.3 1 0 [Udakanugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/udakanugala/) 2.4 0 2 [Wahakula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/wahakula/) 4.6 2 0 [Waharaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/waharaka/) 3.9 1 0 [Walgampatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/walgampatha/) 4.1 2 0 [Wendala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/wendala/) 1.8 0 4 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Ruwanwella DS Division Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Ruwanwella DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 22 m and 251 m above sea level (median 74 m). - Akuranamulla - Alawala Junction - Alpitiya - Amithirigala - Amitirigala - Amitirigala North - Anguruwella - Atalawa - Basnagoda - Batuwita - Betmegedara - Bogamuwa - Bopetta - Dandeniya Pahala - Dannoruwa - Doranuwa - Dumbuluwa - Dunumaala - Erapolamulla - Galapitamada - Getamuruta - Gonagala - Gonagala South - Gonagala-North - Gonagaldeniya - Gonaramba - Humbaswalana - Ihala Moraawatta - Imbulana - Imbulgoda - Indurana - Kadadora - Kadigomuwa - Kannattota - Karavudeniya - Kitalangomuwa - Kotalugodakanda - Kudagama - Lenagala - Mahadeniya - Mahakanda - Mahalla - Mapitigama - Medagoda - Moraliya - Morawatta - Mudugamuwa - Mudugomuwa - Narangastenna - Nivunhella - Palle Kanugala - Paranawaththa - Petangoda - Polgahakumbura - Pottekanda - Rattagala - Siyambalawala - Talawatta - Udagammedda - Udattawa - Uruwala - Wahakula - Waharaka - Walgampata - Warawala - Wattegammedda - Weddawela - Weddewala - Yatanwala 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 Ruwanwella DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Ruwanwella DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams. - Atalawa Ela - Dambulu Oya - Gonagala Ela - Goraka Ela - Goraka Elle Dola - Gurugoda Oya - Imbulana Oya - Indurana Ela - Makulugaha Ela - Morahena Ela - Morali Oya - Nakandawala Ela - Rattagala Oya - Ritigaha Oya ### Estates 29 estates; 10 rubber estates; 1 tea estate. - Amitirigala - Ampitiyehena - Atalawa - Cecilton Group - Chesterford - Chiselurst - Clara - Clovalley - Craigepark - Dambuwatte - Dover - Dunumale - Galapitamada - Glenesk Estate - Handarahena - Hathmatte - Humbaswalana - Imbulana - Indurana - Kannattota - Lyndhurst - Madultenna - Mahagalkanda - Mahakande …and 16 more. 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 Ruwanwella DS Division and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kegalle District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ruwanwella DS Division Places mapped inside Ruwanwella DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels7 - Schools10 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants7 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Ruwanwella DS Division?In Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ruwanwella DS Division?Attanagalla DS Division, Bulathkohipitiya DS Division, Dehiowita DS Division, Dompe DS Division, Seethawaka DS Division, Warakapola DS Division and Yatiyantota DS Division - How many villages are in Ruwanwella DS Division?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ruwanwella DS Division?Settlements lie between 22 m and 251 m - What is the best time to visit Ruwanwella DS Division?January to March and June to August - How many hospitals are in Ruwanwella DS Division?3 mapped - How many banks are in Ruwanwella DS Division?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ruwanwella DS Division?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ruwanwella DS Division?LK9221 (OCHA common operational dataset)