# Rambukwewa GN division, Lunugamwehera DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/rambukwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugamwehera DS Division # Rambukwewa Rambukwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **6.15 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.2km² - 1mapped services - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rambukwewa? Rambukwewa lies in [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Agbopura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/agbopura/), [Badagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/badagiriya/), [Joolgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/joolgamuwa/), [Karambawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/karambawewa/), [Keerthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/keerthipura/), [Pallemalala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/pallemalala/), [Samanpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/samanpura/), [Weligatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/weligatta/) and [Yahangala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/yahangala-east/). By area it is the 2276th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/). The centre of Rambukwewa is about 166 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2256° N, 81.1742° E. Local names: රඹුක්වැව . 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 Rambukwewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rambukwewa. - Tellumbawewa - Weligatta 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 Rambukwewa Named natural and historic features inside Rambukwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Asarappu Wewa - Kotupila Wewa - Palugas Wewa - Rambuk Wewa - Weligatta Wewa 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 Rambukwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rambukwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Hambantota · Siribopura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15672&mlon=81.11057#map=17/6.15672/81.11057) Bank Commercial Bank Hambantota · Hambantota East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13303&mlon=81.12653#map=17/6.13303/81.12653) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Fuel Station · Siribopura 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15338&mlon=81.14337#map=17/6.15338/81.14337) Hotel LAKE HOTEL Senasuma · Rambukwewa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20481&mlon=81.19814#map=17/6.20481/81.19814) School Tzu-Chi School · Siribopura 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16067&mlon=81.13485#map=17/6.16067/81.13485) College Agro Technology and Rural sciences -University of Colombo · Weligatta 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20789&mlon=81.20721#map=17/6.20789/81.20721) Police station Police Station Weerawila · Randunu Watta 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26208&mlon=81.23800#map=17/6.26208/81.23800) 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 Rambukwewa Places mapped inside Rambukwewa 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 Lunugamwehera DS Division - Abhayapura - Agbopura - Angunakolawewa - Beralihela - Bogahawewa - Dewramvehera - Dutugemunupura - Ittanwekada - Jayagama - Karambawewa - Keerthipura - Kendagasmankada - Lunugamvehera New Town - Maha Aluth Gam Ara - Mahanagapura - Mattala - Mihindupura - Muwanwewa - Padavigama - Pahala Mattala - Parakramapura - Punchiappujandura - Ranasiripura - Ranawarnawa - Saddhathissapura - Saddhathissapura New Town - Saliyapura - Samanpura - Seenimunna - Senapura - Singhapura - Veheragala - Weeravil Ara - Weeravila - Weligatta ## Quick answers - Where is Rambukwewa?In Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rambukwewa?Agbopura, Badagiriya, Joolgamuwa, Karambawewa, Keerthipura, Pallemalala, Samanpura, Weligatta and Yahangala East - How many villages are in Rambukwewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Rambukwewa?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Rambukwewa?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rambukwewa?District General Hospital Hambantota, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rambukwewa?Commercial Bank Hambantota, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rambukwewa?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rambukwewa?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 8.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rambukwewa?LK3306120 (OCHA common operational dataset)