# Debarawewa GN division, Thissamaharama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/debarawewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Thissamaharama DS Division 

# Debarawewa

Debarawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thissamaharama DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **2.35 km²**. Open map data shows 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.4km²
- 12mapped services

## Where is Debarawewa?

Debarawewa lies in [Thissamaharama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Ekamuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/ekamuthugama/), [Gangasiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/gangasiripura/), [Gemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/gemunupura/), [Kachcheriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/kachcheriyagama/), [Mahindapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/mahindapura/), [Medawelena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/medawelena/), [Polgahawelena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/polgahawelena/) and [Sandungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/sandungama/). By area it is the 6126th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Thissamaharama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/). The centre of Debarawewa is about 172 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2932° N, 81.2684° E. Local names: දෙබරවැව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Debarawewa

Named natural and historic features inside Debarawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 reservoir or tank.

- Debara Wewa

### Estates

2 estates.

- Amunudahaya
- Galpelessa

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 Debarawewa 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 Debarawewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Debarawewa Hospital · Debarawewa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28562&mlon=81.26855#map=17/6.28562/81.26855) 

Bank DFCC Vardhana Bank · Medawelena 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28419&mlon=81.26670#map=17/6.28419/81.26670) 

ATM Sampath SET · Thissamaharama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27697&mlon=81.28874#map=17/6.27697/81.28874) 

Petrol pump IOC · Medawelena 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28466&mlon=81.26697#map=17/6.28466/81.26697) 

Hotel Elegant Lake House · Debarawewa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29054&mlon=81.26525#map=17/6.29054/81.26525) 

School Debarawewa National School · Gangasiripura 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28376&mlon=81.26581#map=17/6.28376/81.26581) 

College Debarawewa Janadhipathi College OSA · Kachcheriyagama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28333&mlon=81.28329#map=17/6.28333/81.28329) 

Police station Tissamaharama · Shuddha Nagaraya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27596&mlon=81.29050#map=17/6.27596/81.29050) 

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 Debarawewa

Places mapped inside Debarawewa in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Hotels9
- Restaurants1

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 Thissamaharama DS Division

- Andaragasyaya
- Anjaligala
- Dambewelena
- Ekamuthugama
- Ellagala
- Gangasiripura
- Gemunupura
- Gonagamuwa
- Gotabhayapura
- Halmillawa
- Joolpallama
- Kachcheriyagama
- Kawanthissapura
- Kirinda
- Konwelena
- Magama
- Mahasenpura
- Mahindapura
- Medawelena
- Molakepoopathana
- Nedigamvila
- Pannagamuwa
- Polgahawelena
- Rana Keliya
- Randunu Watta
- Rathnelumwalayaya
- Rohanapura
- Rubberwatta
- Saliyapura
- Sandagiripura
- Sandungama
- Senapura
- Shuddha Nagaraya
- Thissamaharama
- Thissapura
- Uddhakandara
- Uduvila
- Viharamahadevipura
- Vijithapura
- Weerahela
- Welipothewala
- Wijayapura
- Yodhakandiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Debarawewa?In Thissamaharama DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Debarawewa?Ekamuthugama, Gangasiripura, Gemunupura, Kachcheriyagama, Mahindapura, Medawelena, Polgahawelena and Sandungama
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Debarawewa?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Debarawewa?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Debarawewa?Debarawewa Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Debarawewa?DFCC Vardhana Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Debarawewa?Sampath SET, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Debarawewa?IOC, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Debarawewa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Debarawewa?LK3309075 (OCHA common operational dataset)
