# Bokanoruwa GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/bokanoruwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division # Bokanoruwa Bokanoruwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.54 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 2mapped services - 962 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bokanoruwa? Bokanoruwa lies in [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Beramada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/beramada/), [Dikpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/dikpitiya/), [Galauda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/galauda/), [Ledgerwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ledgerwatta/), [Narangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/narangala/) and [Thetilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/thetilla/). By area it is the 4241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Bokanoruwa is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0415° N, 80.9983° E. Local names: බොකන්ඔරුව . 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 Bokanoruwa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bokanoruwa. - Bokannoruwa - Galauda - Kapuhenpitiya 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 Bokanoruwa Named natural and historic features inside Bokanoruwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ledgerwatte 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 Bokanoruwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 150 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 22 106 Mar 24 102 Apr 25 155 May 25 128 Jun 25 62 Jul 25 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 23 289 Dec 22 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bokanoruwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galauda Divisional Hospital · Bokanoruwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04505&mlon=80.98239#map=17/7.04505/80.98239) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Narangala Retreat Cabin · Kirioruwa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00795&mlon=81.03066#map=17/7.00795/81.03066) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Galauda Maha Vidyalaya · Bokanoruwa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03954&mlon=80.98932#map=17/7.03954/80.98932) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 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 Bokanoruwa Places mapped inside Bokanoruwa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Kandeketiya DS Division - Baduluoya East - Baduluoya West - Beramada - Bogahakumbura - Bopitiya - Dikkumbura - Galauda - Godunna - Hapathgamuwa - Hevandana - Kandakepoo Ulpotha - Kandaketiya - Kirivehera - Kivulegedara - Mahakele - Mahathenna - Maliyadda - Mudagamuwa - Narangala - Pallewela - Thalakumbura - Thetilla - Wasanagama - Welaoya - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Bokanoruwa?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bokanoruwa?Beramada, Dikpitiya, Galauda, Ledgerwatta, Narangala and Thetilla - How many villages are in Bokanoruwa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bokanoruwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bokanoruwa?Galauda Divisional Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bokanoruwa?National Bank, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bokanoruwa?People's, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bokanoruwa?Ceypetco, about 8.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bokanoruwa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bokanoruwa?LK8112125 (OCHA common operational dataset)