# Ritigahaarawa GN division, Rideemaliyadda DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/ritigahaarawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Rideemaliyadda DS Division # Ritigahaarawa Ritigahaarawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideemaliyadda DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **8.22 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.2km² - 1mapped services - 356 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ritigahaarawa? Ritigahaarawa lies in [Rideemaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bubula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/bubula/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/kandegama/), [Kotathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/kotathalawa/), [Kuruvithenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/kuruvithenna/), [Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/mahagama/), [Rideemaliyadda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/rideemaliyadda-north/) and [Uraniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/uraniya/). By area it is the 1563rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Rideemaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/). The centre of Ritigahaarawa is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2161° N, 81.0956° E. Local names: රිටිගහඅරාව . 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 Ritigahaarawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ritigahaarawa. - Piyarapama - Urakote 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). ## Weather in Ritigahaarawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 456 m lower 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 102 Apr 29 155 May 29 128 Jun 29 62 Jul 29 50 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 112 Oct 28 221 Nov 27 289 Dec 26 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ritigahaarawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Uraniya District Hospital · Uraniya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23630&mlon=81.10823#map=17/7.23630/81.10823) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Andaulpatha 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26242&mlon=81.08144#map=17/7.26242/81.08144) ATM People's · Badulla East 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel Madulsima Hobbit Resort · Andaulpatha 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25711&mlon=81.08068#map=17/7.25711/81.08068) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Ritigaha Arawa Vidyalaya · Ritigahaarawa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22535&mlon=81.10046#map=17/7.22535/81.10046) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33520&mlon=80.99322#map=17/7.33520/80.99322) 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 Ritigahaarawa Places mapped inside Ritigahaarawa in open map data, by type. - 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 Rideemaliyadda DS Division - Abhayapura - Aluketiyawa - Andaulpatha - Aralupitiya - Arawa - Arawatta - Bubula - Deekirigolla - Dehigama - Dikkendayaya - Dikyaya - Diyakombala - Ekiriyankumbura - Gamakumbura North - Gamakumbura South - Ikiriyagoda - Kandegama - Kandubedda - Keselpotha North - Keselpotha South - Kotathalawa - Kudalunuka - Kuralewela - Kuruvithenna - Mahagama - Mahalunuka - Morana - Nagadeepa - Orubendiwewa - Pahalaoyagama - Pethiyagoda - Pinnagolla - Rideemaliyadda North - Rideemaliyadda South - Sangabopura - Senevigama - Serana - Uraniya - Uva Gemunupura - Uva Thissapura - Welampele ## Quick answers - Where is Ritigahaarawa?In Rideemaliyadda DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ritigahaarawa?Bubula, Kandegama, Kotathalawa, Kuruvithenna, Mahagama, Rideemaliyadda North and Uraniya - How many villages are in Ritigahaarawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ritigahaarawa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ritigahaarawa?Uraniya District Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ritigahaarawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ritigahaarawa?People's, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ritigahaarawa?SINOPEC, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ritigahaarawa?LK8106170 (OCHA common operational dataset)