# Kirioruwa GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kirioruwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Kirioruwa Kirioruwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.00 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.0km² - 1mapped services - 840 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kirioruwa? Kirioruwa lies in [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/), [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: [Hethekma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/hethekma/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/idamegama/), [Jangulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/jangulla/), [Kandegedara Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kandegedara-town/), [Kithulwattagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kithulwattagama/) and [Udakohovila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/udakohovila/). By area it is the 3765th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Kirioruwa is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0104° N, 81.0302° E. Local names: කිරිඔරුව . 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 Kirioruwa Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Kirioruwa. Settlements here lie between about 665 m and 968 m above sea level (median 840 m). - Dambagahapitiya - Galbokkegama - Galkanda New Colony - Kalawelpotha - Lunuwelikotha - Mahathenna - Mulatharawa - Muttettuwegama - Ulpothagama - Wathupitiyagama - Yelvorton Estate 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 Kirioruwa Named natural and historic features inside Kirioruwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Kosdandahinna · 761 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Serandib 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 Kirioruwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kirioruwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Provincial General Hospital · Badulla Central 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99177&mlon=81.05203#map=17/6.99177/81.05203) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM HNB · Badulla East 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Narangala Retreat Cabin · Kirioruwa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00795&mlon=81.03066#map=17/7.00795/81.03066) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Kohowila Kandura Vidyalaya · Udakohovila 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99880&mlon=81.03884#map=17/6.99880/81.03884) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Police Station Badulla · Badulla Central 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99136&mlon=81.05527#map=17/6.99136/81.05527) 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 Kirioruwa Places mapped inside Kirioruwa 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 Soranathota DS Division - Ambagasdowa - Angoda - Boliyadda - Budugekanda - Dikpitiya - Egodawela - Idamegama - Idamepanguwa - Kandegedara Town - Ketakellagama - Kithulwattagama - Kohovila - Kosgolla - Kuttiyagolla - Ledgerwatta - Moragolla - Pallekanda - Pathanegedara - Pussellakanda - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Kirioruwa?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kirioruwa?Hethekma, Idamegama, Jangulla, Kandegedara Town, Kithulwattagama and Udakohovila - How many villages are in Kirioruwa?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kirioruwa?Settlements lie between 665 m and 968 m - What is the highest point in Kirioruwa?Kosdandahinna (761 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kirioruwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kirioruwa?Provincial General Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kirioruwa?National Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kirioruwa?HNB, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kirioruwa?Ceypetco, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kirioruwa?LK8115120 (OCHA common operational dataset)