# Kuruwamba GN division, Bibile DS Division, Monaragala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/kuruwamba/ Grama Niladhari division · Bibile DS Division # Kuruwamba Kuruwamba is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bibile DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **2.77 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 1mapped services - 247 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kuruwamba? Kuruwamba lies in [Bibile DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Ambelanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/ambelanda/), [Badullagammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/badullagammana/), [Bibila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/bibila/), [Dodamgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/dodamgolla/), [Ethanawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/ethanawatta/), [Hewelwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/hewelwela/), [Kavudella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/kavudella/) and [Mudiyala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/mudiyala/). By area it is the 5331st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Bibile DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/). The centre of Kuruwamba is about 152 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1369° N, 81.2144° E. Local names: කුරුවාඹ . 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 Kuruwamba Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kuruwamba. - Kuruwambe 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 Kuruwamba and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 Kuruwamba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bibile District Hospital · Bibila 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16317&mlon=81.22541#map=17/7.16317/81.22541) Bank DFCC Bank - Bibile · Rathupasketiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16620&mlon=81.21837#map=17/7.16620/81.21837) ATM People's · Badulla East 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Wild Glamping Gal Oya · Bibila 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15404&mlon=81.22467#map=17/7.15404/81.22467) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Wellassa Central College · Kuruwamba 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13514&mlon=81.21945#map=17/7.13514/81.21945) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Kuruwamba Places mapped inside Kuruwamba 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 Bibile DS Division - Ambagolla - Ambelanda - Badullagammana - Bibila - Bokagonna - Bulupitiya - Dehiattawela - Dodamgolla - Egoda Kotagama - Ethanawatta - Hamapola - Hewelwela - Kanawegalla - Kanulwela - Karagahawela East - Karagahawela West - Karandugala - Kavudella - Kehel Attawala - Kokunnewa - Kotagama - Lindakumbura - Mallehewa - Medipitiya - Morattamulla - Mudiyala - Nagala - Nilgala - Pitakumbura - Radaliyadda - Rathupasketiya - Thanayamgama - Thotillaketiya - Udamallehewa - Uravula - Ussagala - Wegama - Wegama South - Yalkumbura ## Quick answers - Where is Kuruwamba?In Bibile DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kuruwamba?Ambelanda, Badullagammana, Bibila, Dodamgolla, Ethanawatta, Hewelwela, Kavudella and Mudiyala - How many villages are in Kuruwamba?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kuruwamba?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kuruwamba?Bibile District Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kuruwamba?DFCC Bank - Bibile, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kuruwamba?People's, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kuruwamba?IOC Gas Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kuruwamba?LK8203175 (OCHA common operational dataset)