# Ihawa GN division, Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ihawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Ihawa Ihawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **8.44 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.4km² - 175 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ihawa? Ihawa lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Alpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alpitiya/), [Gangoda Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangoda-arawa/), [Gangodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangodagama/), [Kolladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kolladeniya/), [Kottagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kottagala/) and [Watawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/watawanagama/). By area it is the 1522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Ihawa is about 173 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9853° N, 81.4161° E. Local names: ඉහාව . 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 Ihawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ihawa. - Ihawa 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 Ihawa Named natural and historic features inside Ihawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kongolla · 252 m 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 Ihawa 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 Ihawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Dambagalla national schloo · Makulla 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98352&mlon=81.37426#map=17/6.98352/81.37426) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Madulla DS Division - Alpitiya - Alugalge - Aratugaswela - Baduluwela - Bandarawadiya - Dambagalla - Deliwa - Ellekona - Galbokka - Galgamuwa - Gangoda Arawa - Gangodagama - Gonathalawa - Iluklanda - Inginiyagala - Kahagolla - Kolladeniya - Kottagala - Magandana - Magandaoya Colony - Makulla - Mariarawa - Mullegama - Namaloya Colony - Neelawa Bedda - Nelliyadda - Obbegoda - Pagura - Panguwa - Polgahagama - Ritigahawatta - Ruwalwela - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Ihawa?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihawa?Alpitiya, Gangoda Arawa, Gangodagama, Kolladeniya, Kottagala and Watawanagama - How many villages are in Ihawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ihawa?Kongolla (252 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ihawa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihawa?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihawa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihawa?NSB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihawa?Lanka Filling Station, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihawa?LK8206085 (OCHA common operational dataset)