# Ruwalwela GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ruwalwela/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Ruwalwela Ruwalwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **13.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 13.3km² - 153 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ruwalwela? Ruwalwela 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 8 other GN divisions: [Alpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alpitiya/), [Deliwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/deliwa/), [Makulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/makulla/), [Namaloya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/namaloya-colony/), [Panguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/panguwa/), [Thalkotayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thalkotayaya/), [Thampalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thampalawela/) and [Watawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/watawanagama/). By area it is the 834th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Ruwalwela is about 170 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0172° N, 81.3872° E. Local names: රුවල්වෙල . 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 Ruwalwela Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ruwalwela. - Alumada - Deliwa - Ruwalwela 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 Ruwalwela Named natural and historic features inside Ruwalwela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Meanne Oya - Namal Oya 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 Ruwalwela 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 Ruwalwela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Thampalawela Primary School · Thampalawela 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01384&mlon=81.35405#map=17/7.01384/81.35405) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 4.6 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 - Ihawa - Iluklanda - Inginiyagala - Kahagolla - Kolladeniya - Kottagala - Magandana - Magandaoya Colony - Makulla - Mariarawa - Mullegama - Namaloya Colony - Neelawa Bedda - Nelliyadda - Obbegoda - Pagura - Panguwa - Polgahagama - Ritigahawatta - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Ruwalwela?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ruwalwela?Alpitiya, Deliwa, Makulla, Namaloya Colony, Panguwa, Thalkotayaya, Thampalawela and Watawanagama - How many villages are in Ruwalwela?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ruwalwela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ruwalwela?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ruwalwela?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ruwalwela?NSB, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ruwalwela?Lanka Filling Station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ruwalwela?LK8206055 (OCHA common operational dataset)