# Punchiwewa GN division, Sevanagala DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/sevanagala/punchiwewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Sevanagala DS Division 

# Punchiwewa

Punchiwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sevanagala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **5.50 km²**.

- 5.5km²

## Where is Punchiwewa?

Punchiwewa lies in [Sevanagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/sevanagala/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Ihala Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/ihala-kumbukwewa/), [Nugegalayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/sevanagala/nugegalayaya/), [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/sevanagala/samagipura/), [Sooriyaara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/sooriyaara/) and [Weliara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/sevanagala/weliara/). By area it is the 2630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Sevanagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/sevanagala/). The centre of Punchiwewa is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3869° N, 80.9942° E. Local names: පුංචිවැව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Punchiwewa

Named natural and historic features inside Punchiwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Kiri Ibba Ara

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 Punchiwewa 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
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- 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 Punchiwewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sooriyawewa hospital · Sooriyawewa Town 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30460&mlon=81.00413#map=17/6.30460/81.00413) 

Bank Commercial Credit · Embilipitiya Pallegama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33249&mlon=80.85761#map=17/6.33249/80.85761) 

ATM Com Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33184&mlon=80.85456#map=17/6.33184/80.85456) 

Petrol pump Caltex · Sittarama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43507&mlon=81.13146#map=17/6.43507/81.13146) 

Hotel Thuduwa Camp · Samagipura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38866&mlon=80.97121#map=17/6.38866/80.97121) 

School Aruna Preschool · Ihala Kumbukwewa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36721&mlon=81.02997#map=17/6.36721/81.02997) 

College General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Southern Campus · Nugegalayaya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35607&mlon=81.00482#map=17/6.35607/81.00482) 

Police station sevanagala police staion · Sevanagala 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36074&mlon=80.91855#map=17/6.36074/80.91855) 

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 Sevanagala DS Division

- Bahirawa
- Habaraluwewa
- Habarattawela
- Habarugala
- Indikolapelessa
- Katupilagama
- Kiri Ibbanwewa
- Mahagama
- Muthuminigama
- Nugegalayaya
- Samagipura
- Sevanagala
- Weliara

## Quick answers

- Where is Punchiwewa?In Sevanagala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Punchiwewa?Ihala Kumbukwewa, Nugegalayaya, Samagipura, Sooriyaara and Weliara
- What is the best time to visit Punchiwewa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Punchiwewa?Sooriyawewa hospital, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Punchiwewa?Commercial Credit, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Punchiwewa?Com Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Punchiwewa?Caltex, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Punchiwewa?LK8233025 (OCHA common operational dataset)