# Aluthwewa GN division, Thanamalwila DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/aluthwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Thanamalwila DS Division # Aluthwewa Aluthwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thanamalwila DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **65.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 65.0km² - 1mapped services - 138 mtypical elevation ## Where is Aluthwewa? Aluthwewa lies in [Thanamalwila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/), [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: [Diyavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalthota/diyavinna/), [Hambegamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/hambegamuwa/), [Kalupedigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalthota/kalupedigama/), [Kandiyapitawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kandiyapitawewa/), [Kongahamankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalthota/kongahamankada/) and [Kotavehera Mankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kotavehera-mankada/). By area it is the 90th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 10.2% of [Thanamalwila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/). The centre of Aluthwewa is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5744° N, 80.9107° E. Local names: අලුත්වැව . 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 Aluthwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Aluthwewa. - Alutwewa 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 Aluthwewa Named natural and historic features inside Aluthwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 reservoirs and tanks. - Angunakolapelessa Wewa - Ihala Buruthaketiya Wewa - Kaudueliya Wewa - Maha Karametiya Wewa - Neboda Wewa - Pahala Kotawehera Wewa - Pokunetenne Wewa 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 Aluthwewa 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 Aluthwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahawalathenna Divisional Hospital · Mahawalathenna 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.58802&mlon=80.74854#map=17/6.58802/80.74854) Bank Cooperative Bank Pambahinna · Muttettuwegama 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71945&mlon=80.78573#map=17/6.71945/80.78573) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kahakurullan Pelessa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53442&mlon=80.98706#map=17/6.53442/80.98706) Hotel La Pentera · Hambegamuwa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54318&mlon=80.95020#map=17/6.54318/80.95020) Mall Frontline · Balangoda 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65090&mlon=80.69189#map=17/6.65090/80.69189) School Olcott Model School Matara · Neluyaya 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65479&mlon=80.90565#map=17/6.65479/80.90565) College Department of Biotechnology · Muttettuwegama 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70907&mlon=80.79342#map=17/6.70907/80.79342) Police station Udawalawa Police Station · Udawalawa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42193&mlon=80.81420#map=17/6.42193/80.81420) 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 Aluthwewa Places mapped inside Aluthwewa 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 Thanamalwila DS Division - Bodagama - Hambegamuwa - Hambegamuwa Colony - Kahakurullan Pelessa - Kandiyapitawewa - Kivul Ara - Kotavehera Mankada - Mahawewa - Nikawewa - Seenukkuwa - Sittarama - Sooriyaara - Usgala ## Quick answers - Where is Aluthwewa?In Thanamalwila DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aluthwewa?Diyavinna, Hambegamuwa, Kalupedigama, Kandiyapitawewa, Kongahamankada and Kotavehera Mankada - How many villages are in Aluthwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Aluthwewa?7 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Aluthwewa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Aluthwewa?Mahawalathenna Divisional Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aluthwewa?Cooperative Bank Pambahinna, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aluthwewa?Bank of ceylon, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aluthwewa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 9.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aluthwewa?LK8230015 (OCHA common operational dataset)