Punewa
Punewa is a village in Poonewa, Medawachchiya Divisional Secretariat, North Central Province and has about 5,000 residents. Punewa is situated near the hamlet Kudagama, as well as near the village Ekiriya.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medawachchiya.
Medawachchiya
Town
Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated 27 km from Anuradhapura, on the A9 Jaffna - Kandy main road, it is 229 km from Colombo. Medawachchiya is situated 8 km south of Punewa.
Punewa
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Poonewa, Medawachchiya Divisional Secretariat, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.61183° or 8° 36′ 43″ north
Longitude
80.47054° or 80° 28′ 14″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
97 metres (318 feet)
Open location code
6MW2JF6C+P6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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