# Maussawa GN division, Deltota DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/maussawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Deltota DS Division 

# Maussawa

Maussawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Deltota DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.02 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 3.0km²
- 1,010 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maussawa?

Maussawa lies in [Deltota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 11 other GN divisions: [Bawlanawatta Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/bawlanawatta-janapadaya/), [Bopitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/bopitiya/), [Bopitiya Nagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/bopitiya-nagaraya/), [Kiriwanagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/kiriwanagoda/), [Kiriwanaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/kiriwanaketiya/), [Kolambissa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/kolambissa-west/), [Murapola West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/murapola-west/), [Neelawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/neelawala/), [Oluwawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/oluwawatta/), [Pattiyagama Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/pattiyagama-pallegama/) and [Wanahapuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/wanahapuwa/). By area it is the 4916th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.1% of [Deltota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/). The centre of Maussawa is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1880° N, 80.7281° E. Local names: මාඋස්සාව .

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 Maussawa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maussawa.

- Maussaw

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 Maussawa

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

### Estates

2 estates.

- Gonala
- Mousakelle

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 Maussawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 468 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 108 

Feb 19 86 

Mar 20 104 

Apr 21 175 

May 21 164 

Jun 20 101 

Jul 20 82 

Aug 20 92 

Sep 20 129 

Oct 20 234 

Nov 19 274 

Dec 19 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maussawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Deltota Hospital · Karagaskada North 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17066&mlon=80.70009#map=17/7.17066/80.70009) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon - Marassana · Meeruppa 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21683&mlon=80.73907#map=17/7.21683/80.73907) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Fuel Station · Kethigannawela 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22015&mlon=80.75178#map=17/7.22015/80.75178) 

Hotel Windloft Retreat · Greatweliya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18456&mlon=80.70410#map=17/7.18456/80.70410) 

Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) 

School Bopitiya Rajasinghe National School · Bopitiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19565&mlon=80.74362#map=17/7.19565/80.74362) 

College Gateway College · Udadelthota 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) 

Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 

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 Deltota DS Division

- Bawlanawatta Janapadaya
- Bopitiya Nagaraya
- Galaha
- Gonangoda
- Greatweliya
- Kandegama
- Karagaskada North
- Karagaskada South
- Kiriwanaketiya
- Kolambissa East
- Kolambissa West
- Kotagepitiya
- Medakekila
- Murapola East
- Murapola West
- Nawaneliya
- Palugama
- Pattiyagama Gabadagama North
- Pattiyagama Gabadagama South
- Pattiyagama Pallegama
- Pattiyagama Udagama
- Perawatta East
- Perawatta West
- Suduwella
- Udadelthota
- Wadiyagoda
- Wanahapuwa
- Wetakepotha

## Quick answers

- Where is Maussawa?In Deltota DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maussawa?Bawlanawatta Janapadaya, Bopitiya, Bopitiya Nagaraya, Kiriwanagoda, Kiriwanaketiya, Kolambissa West, Murapola West, Neelawala, Oluwawatta, Pattiyagama Pallegama and Wanahapuwa
- How many villages are in Maussawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maussawa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maussawa?Deltota Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maussawa?Bank of Ceylon - Marassana, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maussawa?Sampath ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maussawa?Ceypetco Fuel Station, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maussawa?LK2148045 (OCHA common operational dataset)
