# Mahawela West GN division, Yatawatta DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division 

# Mahawela West

Mahawela West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.42 km²**.

- 0.4km²

## Where is Mahawela West?

Mahawela West lies in [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Delgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/delgolla/), [Dikkumbura West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/dikkumbura-west/), [Mahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mahawela/), [Mathale North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mathale-north/), [Nikagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/nikagolla-north/), [Rathalawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/rathalawewa/) and [Thembilideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/thembilideniya/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Mahawela West is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5818° N, 80.6092° E. Local names: මහවෙල බටහිර .

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

## Weather in Mahawela West and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahawela West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) 

Bank Nikagolla Rural Bank · Nikagolla North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57146&mlon=80.59588#map=17/7.57146/80.59588) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) 

Hotel Birds Garden Villa · Kavudupelella 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58299&mlon=80.62734#map=17/7.58299/80.62734) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Kawdupelella Kalaimahal T.M.V · Walliwela 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57694&mlon=80.62519#map=17/7.57694/80.62519) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 

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 Yatawatta DS Division

- Alokagama
- Aluthgama
- Aluthgama North
- Ambanpola
- Asgiri Dorakumbura
- Asgiri Dorakumbura East
- Daluwela
- Dangan Place
- Deevilla
- Deevilla North
- Deevilla South
- Delgolla
- Dikkumbura
- Dikkumbura West
- Dullewa
- Dullewa East
- Ethipallawala
- Ethipola
- Ethipola West
- Galagama
- Galaliyadda
- Gammulla
- Idangama
- Kavudupelella
- LK2215285
- Lakshahena
- Madadeniya
- Mahawela
- Maligathenna
- Mathalapitiya
- Mathalapitiya South
- Mathale North
- Mediyapola
- Mottuwela
- Muruthawatta
- Nagolla
- Nikagolla
- Nikagolla North
- Pamunuwa
- Polwatta
- Rathalawewa
- Rathninda
- Selagama
- Selagama East
- Thalgahagoda
- Thembilideniya
- Udagama
- Udagama West
- Udasgiriya
- Unaweruwa
- Urulewatta
- Walawela
- Walpola
- Wattegedara
- Yatawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahawela West?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mahawela West?Delgolla, Dikkumbura West, Mahawela, Mathale North, Nikagolla North, Rathalawewa and Thembilideniya
- What is the best time to visit Mahawela West?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawela West?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahawela West?Nikagolla Rural Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawela West?People's Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawela West?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mahawela West?LK2215040 (OCHA common operational dataset)