# Malhewa GN division, Kothmale East DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/malhewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Kothmale East DS Division 

# Malhewa

Malhewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kothmale East DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.19 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.2km²
- 844 mtypical elevation

## Where is Malhewa?

Malhewa lies in [Kothmale East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Ambathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/ambathalawa/), [Palagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/palagolla/), [Rambodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/rambodagama/) and [Sangilipalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/sangilipalama/). By area it is the 9458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Kothmale East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/). The centre of Malhewa is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0518° N, 80.6854° E. Local names: මල්හෑව .

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 Malhewa

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

- Malhewa

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).

## Weather in Malhewa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). 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 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malhewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Kothmale · Sangilipalama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06251&mlon=80.68547#map=17/7.06251/80.68547) 

Bank People's Bank · Ramboda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06832&mlon=80.68589#map=17/7.06832/80.68589) 

ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Ramboda 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06919&mlon=80.68467#map=17/7.06919/80.68467) 

Hotel Adhitya Ayurveda Yoga Retreat · Rambodagama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06037&mlon=80.68647#map=17/7.06037/80.68647) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Gamini Dissanayake National School · Sangilipalama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06226&mlon=80.68460#map=17/7.06226/80.68460) 

College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) 

Police station Police Station - Kotmale · Sangilipalama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06379&mlon=80.68518#map=17/7.06379/80.68518) 

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 Kothmale East DS Division

- Ambathalawa
- Bogahawela
- Deltagemunupura
- Delunthalamada
- Dunsinane
- Dunukedeniya
- Egodawela
- Frotoft
- Gomburuoya
- Halpola
- Hellboda
- Helsirigama
- Kadadorapitiya
- Karagahayatathenna
- Karagasthalawa
- Katukithula
- Kikiliyamana
- Kirindiwela
- Kosgaha Pathana
- Kothmalgama
- Kudaoya
- Kumbaloluwa
- Labukele
- Madakumbura
- Maswela
- Mawela East
- Mawela Kanda
- Mawela West
- Medakanda
- Medakumbura North
- Nawa Kadadora
- Nawa Morape
- Niyamgamdora
- Palagolla
- Panangammana
- Pundaluoya North
- Pundaluoya South
- Rajaela
- Ramboda
- Rambodagama
- Samaneliya
- Sangilipalama
- Sheen
- Sheengama
- Wedamulla
- Wewahinna

## Quick answers

- Where is Malhewa?In Kothmale East DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Malhewa?Ambathalawa, Palagolla, Rambodagama and Sangilipalama
- How many villages are in Malhewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Malhewa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malhewa?Divisional Hospital Kothmale, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malhewa?People's Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Malhewa?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malhewa?IOC Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Malhewa?LK2303235 (OCHA common operational dataset)