# Miriswatta GN division, Padiyathalawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/miriswatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Padiyathalawa DS Division # Miriswatta Miriswatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **15.9 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.9km² - 2mapped services - 124 mtypical elevation ## Where is Miriswatta? Miriswatta lies in [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Aralupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/aralupitiya/), [Holike](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/holike/), [Kehelulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kehelulla/) and [Kolamanthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kolamanthalawa/). By area it is the 662nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/). The centre of Miriswatta is about 162 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3353° N, 81.2596° E. Local names: මිරිස්වත්ත . 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 Miriswatta Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Miriswatta. Settlements here lie between about 124 m and 706 m above sea level (median 124 m). - Kemmalpitiya - Kolamantalawa - Miriswatte 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 Miriswatta Named natural and historic features inside Miriswatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kadiun Ela - Makulewala Kandura 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 Miriswatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Miriswatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padiyathalawa Divisional Hospital · Padiyathalawa 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40984&mlon=81.24266#map=17/7.40984/81.24266) Bank Samurthi Based Bank Community · Padiyathalawa 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39963&mlon=81.24220#map=17/7.39963/81.24220) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Padiyathalawa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39783&mlon=81.24154#map=17/7.39783/81.24154) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Galgamuwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30213&mlon=81.38494#map=17/7.30213/81.38494) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Miriswatta School · Miriswatta 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34237&mlon=81.26548#map=17/7.34237/81.26548) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Police Station - Karandugala · Bulupitiya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24994&mlon=81.34449#map=17/7.24994/81.34449) 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 Miriswatta Places mapped inside Miriswatta in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Padiyathalawa DS Division - Dorakumbura - Galode - Hagamwela - Holike - Kehelulla - Kirawana - Kolamanthalawa - Komana - Marangala - Moradeniya - Padiyathalawa - Palathuruwella - Pallegama - Pulungasmulla - Saranagama - Serankada - Thalapitaoya Left - Thalapitaoya South - Unapana ## Quick answers - Where is Miriswatta?In Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Miriswatta?Aralupitiya, Holike, Kehelulla and Kolamanthalawa - How many villages are in Miriswatta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Miriswatta?Settlements lie between 124 m and 706 m - What is the best time to visit Miriswatta?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Miriswatta?Padiyathalawa Divisional Hospital, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Miriswatta?Samurthi Based Bank Community, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Miriswatta?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Miriswatta?LK5206080 (OCHA common operational dataset)