# Mailawewa GN division, Gomarankadawala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/mailawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Gomarankadawala DS Division # Mailawewa Mailawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gomarankadawala DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **70.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 70.8km² - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mailawewa? Mailawewa lies in [Gomarankadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 10 other GN divisions: [Cassimnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/cassimnagar/), [Kaddukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kaddukulam/), [Kallampattu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kallampattu/), [Kivulakadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/kivulakadawala/), [Kuchchaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kuchchaveli/), [Medawachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/medawachchiya/), [Pamburugaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/pamburugaswewa/), [Parana Medawachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/parana-medawachchiya/), [Pulmoddai Division No. 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/pulmoddai-division-no-1/) and [Urewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/urewa/). By area it is the 81st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 23.0% of [Gomarankadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/). The centre of Mailawewa is about 243 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8180° N, 80.9637° E. Local names: මයිලවැව . 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 Mailawewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mailawewa. - Indulpitiyawa - Taigahahinna 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 Mailawewa Named natural and historic features inside Mailawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 25 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Andiyagala Wewa - Aramadu Wewa - Halambe Wewa - Indulpitiyawa - Kohambagas Wewa - Kompiyantaddamodai - Kuda Nillappanikkan Kulam - Kuda Timbiri Wewa - Kuda Wewa - Kuda Wewa - Kuda Wewa - Kumbuk Wewa - Maha Halambewa Wewa - Meegas Ulpota Dola - Megas Ulpota Dola - Milla Wewa - Mora Wewa - Moragama Wewa - Mugatiyapenne Wewa - Nabada Wewa - Nagayagala Wewa - Nillappanikkan Kulam - Palugas Wewa - Talgaha Wewa …and 3 more. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Nilappannikkanmalai · 60 m - Pankulattumalai · 26 m 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 Mailawewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 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 26 127 Feb 26 93 Mar 28 71 Apr 29 109 May 29 105 Jun 29 28 Jul 29 36 Aug 29 57 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 227 Nov 27 327 Dec 26 304 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mailawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital - Pulmoddai · Pulmoddai Division No. 4 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94136&mlon=80.98303#map=17/8.94136/80.98303) Bank People's Bank · Sripura 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pulmoddai Division No. 3 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94096&mlon=80.98393#map=17/8.94096/80.98393) Hotel Cocovillabeach · Veerancholai 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81180&mlon=81.10601#map=17/8.81180/81.10601) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School T/Triyai Tamil Vidyalayam · Kaddukulam 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.86907&mlon=81.02352#map=17/8.86907/81.02352) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81900&mlon=81.09993#map=17/8.81900/81.09993) 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 Gomarankadawala DS Division - Bakmeegama - Galkadawala - Gomarankadawala - Kalyanapura - Kandamalawa - Kivulakadawala - Medawachchiya - Pamburugaswewa - Pulikandikulama ## Quick answers - Where is Mailawewa?In Gomarankadawala DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mailawewa?Cassimnagar, Kaddukulam, Kallampattu, Kivulakadawala, Kuchchaveli, Medawachchiya, Pamburugaswewa, Parana Medawachchiya, Pulmoddai Division No. 1 and Urewa - How many villages are in Mailawewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mailawewa?25 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Mailawewa?Nilappannikkanmalai (60 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mailawewa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mailawewa?Base Hospital - Pulmoddai, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mailawewa?People's Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mailawewa?People's Bank, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mailawewa?Ceypetco, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mailawewa?LK5309045 (OCHA common operational dataset)