# Morawewa North GN division, Morawewa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/morawewa-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Morawewa DS Division 

# Morawewa North

Morawewa North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **18.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 18.5km²
- 46 mtypical elevation

## Where is Morawewa North?

Morawewa North lies in [Morawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Awvainagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/awvainagar/), [Kithuluthuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/kithuluthuwa/), [Kumburupiddy North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kumburupiddy-north/), [Morawewa Pankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/morawewa-pankulama/) and [Namalwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/namalwatta/). By area it is the 540th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.6% of [Morawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/). The centre of Morawewa North is about 235 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6701° N, 81.0675° E. Local names: මොරවැව උතුර .

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 Morawewa North

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

- Morawewa

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 Morawewa North

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

### Water

3 reservoirs and tanks.

- Divulewa Wewa
- Katkandu Kulam
- Sieniya Wewa

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 Morawewa North 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 Morawewa North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Morawewa Primary Medical Care Unit · Morawewa Pankulama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62799&mlon=81.04385#map=17/8.62799/81.04385) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Nilaveli 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67988&mlon=81.19503#map=17/8.67988/81.19503) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Nochchikulama 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64034&mlon=81.01311#map=17/8.64034/81.01311) 

Hotel Nila Villa · Vallaiyoothu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.71118&mlon=81.17569#map=17/8.71118/81.17569) 

Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) 

School Nochchikkulam Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Nochchikulama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62631&mlon=80.98684#map=17/8.62631/80.98684) 

College Languages and Communication studies -Trincomalee Campus · Nilaveli 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68347&mlon=81.19061#map=17/8.68347/81.19061) 

Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 17 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 Morawewa DS Division

- Awvainagar
- Kithuluthuwa
- Mahadiulwewa Stage 2
- Mahadivulwewa
- Morawewa Pankulama
- Morawewa South
- Namalwatta
- Nochchikulama
- Peniketiyawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Morawewa North?In Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Morawewa North?Awvainagar, Kithuluthuwa, Kumburupiddy North, Morawewa Pankulama and Namalwatta
- How many villages are in Morawewa North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Morawewa North?3 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Morawewa North?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Morawewa North?Morawewa Primary Medical Care Unit, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Morawewa North?Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Morawewa North?People's Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morawewa North?Ceypetco, about 6.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Morawewa North?LK5312030 (OCHA common operational dataset)
