# Morawewa South GN division, Morawewa DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Morawewa DS Division 

# Morawewa South

Morawewa South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **69.7 km²**.

- 69.7km²

## Where is Morawewa South?

Morawewa South 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 6 other GN divisions: [Galmetiyawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/galmetiyawa-north/), [Kalyanapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/kalyanapura/), [Kithuluthuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/kithuluthuwa/), [Mahadivulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/mahadivulwewa/), [Morawewa Pankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/morawewa-pankulama/) and [Nochchikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/nochchikulama/). By area it is the 83rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 25.0% of [Morawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/). The centre of Morawewa South is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5915° N, 81.0305° E. Local names: මොරවැව දකුණ .

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

## Landscape and landmarks of Morawewa South

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

### Water

4 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream.

- Mora Oya
- Mora Wewa
- Nike Wewa
- Pan Kulam
- Ramba Wewa

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Bakmillpatahinna · 145 m
- Ulhela · 99 m

### Estates

1 estate.

- Nikewewa

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 South 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 South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Morawewa Primary Medical Care Unit · Morawewa Pankulama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62799&mlon=81.04385#map=17/8.62799/81.04385) 

Bank Peoples Bank kinniya · Periya Kinniya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50369&mlon=81.17965#map=17/8.50369/81.17965) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Nochchikulama 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64034&mlon=81.01311#map=17/8.64034/81.01311) 

Hotel Hotwell resort in kanniya · Kanniya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60473&mlon=81.17137#map=17/8.60473/81.17137) 

Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) 

School Nochchikkulam Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Nochchikulama 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62631&mlon=80.98684#map=17/8.62631/80.98684) 

College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) 

Police station Police Station · Abayapura 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59162&mlon=81.21663#map=17/8.59162/81.21663) 

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 North
- Morawewa Pankulama
- Namalwatta
- Nochchikulama
- Peniketiyawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Morawewa South?In Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Morawewa South?Galmetiyawa North, Kalyanapura, Kithuluthuwa, Mahadivulwewa, Morawewa Pankulama and Nochchikulama
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Morawewa South?4 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Morawewa South?Bakmillpatahinna (145 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Morawewa South?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Morawewa South?Morawewa Primary Medical Care Unit, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Morawewa South?Peoples Bank kinniya, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Morawewa South?People's Bank, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morawewa South?Ceypetco, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Morawewa South?LK5312025 (OCHA common operational dataset)
