# Peniketiyawa GN division, Morawewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/peniketiyawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Morawewa DS Division # Peniketiyawa Peniketiyawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **43.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 43.1km² - 1mapped services - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is Peniketiyawa? Peniketiyawa 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: [Dutuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/dutuwewa/), [Galmetiyawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/galmetiyawa-north/), [Kandamalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/kandamalawa/), [Mahadivulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/mahadivulwewa/), [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/rathmale/) and [Wagollakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/wagollakada/). By area it is the 163rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 15.5% of [Morawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/morawewa/). The centre of Peniketiyawa is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6140° N, 80.9240° E. Local names: පැණිකැටියාව . 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 Peniketiyawa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Peniketiyawa. Settlements here lie between about 51 m and 56 m above sea level (median 55 m). - Ettabendiwewa - Mediyawa - Penikotiyawa - Rotawewa 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 Peniketiyawa Named natural and historic features inside Peniketiyawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 reservoirs and tanks. - Ettabendi Wewa - Handunagama Wewa - Kayamwadi Kulam - Kuda Etabendi Wewa - Kuda Wewa - Magurupitiyawe Wewa - Naida Acharigama Wewa - Palibendewa Wewa - Rotu Wewa - Timbiri 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 Peniketiyawa 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 Peniketiyawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital DH-Mahadiulwewa · Mahadivulwewa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62108&mlon=80.96863#map=17/8.62108/80.96863) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Horowpothana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54673&mlon=80.82862#map=17/8.54673/80.82862) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Nochchikulama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64034&mlon=81.01311#map=17/8.64034/81.01311) Hotel Hotel Diyaketa Pahana · Mukkarawewa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54309&mlon=80.80920#map=17/8.54309/80.80920) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Ethabendiwewa Vidyalaya · Peniketiyawa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62709&mlon=80.90947#map=17/8.62709/80.90947) College Princeton International College · Kivulekada 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55755&mlon=80.82335#map=17/8.55755/80.82335) Police station Police Station · Kebithigollewa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.63984&mlon=80.66908#map=17/8.63984/80.66908) 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 Peniketiyawa Places mapped inside Peniketiyawa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Morawewa DS Division - Awvainagar - Kithuluthuwa - Mahadiulwewa Stage 2 - Mahadivulwewa - Morawewa North - Morawewa Pankulama - Morawewa South - Namalwatta - Nochchikulama ## Quick answers - Where is Peniketiyawa?In Morawewa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Peniketiyawa?Dutuwewa, Galmetiyawa North, Kandamalawa, Mahadivulwewa, Rathmale and Wagollakada - How many villages are in Peniketiyawa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Peniketiyawa?Settlements lie between 51 m and 56 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Peniketiyawa?10 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Peniketiyawa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Peniketiyawa?DH-Mahadiulwewa, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Peniketiyawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Peniketiyawa?People's Bank, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Peniketiyawa?Ceypetco, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Peniketiyawa?LK5312005 (OCHA common operational dataset)