# Mahaweligama GN division, Seruvila DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/mahaweligama/

Grama Niladhari division · Seruvila DS Division 

# Mahaweligama

Mahaweligama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **26.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 26.8km²

## Where is Mahaweligama?

Mahaweligama lies in [Seruvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/), [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: [Kandakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/kandakaduwa/), [Mahindapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/mahindapura/), [Serunuwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/serunuwara/), [Sirimangalapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/sirimangalapura/) and [Somapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/somapura/). By area it is the 308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.1% of [Seruvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/). The centre of Mahaweligama is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2852° N, 81.2922° E. Local names: මහවැලිගම .

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 Mahaweligama

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

- Somapura

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).

## Weather in Mahaweligama 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 Mahaweligama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital, serunuwara · Serunuwara 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32294&mlon=81.29970#map=17/8.32294/81.29970) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Serunuwara 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32484&mlon=81.29998#map=17/8.32484/81.29998) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) 

Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) 

Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) 

School T/M/Kiliveddy.m.v · Kiliveddi 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34963&mlon=81.28606#map=17/8.34963/81.28606) 

College T/Mu/ Punnaiyadi Namagal Vidyalayam · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31861&mlon=81.38413#map=17/8.31861/81.38413) 

Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32189&mlon=81.29938#map=17/8.32189/81.29938) 

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 Seruvila DS Division

- Ariyamankerni
- Dehiwatta
- Kavanthissapura
- Lingapuram
- Mahindapura
- Navatkernikadu
- Neelapola
- Samagipura
- Serunuwara
- Seruvila
- Sirimangalapura
- Sivapuram
- Somapura
- Sumedhankarapura
- Thanganagar

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahaweligama?In Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mahaweligama?Kandakaduwa, Mahindapura, Serunuwara, Sirimangalapura and Somapura
- How many villages are in Mahaweligama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mahaweligama?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahaweligama?Hospital, serunuwara, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahaweligama?Peoples Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahaweligama?People's Bank, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahaweligama?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mahaweligama?LK5330060 (OCHA common operational dataset)