# Mahalindawewa GN division, Nochchiyagama DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/mahalindawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nochchiyagama DS Division # Mahalindawewa Mahalindawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **8.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 9.0km² ## Where is Mahalindawewa? Mahalindawewa lies in [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bogahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/bogahawewa/), [Ilandagahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/ilandagahawewa/), [Mahamankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/mahamankadawala/), [Oyamaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mahawilachchiya/oyamaduwa/) and [Ranorawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ranorawa/). By area it is the 1397th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/). The centre of Mahalindawewa is about 166 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3698° N, 80.2633° E. Local names: මහළිඳවැව . 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 Mahalindawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mahalindawewa. - Mahalindawewa 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 Mahalindawewa Named natural and historic features inside Mahalindawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Bama Wewa - Katukeliyawa Wewa - Kuda Linda Wewa - Maha Linda 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 Mahalindawewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahalindawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Samanala Hospital · Nochchiyagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26457&mlon=80.21010#map=17/8.26457/80.21010) Bank Hatton National Bank · Nochchiyagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26386&mlon=80.21154#map=17/8.26386/80.21154) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump Sinharagma Fuel Station · Ralapanawagama 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.28279&mlon=80.25785#map=17/8.28279/80.25785) Hotel Andarawewa Nature Resort · Andarawewa 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.29631&mlon=80.28564#map=17/8.29631/80.28564) Mall Alankulama Family Super · Step 2 Part 2 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32013&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.32013/80.39968) School NCP/A/A/NO/Ranorawa Vidyalaya · Ranorawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36441&mlon=80.23820#map=17/8.36441/80.23820) College ATI Anuradhapura · Pothanegama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32541&mlon=80.36777#map=17/8.32541/80.36777) Police station Nochhiyagama Police Station · Nochchiyagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26513&mlon=80.21203#map=17/8.26513/80.21203) 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 Nochchiyagama DS Division - Adampane - Ambagahawewa - Amunukole - Andarawewa - Bogahawewa - Dombawalagama - Dunudambuwewa - Dunupothagama - Ehetuwagama - Galadivulwewa - Halmillakulama - Horuvila - Hunuvilagama - Ittikulama - Jayagama - Katupathwewa - Kukulkatuwa - Kusumpura - Lindawewa - Mihiripura - Mudithagama - Navakkulama - Nelawagama - Nochchiyagama - Ottappuwa - Pahala Halmillewa - Pahala Kedithokkuwa - Pahala Maragahawewa - Pahamunegama - Ralapanawa Colony - Ralapanawagama - Rankethgama - Ranorawa - Thalgaswewa - Thimbiriwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Mahalindawewa?In Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahalindawewa?Bogahawewa, Ilandagahawewa, Mahamankadawala, Oyamaduwa and Ranorawa - How many villages are in Mahalindawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahalindawewa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahalindawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahalindawewa?Samanala Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahalindawewa?Hatton National Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahalindawewa?Boc smart, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahalindawewa?Sinharagma Fuel Station, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahalindawewa?LK7139020 (OCHA common operational dataset)