# Mahawewa GN division, Rambewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/mahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Rambewa DS Division # Mahawewa Mahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **5.74 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.7km² - 91 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahawewa? Mahawewa lies in [Rambewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Kadurugasdamana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/kadurugasdamana/), [Pallankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/pallankulama/), [Pandukabhayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/pandukabhayapura/) and [Sandamalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/sandamalgama/). By area it is the 2481st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Rambewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/). The centre of Mahawewa is about 182 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4498° N, 80.4823° E. Local names: මහවැව . 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 Mahawewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mahawewa. Settlements here lie between about 90 m and 94 m above sea level (median 91 m). - Kuda Dunnabindunuwewa - Maha Dunnabindunuwewa - Tarankonde - Weragla 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 Mahawewa Named natural and historic features inside Mahawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Tarankonde 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 Mahawewa 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 Mahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mihintale district Hospital · Mihinthale 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35475&mlon=80.50981#map=17/8.35475/80.50981) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Parasangaswewa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44883&mlon=80.43129#map=17/8.44883/80.43129) ATM boc · Step1 Part 1 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34220&mlon=80.41207#map=17/8.34220/80.41207) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Rambewa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44049&mlon=80.50412#map=17/8.44049/80.50412) Hotel Sisila Guest House - Anuradhapura · Rambewa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.43923&mlon=80.50143#map=17/8.43923/80.50143) Mall dayani trade center · Step 1 Part 2 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33356&mlon=80.41031#map=17/8.33356/80.41031) School Rambawa Central Collage · Rambewa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44065&mlon=80.50530#map=17/8.44065/80.50530) College Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Jayanthi Gramaya 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38915&mlon=80.43546#map=17/8.38915/80.43546) Police station Mihinthale police station · Mihinthale 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36014&mlon=80.51185#map=17/8.36014/80.51185) 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 Rambewa DS Division - Ambagahawewa - Balahondawewa - Diviyaudabendawewa - Galkandegama - Galweeragollewa - Gonewa - Ihala Kolongaswewa - Ikirigollewa - Kadurugasdamana - Kallanchiya - Kapiriggama - Katukeliyawa - Katupuliyankulama - Kedewa - Kolibendawewa - Konakumbukwewa - Kudagama - Mahakanadarawa R. B. Track 01 - Mahakanadarawa R. B. Track 02 - Medagama - Meemalwewa - Nabadagaswewa - Pallankulama - Pandukabhayapura - Peenagama - Pihimbiyagollewa - Rambewa - Rotawewa - Sandamalgama - Sangilikanadarawa - Siyambalagaswewa - Thalgahawewa - Thamarahalmillewa - Wahamalgollewa - Wahamalgollewa Track 03 - Wahamalgollewa Track 05 - Wewelketiya ## Quick answers - Where is Mahawewa?In Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahawewa?Kadurugasdamana, Pallankulama, Pandukabhayapura and Sandamalgama - How many villages are in Mahawewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mahawewa?Settlements lie between 90 m and 94 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahawewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawewa?Mihintale district Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahawewa?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawewa?boc, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahawewa?LK7118130 (OCHA common operational dataset)