# Mahakanumulla GN division, Thirappane DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Thirappane DS Division 

# Mahakanumulla

Mahakanumulla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.34 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.3km²
- 127 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mahakanumulla?

Mahakanumulla lies in [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Dayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/dayagama/), [Idigahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/idigahawewa/), [Paindikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/paindikulama/), [Sembukulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/sembukulama/), [Walagambahuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/walagambahuwa/) and [Wellamudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/wellamudawa/). By area it is the 3438th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/). The centre of Mahakanumulla is about 156 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1784° N, 80.4952° E. Local names: මහකණුමුල්ල .

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 Mahakanumulla

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

- Mawatawewa

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 Mahakanumulla 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 Mahakanumulla

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) 

Bank BoC · Eppawala 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.14648&mlon=80.41114#map=17/8.14648/80.41114) 

ATM HNB · Step 1 Part 2 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32498&mlon=80.41423#map=17/8.32498/80.41423) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Hiripitiyagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06884&mlon=80.53688#map=17/8.06884/80.53688) 

Hotel Ulagalla Resort · Wannammaduwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20668&mlon=80.54435#map=17/8.20668/80.54435) 

Mall BULNEWA MARKET · Bulnewa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04397&mlon=80.44528#map=17/8.04397/80.44528) 

School Pahe Panthiya · Mahailuppallama 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11665&mlon=80.47105#map=17/8.11665/80.47105) 

College Mahailluppallama Sub Campus, University of Peradeniya · Keledivulwewa 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.12076&mlon=80.45706#map=17/8.12076/80.45706) 

Police station siwalakulama police station · Sivalakulama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25511&mlon=80.63583#map=17/8.25511/80.63583) 

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 Thirappane DS Division

- Alagollewa
- Alisthana
- Aluth Punchikulama
- Amunichchiya
- Dayagama
- Dematawewa
- Ethungama North
- Ethungama South
- Galkulama
- Gnanikkulama
- Idigahawewa
- Ihala Ambathale
- Kandupagama
- Karuwalagaswewa
- Kattamurichchana
- Kuttikulama
- Labunoruwa
- Manakkulama
- Mawathawewa
- Meewellewa
- Muriyakadawala
- Pahala Ambathale
- Paindikulama
- Pairimaduwa
- Perimiyankulama
- Periyakulama
- Pethis Rambewa
- Puliyankulama
- Sandapagama
- Selesthimaduwa
- Sembukulama
- Thirappane Kadaweediya
- Thirappanegama
- Uttimaduwa
- Uttupitiya
- Walagambahuwa
- Wanamal Uyana
- Wannamkulama
- Wannammaduwa
- Wellamudawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahakanumulla?In Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mahakanumulla?Dayagama, Idigahawewa, Paindikulama, Sembukulama, Walagambahuwa and Wellamudawa
- How many villages are in Mahakanumulla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mahakanumulla?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahakanumulla?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 10.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahakanumulla?BoC, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahakanumulla?HNB, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahakanumulla?IOC Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mahakanumulla?LK7151130 (OCHA common operational dataset)