# Mookalanhena GN division, Bingiriya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/mookalanhena/ Grama Niladhari division · Bingiriya DS Division # Mookalanhena Mookalanhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.94 km²**. Open map data shows 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.9km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Mookalanhena? Mookalanhena lies in [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Bingiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bingiriya/), [Bowatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bowatta/), [Brahmanayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/brahmanayagama/), [Kaduruwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kaduruwewa/), [Murukandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/murukandiya/), [Panawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/panawewa/) and [Urapotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/urapotta/). By area it is the 5050th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/). The centre of Mookalanhena is about 75 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5993° N, 79.9433° E. Local names: මූකලන්හේන . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mookalanhena Named natural and historic features inside Mookalanhena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Halmilla Wewa ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Bowatta - Mukalanhena 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 Mookalanhena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mookalanhena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank People's Bank - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59838&mlon=79.94008#map=17/7.59838/79.94008) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Mookalanhena 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59800&mlon=79.94021#map=17/7.59800/79.94021) Hotel Hotel Raju Palace · Mookalanhena 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59867&mlon=79.94597#map=17/7.59867/79.94597) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Sri Saranankara National College Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59904&mlon=79.93834#map=17/7.59904/79.93834) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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 Mookalanhena Places mapped inside Mookalanhena in open map data, by type. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Police stations1 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 Bingiriya DS Division - Aluthgama - Bakmeeruppa - Bandarigalgoda - Bingiriya - Bowatta - Brahmanayagama - Getulawa - Hamannapahuwa - Heenpannawa - Hendiyapola - Hiruwalpola - Horagasagara - Ihala Galwewa - Ihala Kadigamuwa - Ihala Kalugama - Ihala Konkandawala - Ihala Koswatta - Kaduruwewa - Karandanayagama - Kelegedara - Kiniyama East - Kiniyama West - Konkadawala - Kosagama - Koshenagara - Kudakalawa - Kurundupotha - Madulupitiya - Manelembuwa - Maunawa - Meladeniya - Molaeliya - Murukandiya - Nithalawa - Padiwela - Pahala Galwewa - Pahala Kadigamuwa - Pahala Kiniyama - Pahala Koswatta - Pahala Mandakondana - Pahala Thalampola - Panawewa - Puwakgahakadawala - Tharana - Thorabichchiya - Udawela - Urapotta - Vilattawa Palatha - Wanduressa - Weerapokuna - Wellarawa ## Quick answers - Where is Mookalanhena?In Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mookalanhena?Bingiriya, Bowatta, Brahmanayagama, Kaduruwewa, Murukandiya, Panawewa and Urapotta - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mookalanhena?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mookalanhena?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mookalanhena?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mookalanhena?People's Bank - Bingiriya, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mookalanhena?Kandawala, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mookalanhena?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many banks are in Mookalanhena?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mookalanhena?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mookalanhena?LK6142125 (OCHA common operational dataset)