# Meegalewa GN division, Galgamuwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/meegalewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galgamuwa DS Division # Meegalewa Meegalewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.67 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.7km² - 14mapped services - 96 mtypical elevation ## Where is Meegalewa? Meegalewa lies in [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Medinnoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/medinnoruwa/), [Mudungoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/mudungoda/), [Namalgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/namalgamuwa/), [Padavigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/padavigama/), [Pahala Kalankuttiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/pahala-kalankuttiya/) and [Weliyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/weliyawa/). By area it is the 3169th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/). The centre of Meegalewa is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0606° N, 80.3579° E. Local names: මීගලෑව . 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 Meegalewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Meegalewa. Settlements here lie between about 91 m and 100 m above sea level (median 96 m). - Maliga Nambadawela - Meegalewa - Pothanagama Siyambalewa - Weliyawa 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 Meegalewa Named natural and historic features inside Meegalewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Migalewa Maha 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 Meegalewa 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 Meegalewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Meegalewa Hospital · Meegalewa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05719&mlon=80.35496#map=17/8.05719/80.35496) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Meegalewa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05717&mlon=80.35390#map=17/8.05717/80.35390) ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Sation · Meegalewa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05561&mlon=80.35517#map=17/8.05561/80.35517) Hotel Kalaoya Reach Hotel · Medagama West 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10127&mlon=80.27928#map=17/8.10127/80.27928) Mall Munasinhe Brothers · Meegalewa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05466&mlon=80.35583#map=17/8.05466/80.35583) School Meegalewa Primary School · Meegalewa 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05978&mlon=80.35624#map=17/8.05978/80.35624) College MAHAILUPPALLAMA SUB CAMPUS · Dikwewa Senapura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09735&mlon=80.44211#map=17/8.09735/80.44211) Police station Meegalewa Police Station · Meegalewa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05673&mlon=80.35619#map=17/8.05673/80.35619) 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 Meegalewa Places mapped inside Meegalewa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 - Shopping malls3 - Schools2 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants1 - 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 Galgamuwa DS Division - Aluthherathgama - Bandaragama - Buduruwakanda - Bulnewa - Divullewa - Ethiniwetunugala - Galgamuwa Town - Ganangamuwa - Ganedivulwewa - Gemunupura - Ihala Nanneriya - Ihala Palukandewa - Ihalagama - Jayabima - Jayalanda - Kallanchiya - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattakaduwa - Katuwewa - Kelegama - Kepela - Kohombankulama - Kokwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kurundankulama - Kurundewa - Lassanagama - Madadombe - Madawachchiya - Mahagalgamuwa - Mahagalkadawala - Mahananneriya North - Mahananneriya South - Medagama East - Medagama West - Molewa - Monnankulama - Mottapettewa - Nahettikulama - Nallachchiya - Nochchiya - Padavigama - Padipanchawa - Pahala Palukandewa - Palugolla - Palukadawala - Peddegama - Porottukadawala - Senarathgama - Siyambalewa - Thissapura - Thorawa - Track 4 Usgala - Ulpathagama - Usgala Siyambalangamuwa - Wadugama - Walagambapura - Walaswewa - Wegedara - Wewaranawetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Meegalewa?In Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Meegalewa?Medinnoruwa, Mudungoda, Namalgamuwa, Padavigama, Pahala Kalankuttiya and Weliyawa - How many villages are in Meegalewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Meegalewa?Settlements lie between 91 m and 100 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Meegalewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Meegalewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Meegalewa?Meegalewa Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Meegalewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Meegalewa?Hnb, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meegalewa?Ceypetco Filling Sation, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Meegalewa?1 mapped - How many banks are in Meegalewa?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Meegalewa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Meegalewa?LK6106075 (OCHA common operational dataset)