# Malagamuwa GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/malagamuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division # Malagamuwa Malagamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.22 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.2km² - 101 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malagamuwa? Malagamuwa lies in [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/), [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: [Hindawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/hindawewa/), [Hiripitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/hiripitiya/), [Makulmade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/makulmade/), [Moragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/moragolla/), [Nelumpathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/nelumpathgama/), [Othuwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/othuwela/) and [Wegolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/wegolla/). By area it is the 3561st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Malagamuwa is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6358° N, 80.3658° E. Local names: මාලගමුව . 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 Malagamuwa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Malagamuwa. Settlements here lie between about 91 m and 111 m above sea level (median 101 m). - Kalatuwawa - Nambigama - Pambegama - Udugodagama - Walpaluwa 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 Malagamuwa Named natural and historic features inside Malagamuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Ihala Wewa - Nelun Wewa - Pabegama Wewa - Talahenagama Wewa ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates; 1 estate. - Alahinnegama - Galkandegama - Weliwita 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 Malagamuwa 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 Malagamuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) Bank Sampath Bank · Vilakatupotha 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61936&mlon=80.24596#map=17/7.61936/80.24596) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) Hotel Candella Hotel · Wegolla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62425&mlon=80.37305#map=17/7.62425/80.37305) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Nambirittawewa school · Hiripitiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64558&mlon=80.37157#map=17/7.64558/80.37157) College S.b Herath National School · Hindawewa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) Police station Gokarella Police Station · Siyambalawehera 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59539&mlon=80.48023#map=17/7.59539/80.48023) 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 Ganewatta DS Division - Aluthgama - Arankele - Boraluwa - Digankonwewa - Divulwewa - Hettigama - Hindawewa - Hiripitiya - Hunupola - Jahapagama - Kalatuwagama - Kanawa - Kekulawala - Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara - Kuda Uyangalla - Kumbukgete - Makulmade - Makulwewa - Moragolla - Neeraviya - Nelawa - Nelumpathgama - Neriyawa - Nikadalupotha - Nikagolla - Othuwela - Pannawa - Pothuvila - Pothuwagonna - Santhanagama - Seeradunna - Seerangoda - Thambagalla - Thanthirigama - Thimbiriwewa - Thittawelgala - Thittawella - Uyangalla - Waduwawa - Wegolla - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Malagamuwa?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Malagamuwa?Hindawewa, Hiripitiya, Makulmade, Moragolla, Nelumpathgama, Othuwela and Wegolla - How many villages are in Malagamuwa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Malagamuwa?Settlements lie between 91 m and 111 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Malagamuwa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Malagamuwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Malagamuwa?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malagamuwa?Sampath Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Malagamuwa?People's Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malagamuwa?Gasstation, about 8.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malagamuwa?LK6133160 (OCHA common operational dataset)