# Makeliyawa GN division, Kobeigane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/makeliyawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kobeigane DS Division # Makeliyawa Makeliyawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kobeigane DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **8.73 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.7km² - 35 mtypical elevation ## Where is Makeliyawa? Makeliyawa lies in [Kobeigane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Assedduma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/assedduma/), [Danduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/danduwawa/), [Hathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/hathalawa/), [Mawathagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/mawathagama/), [Millagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/millagoda/), [Pahala Galapitiyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/pahala-galapitiyagama/), [Tharanagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/tharanagolla/), [Thelahera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/thelahera/) and [Viharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/nikaweratiya/viharagama/). By area it is the 1452nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Kobeigane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/). The centre of Makeliyawa is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7163° N, 80.0810° E. Local names: මාකෙලියාව . 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 Makeliyawa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Makeliyawa. Settlements here lie between about 35 m and 35 m above sea level (median 35 m). - Embalagama - Gopallawa - Makiliyawa - Makiliyawa Pahala 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 Makeliyawa Named natural and historic features inside Makeliyawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Wara 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 Makeliyawa 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 Makeliyawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nikaweratiya Base Hospital · Nikaweratiya North 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74679&mlon=80.11508#map=17/7.74679/80.11508) Bank Sampath Bank · Nikaweratiya North 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74541&mlon=80.11837#map=17/7.74541/80.11837) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Weerapokuna 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65113&mlon=79.98909#map=17/7.65113/79.98909) Hotel Hotel Buddi Samudra · Nikaweratiya North 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74330&mlon=80.12032#map=17/7.74330/80.12032) Mall Jayasinghe Storlines · Hettipola 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60634&mlon=80.08225#map=17/7.60634/80.08225) School Zenith Pre-School · Nikaweratiya North 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74516&mlon=80.11582#map=17/7.74516/80.11582) College Zonal Education Office, Nikaweratiya · Mawathagama 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71667&mlon=80.11670#map=17/7.71667/80.11670) Police station Sri Lanka Police College Nikaweratiya Wing · Nikaweratiya North 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74509&mlon=80.11908#map=17/7.74509/80.11908) 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 Kobeigane DS Division - Alahenegama - Amunukole - Aralugaswewa - Assedduma - Bakunawala - Baladora - Bamunugama - Beddegama - Beliwewa - Boraluwewa - Galatabendiwewa - Halmillakotuwa - Hathalawa - Hengamuwa - Hindagahawewa - Hirigolla - Holambalewa - Kahatagaswewa - Kandattawa - Kattapitiya - Kithagama - Kobeigane - Leekolawewa - Maulla - Mawathagama - Midellawa - Pannawa - Pubbiliya - Thelahera - Vithikuliya - Waduressa - Walaswewa - Wannigama - Welpothuwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Makeliyawa?In Kobeigane DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Makeliyawa?Assedduma, Danduwawa, Hathalawa, Mawathagama, Millagoda, Pahala Galapitiyagama, Tharanagolla, Thelahera and Viharagama - How many villages are in Makeliyawa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Makeliyawa?Settlements lie between 35 m and 35 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Makeliyawa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Makeliyawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Makeliyawa?Nikaweratiya Base Hospital, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Makeliyawa?Sampath Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Makeliyawa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Makeliyawa?LK6139010 (OCHA common operational dataset)