# Mahawa West GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/mahawa-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division 

# Mahawa West

Mahawa West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.46 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.5km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Mahawa West?

Mahawa West lies in [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/), [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: [Digana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/digana/), [Liyanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/liyanagama/), [Madurugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/madurugama/), [Mahawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/mahawa-east/), [Makaduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/makaduwawa/) and [Moonamalegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/moonamalegama/). By area it is the 8468th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Mahawa West is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8331° N, 80.2753° E. Local names: මහව බටහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Mahawa West 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 Mahawa West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Maho · Madurugama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82278&mlon=80.27780#map=17/7.82278/80.27780) 

Bank NSB · Moonamalegama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82406&mlon=80.27306#map=17/7.82406/80.27306) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) 

Hotel Hotel Sarani Maho · Madurugama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82414&mlon=80.27925#map=17/7.82414/80.27925) 

Mall Thilini Store · Gurugoda 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91409&mlon=80.28894#map=17/7.91409/80.28894) 

School Vijayaba National College · Moonamalegama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82416&mlon=80.27307#map=17/7.82416/80.27307) 

College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) 

Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 

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 Mahawa West

Places mapped inside Mahawa West in open map data, by type.

- 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 Maho DS Division

- Ambagaswewa
- Atawarala
- Bakmeegahawatta
- Balagollagama
- Balalla
- Bamunugama
- Daladagama
- Dampitigama
- Deheneggama
- Digana
- Divullewa
- Embogama
- Gajaneggama
- Gala Ambagaswewa
- Galewewa
- Gallewa
- Heenuggala
- Heenukwewa
- Hithokadawala
- Ihalagama
- Imbulgodayagama
- Ipalogama
- Kadambawa
- Kandubadagama
- Karambe
- Karuwalagahawatta
- Kattambuwawa
- Katuwannawa
- Kekunawa
- Kirimetiyawa
- Kohombakadawala
- Konwewa
- Konwewa
- Kumbukwewa
- Kumbukwewa
- Kumbukwewa
- Liyanagama
- Madurugama
- Mahawa East
- Makaduwawa
- Maningamuwa
- Medagama
- Metiyakgama
- Mirihanpitigama
- Moonamalegama
- Moragaswewa
- Nagollagama
- Nettipalagama
- Pahala Balalla
- Pahalagama
- Pailigama
- Palugaswewa
- Panwewa
- Pothuwewa
- Rathmale
- Rekogama
- Thalagalla
- Thalambuwa
- Thambare
- Thammitagama
- Thisnampalagama
- Thumbullegama
- Uduweriya
- Ullalapola
- Vilawa
- Walpaluwa
- Yaddigama

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahawa West?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mahawa West?Digana, Liyanagama, Madurugama, Mahawa East, Makaduwawa and Moonamalegama
- What is the best time to visit Mahawa West?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawa West?District Hospital Maho, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahawa West?NSB, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawa West?People's Bank ATM, about 40 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawa West?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mahawa West?LK6124130 (OCHA common operational dataset)