# Moragaswewa GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/moragaswewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Moragaswewa Moragaswewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **6.99 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.0km² - 129 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moragaswewa? Moragaswewa 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 7 other GN divisions: [Galagedaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/galagedaragama/), [Konwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/konwewa-lk6124025/), [Mamunugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/mamunugama/), [Nabadewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/nabadewa/), [Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pahalagama/), [Walathwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/walathwewa/) and [Yaddigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/yaddigama/). By area it is the 1932nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Moragaswewa is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8717° N, 80.3588° E. Local names: මොරගස්වැව . 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 Moragaswewa Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Moragaswewa. Settlements here lie between about 112 m and 129 m above sea level (median 129 m). - Ambagassewa - Angomugama - Ganankete - Ihala Alawwagama - Lokurugama - Medagodayagama - Moragassewa - Pahalakele - Tuttiripitiya - Urapolayagama 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 Moragaswewa Named natural and historic features inside Moragaswewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Allaw Wewa - Kiriwanagoda Wewa - Lokuragama Wewa - Moragas Wewa ### Forests and nature 1 garden. - Wetiyegedera 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 Moragaswewa 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 Moragaswewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ආසිරිගේ බෙහෙත් සාප්පුව - Asirige Beheth Sappuwa · Ihala Thimbiriyawa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89510&mlon=80.40068#map=17/7.89510/80.40068) Bank bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank · Bakmeegahawatta 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85388&mlon=80.30289#map=17/7.85388/80.30289) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Ayurveda Paradise Maho · Divullewa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82726&mlon=80.31305#map=17/7.82726/80.31305) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Kadawala Primary School · Pathirennegama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85545&mlon=80.39373#map=17/7.85545/80.39373) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 9.7 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 10 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. ## 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 - Mahawa West - Makaduwawa - Maningamuwa - Medagama - Metiyakgama - Mirihanpitigama - Moonamalegama - 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 Moragaswewa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moragaswewa?Galagedaragama, Konwewa, Mamunugama, Nabadewa, Pahalagama, Walathwewa and Yaddigama - How many villages are in Moragaswewa?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Moragaswewa?Settlements lie between 112 m and 129 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Moragaswewa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Moragaswewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Moragaswewa?ආසිරිගේ බෙහෙත් සාප්පුව - Asirige Beheth Sappuwa, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moragaswewa?bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Moragaswewa?People's Bank ATM, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moragaswewa?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moragaswewa?LK6124020 (OCHA common operational dataset)