# Palugaswewa GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District

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Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division 

# Palugaswewa

Palugaswewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.06 km²**.

- 3.1km²

## Where is Palugaswewa?

Palugaswewa 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: [Dampitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/dampitigama/), [Katuwannawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/katuwannawa/), [Mirihanpitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/mirihanpitigama/), [Nagollagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/nagollagama/), [Thalagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thalagalla/) and [Walpaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/walpaluwa/). By area it is the 4853rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Palugaswewa is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7378° N, 80.3099° E. Local names: පලුගස්වැව .

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 Palugaswewa 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 Palugaswewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mahawa Base Hospital · Mahawa East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82353&mlon=80.28247#map=17/7.82353/80.28247) 

Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) 

ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) 

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 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82726&mlon=80.31305#map=17/7.82726/80.31305) 

Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) 

School Sakura Model Preschool Kurunegala · Bakmeewewa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74379&mlon=80.36035#map=17/7.74379/80.36035) 

College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) 

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
- Moragaswewa
- Nagollagama
- Nettipalagama
- Pahala Balalla
- Pahalagama
- Pailigama
- Panwewa
- Pothuwewa
- Rathmale
- Rekogama
- Thalagalla
- Thalambuwa
- Thambare
- Thammitagama
- Thisnampalagama
- Thumbullegama
- Uduweriya
- Ullalapola
- Vilawa
- Walpaluwa
- Yaddigama

## Quick answers

- Where is Palugaswewa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palugaswewa?Dampitigama, Katuwannawa, Mirihanpitigama, Nagollagama, Thalagalla and Walpaluwa
- What is the best time to visit Palugaswewa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palugaswewa?Mahawa Base Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palugaswewa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palugaswewa?PET, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palugaswewa?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palugaswewa?LK6124335 (OCHA common operational dataset)