# Panwewa GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/panwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Panwewa Panwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **9.58 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.6km² - 74 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panwewa? Panwewa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ambagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/ambagaswewa/), [Balagollagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/balagollagama/), [Gajaneggama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/gajaneggama/), [Gallewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/gallewa/), [Pahala Balalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pahala-balalla/), [Pothuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pothuwewa/), [Thalagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thalagalla/) and [Thisnampalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thisnampalagama/). By area it is the 1284th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Panwewa is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7597° N, 80.2713° E. Local names: පන්වැව . 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 Panwewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Panwewa. Settlements here lie between about 68 m and 86 m above sea level (median 74 m). - Amunukole - Panwewa - Ukwattegama - 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 Panwewa Named natural and historic features inside Panwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Galle Ela - Kon Oya - Pahala Wewa - Pan Wewa - Wan Ela ### Estates 1 estate. - Thammitagama 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 Panwewa 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 Panwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Maho · Madurugama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82278&mlon=80.27780#map=17/7.82278/80.27780) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel City Line guest house · Rekogama 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82005&mlon=80.27392#map=17/7.82005/80.27392) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Gunapala Malalasekara School · Thisnampalagama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79511&mlon=80.28389#map=17/7.79511/80.28389) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 7.4 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 7.3 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 - Palugaswewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Panwewa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panwewa?Ambagaswewa, Balagollagama, Gajaneggama, Gallewa, Pahala Balalla, Pothuwewa, Thalagalla and Thisnampalagama - How many villages are in Panwewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Panwewa?Settlements lie between 68 m and 86 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Panwewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Panwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Panwewa?District Hospital Maho, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panwewa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panwewa?PET, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panwewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panwewa?LK6124300 (OCHA common operational dataset)