# Vilawa GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/vilawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Vilawa Vilawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.68 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.7km² - 86 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vilawa? Vilawa 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: [Balalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/balalla/), [Daladagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/daladagama/), [Imbulgodayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/imbulgodayagama/), [Ipalogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/ipalogama/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kumbukwewa-lk6124225/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kumbukwewa-lk6124210/) and [Thammitagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thammitagama/). By area it is the 3162nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Vilawa is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8059° N, 80.2400° E. Local names: විලව . 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 Vilawa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Vilawa. Settlements here lie between about 86 m and 98 m above sea level (median 86 m). - Balalla - Gonamuwa - Gurunnehelagama - Habarettawa - Wilawa 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 Vilawa Named natural and historic features inside Vilawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Imbulgodayagama Wewa - Tammitagama Wewa - Wilawa 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 Vilawa 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 Vilawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Maho · Madurugama 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82278&mlon=80.27780#map=17/7.82278/80.27780) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) 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 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel City Line guest house · Rekogama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82005&mlon=80.27392#map=17/7.82005/80.27392) Mall Mallika store · Ambanpola South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91631&mlon=80.24026#map=17/7.91631/80.24026) School Vijayaba National college.Mahawa · Moonamalegama 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82566&mlon=80.26811#map=17/7.82566/80.26811) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 5.3 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 4.9 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 - Panwewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Vilawa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vilawa?Balalla, Daladagama, Imbulgodayagama, Ipalogama, Kumbukwewa, Kumbukwewa and Thammitagama - How many villages are in Vilawa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vilawa?Settlements lie between 86 m and 98 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vilawa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vilawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Vilawa?District Hospital Maho, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vilawa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vilawa?People's Bank ATM, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vilawa?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vilawa?LK6124205 (OCHA common operational dataset)