# Hanwella GN division, Maspotha DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/hanwella/ Grama Niladhari division · Maspotha DS Division # Hanwella Hanwella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maspotha DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.27 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.3km² - 107 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hanwella? Hanwella lies in [Maspotha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/), [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: [Maragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/maragama/), [Minhettiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/minhettiya/), [Oggamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/oggamuwa/), [Thalvita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kurunegala/thalvita/), [Thisnampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/thisnampola/) and [Waraddana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kurunegala/waraddana/). By area it is the 4563rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Maspotha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/). The centre of Hanwella is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5728° N, 80.3231° E. Local names: හංවැල්ල . 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 Hanwella Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hanwella. - Ganegoda 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 Hanwella Named natural and historic features inside Hanwella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Gallunda 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 Hanwella 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 Hanwella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwatha Medi HUB · Pellandeniya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52872&mlon=80.32423#map=17/7.52872/80.32423) Bank Rural Bank · Bamunakotuwa 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57141&mlon=80.24877#map=17/7.57141/80.24877) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump IOC · Rathkarawwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53290&mlon=80.32098#map=17/7.53290/80.32098) Hotel Top View Hotel & Banquets · Thisnampola 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56732&mlon=80.33316#map=17/7.56732/80.33316) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Little Genius Pre School · Thalvita 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58255&mlon=80.34059#map=17/7.58255/80.34059) College S.b Herath National School · Hindawewa 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) Police station Kurunegala Police Station · Kurunegala Town - Central 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48584&mlon=80.36419#map=17/7.48584/80.36419) 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 Maspotha DS Division - Aswedduma - Dahigamuwa - Demalussa - Dematagahapelessa - Galagedara - Gane Kolaniya - Gonagama - Gurulepola - Hettigedara - Kalahogedara - Kavdawatta - Kidapola - Kudagalgamuwa - Mapegamuwa - Maragama - Maspotha - Maveedalupotha - Minhettiya - Oggamuwa - Pellandeniya - Pimburuwellegama - Rathkarawwa - Rekawa - Siyambalangamuwa - Thisnampola - Thiththawella - Udabadalawa - Udadigana - Wawagedara - Wegolla - Wilgamdematawa - Yanthampalawa ## Quick answers - Where is Hanwella?In Maspotha DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hanwella?Maragama, Minhettiya, Oggamuwa, Thalvita, Thisnampola and Waraddana - How many villages are in Hanwella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Hanwella?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Hanwella?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hanwella?Suwatha Medi HUB, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hanwella?Rural Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hanwella?PET, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hanwella?IOC, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hanwella?LK6151035 (OCHA common operational dataset)