# Dunukewatta GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/dunukewatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division 

# Dunukewatta

Dunukewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.69 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.7km²

## Where is Dunukewatta?

Dunukewatta lies in [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/), [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: [Belgodakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mallawapitiya/belgodakanda/), [Gabbala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/rambukkana/gabbala-south/), [Gonagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/gonagala/), [Kalugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/kalugamuwa/), [Kandehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/kandehena/), [Mee/Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/mee-udagama/), [Parape North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/rambukkana/parape-north/) and [Watareka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/watareka/). By area it is the 5478th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/). The centre of Dunukewatta is about 81 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3926° N, 80.4206° E. Local names: දුනුකේවත්ත .

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 Dunukewatta

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dunukewatta.

- Gonamada

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).

## Weather in Dunukewatta 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 Dunukewatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mawathagama Divisional Hospital · Mawathagama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44040&mlon=80.44802#map=17/7.44040/80.44802) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Mawathagama West 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43271&mlon=80.44599#map=17/7.43271/80.44599) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Yodhagama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29972&mlon=80.38650#map=17/7.29972/80.38650) 

Petrol pump Filling Station · Mawathagama West 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43403&mlon=80.44409#map=17/7.43403/80.44409) 

Hotel St Clair Villas · Uggalpaya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36105&mlon=80.41605#map=17/7.36105/80.41605) 

Mall City Choice · Gangoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) 

School Ketawala Primary School · Gonagala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39696&mlon=80.41420#map=17/7.39696/80.41420) 

College Industrial Engineering Training Institute - Moratuwa · Kanugolla 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36750&mlon=80.41111#map=17/7.36750/80.41111) 

Police station Mawathagama Police Station · Mawathagama 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43254&mlon=80.44991#map=17/7.43254/80.44991) 

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 Mawathagama DS Division

- Akade
- Arampola
- Arampola Watta North
- Arampola Watta South
- Bandaragala
- Barandana
- Boyagoda
- Bulathwatta
- Delgolla Watta North
- Delgolla Watta South
- Delpaddana
- Ellagonna
- Eriminna
- Etagahawela
- Galapitamulla
- Gonagala
- Gonagaldeniya
- Halwahala
- Henepola
- Hettipola
- Hidagolla
- Ihala Weligepola
- Ilukewela North
- Ilukewela South
- Kahandawelipotha
- Kahapathwala
- Kahapathwala North
- Kalugamuwa
- Kandehena
- Kanduboda
- Katugampalagedara
- Kongaswala
- Kossinna
- Kotikapala
- Kotikapola Ihalagama
- Madawa
- Malandeniya
- Maralanda
- Maswewa
- Mawathagama
- Mawathagama North
- Mawathagama South
- Mawathagama West
- Meddegamgoda
- Mee/ Pallegama East
- Mee/Medagamgoda
- Mee/Pallegama West
- Mee/Udagama
- Mee/Wambugamgoda
- Metibokka
- Nawa Pothubowa
- Paragahadeniya
- Pilessa Ihalagama
- Pilessa Pahalagama
- Pothubowa
- Rathneggama
- Samodagama
- Singhapura
- Tharapotha
- Tigola
- Uda Iguruwatta
- Udakottamulla
- Udanagama
- Uggalpaya
- Wadiyagoda
- Waraddana
- Watareka
- Welikumbura
- Wewagedara
- Yatiwala

## Quick answers

- Where is Dunukewatta?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dunukewatta?Belgodakanda, Gabbala South, Gonagala, Kalugamuwa, Kandehena, Mee/Udagama, Parape North and Watareka
- How many villages are in Dunukewatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dunukewatta?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dunukewatta?Mawathagama Divisional Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dunukewatta?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dunukewatta?Sampath ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dunukewatta?Filling Station, about 5.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dunukewatta?LK6160275 (OCHA common operational dataset)