# Kongaswala GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/kongaswala/ Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division # Kongaswala Kongaswala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.71 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.7km² - 129 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kongaswala? Kongaswala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Bakmeegolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/bakmeegolla/), [Barandana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/barandana/), [Galapitamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/galapitamulla/), [Hidagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/hidagolla/), [Kuda Kowana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mallawapitiya/kuda-kowana/), [Narampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mallawapitiya/narampola/) and [Thorayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mallawapitiya/thorayaya/). By area it is the 5439th 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 Kongaswala is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5067° N, 80.4213° E. Local names: කෝන්ගස්වල . 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 Kongaswala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kongaswala. Settlements here lie between about 125 m and 130 m above sea level (median 129 m). - Digampitiya - Karaweddana - Koongaswela 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 Kongaswala Named natural and historic features inside Kongaswala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates. - Dammada - Deduru Oya 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 Kongaswala 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 Kongaswala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wayamba Medical center · Udawela 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54604&mlon=80.44881#map=17/7.54604/80.44881) Bank PEOPLE'S BANK ATM · Theliyagonna 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47808&mlon=80.37426#map=17/7.47808/80.37426) ATM Sampath Bank (Metro) · Kurunegala Town - South 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48100&mlon=80.36039#map=17/7.48100/80.36039) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Narampola 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51587&mlon=80.42213#map=17/7.51587/80.42213) Hotel Abimane Grand · Thorayaya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51317&mlon=80.41826#map=17/7.51317/80.41826) Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) School We Kids Pre School · Thorayaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50617&mlon=80.40650#map=17/7.50617/80.40650) College Acvamas Institute - මල්ලවපිටිය · Mehiella South 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47450&mlon=80.38950#map=17/7.47450/80.38950) Police station Kurunegala Police Station · Kurunegala Town - Central 6.7 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 Mawathagama DS Division - Akade - Arampola - Arampola Watta North - Arampola Watta South - Bandaragala - Barandana - Boyagoda - Bulathwatta - Delgolla Watta North - Delgolla Watta South - Delpaddana - Dunukewatta - Ellagonna - Eriminna - Etagahawela - Galapitamulla - Gonagala - Gonagaldeniya - Halwahala - Henepola - Hettipola - Hidagolla - Ihala Weligepola - Ilukewela North - Ilukewela South - Kahandawelipotha - Kahapathwala - Kahapathwala North - Kalugamuwa - Kandehena - Kanduboda - Katugampalagedara - 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 Kongaswala?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kongaswala?Bakmeegolla, Barandana, Galapitamulla, Hidagolla, Kuda Kowana, Narampola and Thorayaya - How many villages are in Kongaswala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kongaswala?Settlements lie between 125 m and 130 m - What is the best time to visit Kongaswala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kongaswala?Wayamba Medical center, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kongaswala?PEOPLE'S BANK ATM, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kongaswala?Sampath Bank (Metro), about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kongaswala?Ceypetco, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kongaswala?LK6160005 (OCHA common operational dataset)