# Mellawalana GN division, Pannala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/mellawalana/ Grama Niladhari division · Pannala DS Division # Mellawalana Mellawalana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **6.75 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 1mapped services - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mellawalana? Mellawalana lies in [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/), [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: [Balawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/balawala/), [Bopitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/bopitiya/), [Elibichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/elibichchiya/), [Erabadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/erabadda/), [Kohombapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/kohombapola/), [Kotadeniyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/kotadeniyawa/), [Maholawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/maholawa/) and [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/polwatta/). By area it is the 2022nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/). The centre of Mellawalana is about 47 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3040° N, 80.0635° E. Local names: මැල්ලවලාන . 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 Mellawalana Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mellawalana. Settlements here lie between about 32 m and 47 m above sea level (median 43 m). - Bogaha Colony - Mallawalana - Nahinigammana - Pallegama 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 Mellawalana Named natural and historic features inside Mellawalana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Bopitiya - Kitulkele - Nadeniya 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 Mellawalana 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 Mellawalana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vision Animal Hospital · Pahala Galayaya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33265&mlon=80.01214#map=17/7.33265/80.01214) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badabedda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32757&mlon=80.02231#map=17/7.32757/80.02231) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Nalla 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31058&mlon=80.10517#map=17/7.31058/80.10517) Hotel Sharmia Reception Hall Mirigama · Kotadeniyawa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28362&mlon=80.06645#map=17/7.28362/80.06645) Mall Singer - Pannala · Pannala 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32913&mlon=80.02503#map=17/7.32913/80.02503) School Sakura pre School · Mellawalana 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31259&mlon=80.07081#map=17/7.31259/80.07081) College Lingocom Higher Education Academy · Pannala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32940&mlon=80.02100#map=17/7.32940/80.02100) Police station Police Station Pannala · Badabedda 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32769&mlon=80.02139#map=17/7.32769/80.02139) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mellawalana Places mapped inside Mellawalana in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Pannala DS Division - Badabedda - Balawala - Bammanna - Batapotha Ela - Bopitiya - Bowatta - Daraluwa - Dodampotta - Elabadagama East - Elabadagama North - Elabadagama West - Elibichchiya - Elivila - Erepola - Eriyagolla - Gallehemulla - Gonulla East - Gonulla West - Hamanagoda - Hamangalla - Hendiyagala - Hengawa - Hettirippuwa - Horawadunna - Hundirapola - Hunuvila - Ihala Galayaya - Ihala Kotuwella - Ihala Labbala - Indivinna - Ingaradavula - Irabadagama - Kadirapola - Kandepola - Katugampala - Kavudumunna - Kekillapitiya - Kohombapola - Konduruwawela - Kongoda - Koodalupotta - Madigepola - Maharagama - Mahingamuwa - Maholawa - Makandura Ihala - Makandura Pahala - Malgamuwa - Mattegama - Meddepola Ihala - Meddepola Pahala - Medirivila - Mohottawa - Mookalana - Mummana - Muthugalayagama - Nabirittankadawara - Nalawalana - Narangamuwa - Narangoda North - Narangoda South - Nedalagamuwa North - Nedalagamuwa South - Pahala Galayaya - Pahala Labbala - Pannala - Panwalakumbura - Paragammana - Pethigodagedara - Raddalana - Sandalankawa - Siyambalawalana - Thalammehera - Thambakanda - Thelambugammana - Udugama - Villiyagama - Waguruwela - Wattegedara - Wellewa - Welpalla - Werahera - Wetakeyawa - Wettewa - Yatattawala - Yayamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Mellawalana?In Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mellawalana?Balawala, Bopitiya, Elibichchiya, Erabadda, Kohombapola, Kotadeniyawa, Maholawa and Polwatta - How many villages are in Mellawalana?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mellawalana?Settlements lie between 32 m and 47 m - What is the best time to visit Mellawalana?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mellawalana?Vision Animal Hospital, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mellawalana?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mellawalana?Commercial Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mellawalana?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mellawalana?LK6178400 (OCHA common operational dataset)