# Kokkavila GN division, Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kokkavila/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Kokkavila Kokkavila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **5.74 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.7km² - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kokkavila? Kokkavila lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Athuwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/athuwana/), [Kanattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kanattawa/), [Karavita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavita/), [Karavitagara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-east/), [Karavitagara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-west/), [Mahagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mahagama-north/), [Mugunuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/mugunuwatawana/), [Parappanmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/parappanmulla/) and [Puliyankadawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/puliyankadawara/). By area it is the 2481st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.2% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Kokkavila is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5868° N, 79.8746° E. Local names: කොක්කාවිල . 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 Kokkavila Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kokkavila. - Kandawa - Paruppanmulla 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 Kokkavila Named natural and historic features inside Kokkavila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates. - Kokkawila - Selvamine 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 Kokkavila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kokkavila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Murukandiya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59804&mlon=79.93575#map=17/7.59804/79.93575) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Mookalanhena 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59800&mlon=79.94021#map=17/7.59800/79.94021) Hotel The Lake Front · Mugunuwatawana 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59067&mlon=79.86480#map=17/7.59067/79.86480) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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 Chilaw DS Division - Aluthwatta - Aluthwatta - Ambakandavila - Dambakele - Deduruoya - Egodawatta - Ichchampitiya - Ihala Olidaluwa - Ilippadeniya - Inigodawela - Kakkapalliya - Kanattawa - Karavita - Karavitagara East - Karavitagara West - Kurusapaduwa - Maha Vilattawa - Maikkulama - Manuwangama East - Manuwangama West - Maradankulama - Melpura - Merawala - Mugunuwatawana - Mungandaluwa East - Mungandaluwa West - Munneshwarama - Nariyagama North - Nariyagama South - Olidaluwa - Parappanmulla - Pitipana East - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Kokkavila?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kokkavila?Athuwana, Kanattawa, Karavita, Karavitagara East, Karavitagara West, Mahagama North, Mugunuwatawana, Parappanmulla and Puliyankadawara - How many villages are in Kokkavila?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kokkavila?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kokkavila?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kokkavila?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kokkavila?Kandawala, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kokkavila?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 7.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kokkavila?LK6233120 (OCHA common operational dataset)