# Maha Vilattawa GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/maha-vilattawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Maha Vilattawa Maha Vilattawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.93 km²**. - 1.9km² ## Where is Maha Vilattawa? Maha Vilattawa 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 7 other GN divisions: [Bingiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bingiriya/), [Elivitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/elivitiya/), [Kanattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kanattawa/), [Punchi Vilattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/punchi-vilattawa/), [Thammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/thammana/), [Vilattawa Palatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/vilattawa-palatha/) and [Weerapandiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weerapandiyana/). By area it is the 7103rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Maha Vilattawa is about 75 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6094° N, 79.8984° E. Local names: මහවිලත්තව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Maha Vilattawa Named natural and historic features inside Maha Vilattawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Annaletchamy 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 Maha Vilattawa 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 Maha Vilattawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Murukandiya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59804&mlon=79.93575#map=17/7.59804/79.93575) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Mookalanhena 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59800&mlon=79.94021#map=17/7.59800/79.94021) Hotel Hotel Rajiu Palace · Bingiriya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60774&mlon=79.91732#map=17/7.60774/79.91732) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Sri Saranankara National College Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59904&mlon=79.93834#map=17/7.59904/79.93834) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 5.7 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 - Kokkavila - Kurusapaduwa - 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 Maha Vilattawa?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maha Vilattawa?Bingiriya, Elivitiya, Kanattawa, Punchi Vilattawa, Thammana, Vilattawa Palatha and Weerapandiyana - What is the best time to visit Maha Vilattawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maha Vilattawa?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maha Vilattawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maha Vilattawa?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maha Vilattawa?LK6233040 (OCHA common operational dataset)