# Merawala GN division, Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District

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Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division 

# Merawala

Merawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.90 km²**.

- 0.9km²

## Where is Merawala?

Merawala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Inigodawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/inigodawela/), [Maikkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/maikkulama/), [Sawarana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/sawarana/), [Welihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/welihena/) and [Weralabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weralabada/). By area it is the 10597th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Merawala is about 69 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5577° N, 79.8002° E. Local names: මැරවල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Merawala 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 Merawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) 

Bank HNB · Pitipana North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57198&mlon=79.79787#map=17/7.57198/79.79787) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Inigodawela 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55156&mlon=79.80941#map=17/7.55156/79.80941) 

Hotel Ledy Rose Hotel · Maikkulama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56613&mlon=79.80122#map=17/7.56613/79.80122) 

Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) 

School Ananda National School - Chilaw · Pitipana East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57155&mlon=79.80010#map=17/7.57155/79.80010) 

College Esoft Metro College Chilaw · Pitipana North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57293&mlon=79.79715#map=17/7.57293/79.79715) 

Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 

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
- Maha Vilattawa
- Maikkulama
- Manuwangama East
- Manuwangama West
- Maradankulama
- Melpura
- 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 Merawala?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Merawala?Inigodawela, Maikkulama, Sawarana, Welihena and Weralabada
- What is the best time to visit Merawala?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Merawala?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Merawala?HNB, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Merawala?Commercial Bank, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Merawala?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Merawala?LK6233215 (OCHA common operational dataset)