# Mugunuwatawana GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/mugunuwatawana/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Mugunuwatawana Mugunuwatawana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.52 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 1mapped services - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mugunuwatawana? Mugunuwatawana 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 6 other GN divisions: [Karavita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavita/), [Karavitagara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-west/), [Kokkavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kokkavila/), [Mungandaluwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/mungandaluwa-east/), [Parappanmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/parappanmulla/) and [Thittakade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thittakade/). By area it is the 5783rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Mugunuwatawana is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5864° N, 79.8584° E. Local names: මුගුණුවටවන . 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 Mugunuwatawana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mugunuwatawana. - Talgahawela 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 Mugunuwatawana Named natural and historic features inside Mugunuwatawana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Mugunuwatawana Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Kajulanda 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 Mugunuwatawana 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 Mugunuwatawana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Balasooriya Hospital (Suwana) · Melpura 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57637&mlon=79.79686#map=17/7.57637/79.79686) Bank Seylan Bank · Melpura 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57660&mlon=79.79848#map=17/7.57660/79.79848) 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 Filling Station · Inigodawela 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55156&mlon=79.80941#map=17/7.55156/79.80941) Hotel The Lake Front · Mugunuwatawana 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59067&mlon=79.86480#map=17/7.59067/79.86480) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 7.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mugunuwatawana Places mapped inside Mugunuwatawana in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 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 - Merawala - 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 Mugunuwatawana?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mugunuwatawana?Karavita, Karavitagara West, Kokkavila, Mungandaluwa East, Parappanmulla and Thittakade - How many villages are in Mugunuwatawana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mugunuwatawana?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mugunuwatawana?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mugunuwatawana?Balasooriya Hospital (Suwana), about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mugunuwatawana?Seylan Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mugunuwatawana?Kandawala, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mugunuwatawana?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mugunuwatawana?LK6233115 (OCHA common operational dataset)