# Mungandaluwa West GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/mungandaluwa-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division 

# Mungandaluwa West

Mungandaluwa West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.73 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.7km²
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mungandaluwa West?

Mungandaluwa West 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 4 other GN divisions: [Ilippadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ilippadeniya/), [Karavita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavita/), [Mungandaluwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/mungandaluwa-east/) and [Thittakade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thittakade/). By area it is the 7639th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Mungandaluwa West is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5736° N, 79.8377° E. Local names: මුංගන්දලුව බටහිර .

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 Mungandaluwa West

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mungandaluwa West.

- Mungadaluwa

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).

## Weather in Mungandaluwa West 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 Mungandaluwa West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) 

Bank Seylan Bank · Melpura 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57660&mlon=79.79848#map=17/7.57660/79.79848) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Inigodawela 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55156&mlon=79.80941#map=17/7.55156/79.80941) 

Hotel The Lake Front · Mugunuwatawana 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59067&mlon=79.86480#map=17/7.59067/79.86480) 

Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 4.6 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 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57155&mlon=79.80010#map=17/7.57155/79.80010) 

College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 2.8 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 4.8 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
- Merawala
- Mugunuwatawana
- Mungandaluwa East
- 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 Mungandaluwa West?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mungandaluwa West?Ilippadeniya, Karavita, Mungandaluwa East and Thittakade
- How many villages are in Mungandaluwa West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mungandaluwa West?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mungandaluwa West?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mungandaluwa West?Seylan Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mungandaluwa West?Kandawala, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mungandaluwa West?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mungandaluwa West?LK6233165 (OCHA common operational dataset)