# Munneshwarama GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/munneshwarama/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Munneshwarama Munneshwarama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.24 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.2km² - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Munneshwarama? Munneshwarama 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: [Ichchampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ichchampitiya/), [Ilippadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ilippadeniya/), [Maikkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/maikkulama/), [Melpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/melpura/), [Pitipana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-east/), [Sawarana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/sawarana/), [Thimbilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thimbilla/), [Thissogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thissogama/) and [Thittakade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thittakade/). By area it is the 4606th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Munneshwarama is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5792° N, 79.8155° E. Local names: මුන්නේෂ්වරම . 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 Munneshwarama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Munneshwarama. - Sanguthtattana 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 Munneshwarama Named natural and historic features inside Munneshwarama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Munneswarama Wewa - Nallan Wewa 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 Munneshwarama 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 Munneshwarama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Balasooriya Hospital (Suwana) · Melpura 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57637&mlon=79.79686#map=17/7.57637/79.79686) Bank Seylan Bank · Melpura 1.9 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 Ceypetco · Pitipana North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57488&mlon=79.79642#map=17/7.57488/79.79642) Hotel Ledy Rose Hotel · Thimbilla 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58333&mlon=79.80000#map=17/7.58333/79.80000) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Chilaw International School · Melpura 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57656&mlon=79.79877#map=17/7.57656/79.79877) College IDM Chilaw College · Ichchampitiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57765&mlon=79.80285#map=17/7.57765/79.80285) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 2.3 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 - Mungandaluwa West - 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 Munneshwarama?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Munneshwarama?Ichchampitiya, Ilippadeniya, Maikkulama, Melpura, Pitipana East, Sawarana, Thimbilla, Thissogama and Thittakade - How many villages are in Munneshwarama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Munneshwarama?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Munneshwarama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Munneshwarama?Balasooriya Hospital (Suwana), about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Munneshwarama?Seylan Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Munneshwarama?Kandawala, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Munneshwarama?Ceypetco, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Munneshwarama?LK6233105 (OCHA common operational dataset)