# Meda Gonavila GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/meda-gonavila/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Meda Gonavila Meda Gonavila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.0km² - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Meda Gonavila? Meda Gonavila lies in [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/), [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: [Boralessa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/boralessa-east/), [Gonavila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/gonavila-north/), [Gonavila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/gonavila-south/), [Katukenda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/katukenda-west/), [Mirissankotuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/mirissankotuwa-north/) and [Mirissankotuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/mirissankotuwa-south/). By area it is the 10308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Meda Gonavila is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3034° N, 79.8700° E. Local names: මැද ගෝනවිල . 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 Meda Gonavila Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Meda Gonavila. - Katukenda West 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 Meda Gonavila 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 Meda Gonavila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) Bank Commercial Bank · Dankotuwa West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29744&mlon=79.88190#map=17/7.29744/79.88190) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Gas Filling Station · Dankotuwa West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29619&mlon=79.88118#map=17/7.29619/79.88118) Hotel Threesaru Resort · Boralessa North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31812&mlon=79.86894#map=17/7.31812/79.86894) Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) School Oneka Preschool · Gonavila South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29501&mlon=79.87292#map=17/7.29501/79.87292) College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) Police station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30041&mlon=79.88257#map=17/7.30041/79.88257) 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 Dankotuwa DS Division - Bothalegama - Dankotuwa East - Dankotuwa North - Dankotuwa South - Dankotuwa West - Dikwela - Etiyawala North - Etiyawala South - Godella - Gonavila North - Gonavila South - Haldanduwana North - Haldanduwana South - Haldanduwana West - Hundirapola - Ihala Bujjampola - Ihala Dummalakotuwa - Ihala Mohottimulla - Jankurawela - Kahatavila Part - Kahatavila West - Kaluwachchimulla - Katukenda East - Katukenda West - Kirimetiyana East - Kirimetiyana North - Kirimetiyana South - Kirimetiyana West - Lihiriyagama - Meda Haldanduwana - Meda Katukenda - Meda Kirimetiyana - Mellawa - Metikotuwa - Morukkuliya - Motemulla - Pahala Bujjampola - Pahala Dummalakotuwa - Pahala Mohottimulla - Pansal Handiya - Pothuwatawana - Sendiriyamulla - Singakkuliya - Thamarakuliya - Thulawala - Yogiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Meda Gonavila?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Meda Gonavila?Boralessa East, Gonavila North, Gonavila South, Katukenda West, Mirissankotuwa North and Mirissankotuwa South - How many villages are in Meda Gonavila?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Meda Gonavila?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Meda Gonavila?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Meda Gonavila?Commercial Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Meda Gonavila?Kandawala, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meda Gonavila?Gas Filling Station, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Meda Gonavila?LK6248115 (OCHA common operational dataset)