# Moonamalgaswewa GN division, Karuwalagaswewa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/moonamalgaswewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Karuwalagaswewa DS Division # Moonamalgaswewa Moonamalgaswewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karuwalagaswewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **19.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 19.2km² - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moonamalgaswewa? Moonamalgaswewa lies in [Karuwalagaswewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/), [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: [Ihala Puliyankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/ihala-puliyankulama/), [Katupathwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/katupathwewa/), [Pahala Puliyankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/pahala-puliyankulama/), [Palugassegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/palugassegama/), [Ranawarapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/ranawarapitiya/) and [Saliyawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/saliyawewa/). By area it is the 508th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Karuwalagaswewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/). The centre of Moonamalgaswewa is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2073° N, 80.0480° E. Local names: මුණමල්ගස්වැව . 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 Moonamalgaswewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Moonamalgaswewa. - Mahawerabendiyawa - Munamalgaswewa 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 Moonamalgaswewa Named natural and historic features inside Moonamalgaswewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Benduru Wewa - Coolam Kulam - Gallewe Wewa - Helambagaha Wewa - Kadadeka Wewa - Mileawa Wewa - Palugaha Wewa - Ulpat Ela - Veherabendi 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 Moonamalgaswewa 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 Moonamalgaswewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajanganaya Hospital · Randenigama 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16580&mlon=80.21379#map=17/8.16580/80.21379) Bank Peoples Bank - Saliyawewa · Saliyawewa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19553&mlon=80.09457#map=17/8.19553/80.09457) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station · Saliyawewa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19401&mlon=80.09416#map=17/8.19401/80.09416) Hotel The Ibis · Saliyawewa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20802&mlon=80.07063#map=17/8.20802/80.07063) Mall Bandara Stores · Miyellewa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00517&mlon=80.10547#map=17/8.00517/80.10547) School Saliyaweva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya · Saliyawewa C 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.17952&mlon=80.08314#map=17/8.17952/80.08314) College Non Commisioned Officers Training School · Saliyawewa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20048&mlon=80.09651#map=17/8.20048/80.09651) Police station Police Station - Saliyawewa · Ranawarapitiya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19140&mlon=80.09159#map=17/8.19140/80.09159) 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 Karuwalagaswewa DS Division - Aluthgama - Dangaswewa - Egodapitiya - Ihala Puliyankulama - Ipalogama - Karuwalagaswewa - Kuda Medawachchiya - Kumbukwewa - Medagama - Murukkuwatawana - Pahala Puliyankulama - Pahariya - Paleegama - Palugassegama - Pawattamaduwa - Rambawewa - Ranawarapitiya - Saliyawewa - Saliyawewa B - Saliyawewa C - Thabbowa North - Thabbowa South - Thambapanniya - Thewanuwara - Weerapura ## Quick answers - Where is Moonamalgaswewa?In Karuwalagaswewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moonamalgaswewa?Ihala Puliyankulama, Katupathwewa, Pahala Puliyankulama, Palugassegama, Ranawarapitiya and Saliyawewa - How many villages are in Moonamalgaswewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Moonamalgaswewa?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Moonamalgaswewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Moonamalgaswewa?Rajanganaya Hospital, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moonamalgaswewa?Peoples Bank - Saliyawewa, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Moonamalgaswewa?Boc, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moonamalgaswewa?Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moonamalgaswewa?LK6209010 (OCHA common operational dataset)