# Kivula Youth Project GN division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/kivula-youth-project/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahakumbukkadawala DS Division # Kivula Youth Project Kivula Youth Project is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahakumbukkadawala DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **12.7 km²**. - 12.7km² ## Where is Kivula Youth Project? Kivula Youth Project lies in [Mahakumbukkadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/), [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: [Dangaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/dangaswewa/), [Kivula No. 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/kivula-no-1/), [Kivula No. 4-1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/kivula-no-4-1/), [Kivulagoda Govi Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/kivulagoda-govi-janapadaya/), [Rathmalgaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/rathmalgaswewa/) and [Welusumanapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/welusumanapura/). By area it is the 885th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.9% of [Mahakumbukkadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/). The centre of Kivula Youth Project is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9057° N, 79.8825° E. Local names: කිවුල තරුණ ව්‍යාපා . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Kivula Youth Project - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo81 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo121 km ### Nearest railway station Madurankuli (Madurankuliya), about 6.8 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:55). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Kivula Youth Project Named natural and historic features inside Kivula Youth Project, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Kivula Wewa Number Eight - Kivula Wewa Number Thirteen - Tank Number Twentysix - Welasiya Wewa - Wewa Kivula Number Seven 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 Kivula Youth Project 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 Kivula Youth Project Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Jeffris Petrol Shed · Madurankuliya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91090&mlon=79.82372#map=17/7.91090/79.82372) Hotel Captain's Lake Safari Lodge · Nawadankulama 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84920&mlon=79.85761#map=17/7.84920/79.85761) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Kiulakele Maha Vidyalaya · Kivula No. 4-1 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93525&mlon=79.89683#map=17/7.93525/79.89683) College Mercy Education Institute · Madurankuliya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91837&mlon=79.82642#map=17/7.91837/79.82642) Police station police ,Mahakubukkadawala · Maha Kumbukkadawala 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84830&mlon=79.90297#map=17/7.84830/79.90297) 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 Mahakumbukkadawala DS Division - Andigama - Baranankattuwa - Daluwegama - Dangahawala - Dangaswewa - Galkuliya East - Galkuliya West - Garayakgama - Jayarajapura - Kakupandiyawa - Karungalichole - Karuwalabedda - Kawayankulama - Kivula No. 1 - Kivula No. 4-1 - Kivula No. 4-2 - Kivulagoda Govi Janapadaya - Maha Kumbukkadawala - Mahasembukuliya - Mohoriya - Punavitiya - Rathmalgaswewa - Sembukuliya - Walpaluwa ## Quick answers - Where is Kivula Youth Project?In Mahakumbukkadawala DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kivula Youth Project?Dangaswewa, Kivula No. 1, Kivula No. 4-1, Kivulagoda Govi Janapadaya, Rathmalgaswewa and Welusumanapura - What time zone is Kivula Youth Project in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kivula Youth Project?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kivula Youth Project?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kivula Youth Project?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kivula Youth Project?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kivula Youth Project?Sooriya Medical Center, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kivula Youth Project?BOC, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kivula Youth Project?HNB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kivula Youth Project?Jeffris Petrol Shed, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kivula Youth Project?LK6221020 (OCHA common operational dataset)