# Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ Divisional Secretariat division · Puttalam District # Mahawewa DS Division Mahawewa DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **73.2 km²**. It is divided into 47 GN divisions. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 48 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 73.2km² - 47GN divisions - 48mapped services ## Where is Mahawewa DS Division? Mahawewa DS Division lies in [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 DS divisions: [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/) and [Udubaddawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/). By area it is the 252nd largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/). The centre of Mahawewa DS Division is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4640° N, 79.8579° E. Local names: මහවැව · மகாவெவை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Mahawewa DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Adapparagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/adapparagama/) 1.4 0 0 [Barudelpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/barudelpola/) 1.9 0 4 [Egodagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/egodagoda/) 1.8 0 0 [Galamuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/galamuna/) 2.8 0 0 [Halpanvila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/halpanvila-east/) 0.9 1 1 [Halpanvila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/halpanvila-west/) 0.4 0 1 [Hewana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/hewana/) 2.1 0 0 [Horagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/horagolla-north/) 1.0 1 1 [Horagolla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/horagolla-south/) 0.9 1 4 [Ihala Hattiniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-hattiniya/) 0.9 0 0 [Ihala Koswadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-koswadiya/) 0.6 0 3 [Ihala Kudawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-kudawewa/) 2.2 1 0 [Ihala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-mahawewa/) 1.6 2 1 [Ihala Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-walahapitiya/) 3.3 1 0 [Iranavila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/iranavila-east/) 2.3 2 0 [Iranavila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/iranavila-west/) 4.6 0 2 [Maligawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maligawatta/) 0.7 2 2 [Maranda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maranda-north/) 0.7 0 0 [Maranda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maranda-south/) 0.3 0 0 [Maravila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maravila-north/) 0.6 0 2 [Maravila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maravila-south/) 1.2 0 1 [Maravila Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maravila-town/) 0.8 1 4 [Maravila Wella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maravila-wella/) 0.4 0 5 [Mattakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/mattakotuwa/) 1.6 1 0 [Mattakotuwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/mattakotuwella/) 1.7 1 0 [Meda Hattiniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-hattiniya/) 0.6 1 2 [Meda Koswadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-koswadiya/) 1.1 1 0 [Meda Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-mahawewa/) 0.4 1 1 [Meda Thoduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-thoduwawa/) 1.7 1 0 [Meda Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-walahapitiya/) 1.6 1 0 [Medagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/medagoda/) 4.9 3 0 [Modarawella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/modarawella/) 0.5 0 8 [Muttibendivila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/muttibendivila/) 3.9 2 0 [Pahala Hattiniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-hattiniya/) 0.5 0 0 [Pahala Koswadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-koswadiya/) 0.7 1 0 [Pahala Kudawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-kudawewa/) 0.8 0 0 [Pahala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-mahawewa/) 1.1 1 2 [Pahala Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-walahapitiya/) 4.6 3 1 [Panangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/panangoda/) 4.5 1 0 [Puhulhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/puhulhena/) 1.6 3 1 [Puruduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/puruduwella/) 1.2 1 0 [Sagaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/sagaragama/) 1.8 1 0 [Thalvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/thalvila/) 1.0 1 0 [Thoduwawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/thoduwawa-north/) 1.5 0 0 [Thoduwawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/thoduwawa-south/) 0.7 0 2 [Veehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/veehena/) 0.7 2 0 [Yatakalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/yatakalana/) 1.5 1 0 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Mahawewa DS Division Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Mahawewa DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 27 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Adapparagama - Ambagahalanda - Barudelpola - Deniya - Halpanwila - Himbutuwala - Horagolla - Horakele - Ihala Koswadiya - Ihala Mahawewa - Ihala Talgasagara - Iranawila - Kolimaduwa - Koswadiya - Kudamaduwella - Kudawewa - Mahawewa - Maranda Colony - Marawila - Marawila Town - Mattakotuwa - Mattakotuwa Paduwa - Meda Mahawewa - Medagoda - Muttibendiwila - Pahala Mahawewa - Pahala Talgasage - Pahalakoswadiya - Pahalawalahapitiya - Puruduwella - Sagaragama - Thoduwawa - Toduwawa North - Wanduraeba - Watugahamulla - Weehena - Wellakele - Yatakalana 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 Mahawewa DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Mahawewa DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Dandagamuwa Oya - Gandara Wewa - Kuda Wewa - Kudawewa Tank - Sagaragama Wewa - Walahapitiya Wewa - Werellagama Wewa - Yatakalan Oya ### Estates 12 oil-palm estates; 7 estates; 2 estates. - Bogahakotuwa - Galamuna - Halagamagama - Heavena - Horekelle - Ihala Mahawewa - Iranaille - Kahatagahawatta - Kalimulla - Kalyani - Kudawewa - Kumbukgahamulla - Kumbukkan - Meda Mahaweda - Panangoda - Rajathottum - Thorawetiya - Tillai - Toduwawa - Walahapitiya Group - Yatakulama 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 Mahawewa DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mahawewa DS Division Places mapped inside Mahawewa DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels15 - Schools5 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants17 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Mahawewa DS Division?In Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahawewa DS Division?Chilaw DS Division, Madampe DS Division, Nattandiya DS Division and Udubaddawa DS Division - How many villages are in Mahawewa DS Division?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mahawewa DS Division?Settlements lie between 3 m and 27 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahawewa DS Division?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahawewa DS Division?January to February and June to September - How many hospitals are in Mahawewa DS Division?2 mapped - How many banks are in Mahawewa DS Division?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mahawewa DS Division?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mahawewa DS Division?LK6239 (OCHA common operational dataset)