# Hewana GN division, Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District

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Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division 

# Hewana

Hewana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.10 km²**.

- 2.1km²

## Where is Hewana?

Hewana lies in [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Kanubichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kanubichchiya/), [Kumbukgahamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kumbukgahamulla/), [Maningala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/maningala/), [Medagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/medagoda/), [Panangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/panangoda/), [Polgaha Agara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/polgaha-agara/) and [Yatakalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/yatakalana/). By area it is the 6699th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Hewana is about 58 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4494° N, 79.9135° E. Local names: හැවන .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Hewana 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 Hewana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) 

Bank RDB Bank · Thunthota 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49277&mlon=79.91576#map=17/7.49277/79.91576) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) 

Hotel Crown Holiday Village near Marawila · Meda Nattandiya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42158&mlon=79.85612#map=17/7.42158/79.85612) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School Bibiladeniya Maha Vidyalaya · Meegahapelessa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44927&mlon=79.94571#map=17/7.44927/79.94571) 

College Jamiah Manarul Hudha Arabic College · Divurumpola 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50632&mlon=79.95749#map=17/7.50632/79.95749) 

Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 

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 Mahawewa DS Division

- Adapparagama
- Barudelpola
- Egodagoda
- Galamuna
- Halpanvila East
- Halpanvila West
- Horagolla North
- Horagolla South
- Ihala Hattiniya
- Ihala Koswadiya
- Ihala Kudawewa
- Ihala Mahawewa
- Ihala Walahapitiya
- Iranavila East
- Iranavila West
- Maligawatta
- Maranda North
- Maranda South
- Maravila North
- Maravila South
- Maravila Town
- Maravila Wella
- Mattakotuwa
- Mattakotuwella
- Meda Hattiniya
- Meda Koswadiya
- Meda Mahawewa
- Meda Thoduwawa
- Meda Walahapitiya
- Medagoda
- Modarawella
- Muttibendivila
- Pahala Hattiniya
- Pahala Koswadiya
- Pahala Kudawewa
- Pahala Mahawewa
- Pahala Walahapitiya
- Panangoda
- Puhulhena
- Puruduwella
- Sagaragama
- Thalvila
- Thoduwawa North
- Thoduwawa South
- Veehena
- Yatakalana

## Quick answers

- Where is Hewana?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hewana?Kanubichchiya, Kumbukgahamulla, Maningala, Medagoda, Panangoda, Polgaha Agara and Yatakalana
- What is the best time to visit Hewana?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hewana?Medical Centre, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hewana?RDB Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hewana?Kandawala, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hewana?Ceypetco, about 4.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hewana?LK6239065 (OCHA common operational dataset)