# Ihala Mahawewa GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-mahawewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division 

# Ihala Mahawewa

Ihala Mahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.6km²
- 1mapped services
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ihala Mahawewa?

Ihala Mahawewa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Barudelpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/barudelpola/), [Ihala Koswadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-koswadiya/), [Maligawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maligawatta/), [Meda Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-mahawewa/), [Pahala Koswadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-koswadiya/) and [Veehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/veehena/). By area it is the 7986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Ihala Mahawewa is about 57 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4491° N, 79.8228° E. Local names: ඉහළ මහවැව .

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 Ihala Mahawewa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ihala Mahawewa.

- Mahawewa
- Wellakele

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 Ihala Mahawewa 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 Ihala Mahawewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Meda Mahawewa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45803&mlon=79.82632#map=17/7.45803/79.82632) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) 

Petrol pump IOC · Maravila North 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42052&mlon=79.83028#map=17/7.42052/79.83028) 

Hotel "Sunshya Cottage" c/o "Evergreen Accommodations" · Halpanvila West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43211&mlon=79.82496#map=17/7.43211/79.82496) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School St. Anthony's Preschool - Chilaw · Ihala Mahawewa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44520&mlon=79.82343#map=17/7.44520/79.82343) 

College ISM Madampe - Japanese Section 「ISM 日本語学科」 · Ihalagama 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48805&mlon=79.83403#map=17/7.48805/79.83403) 

Police station Marawila Police Station · Horagolla North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41472&mlon=79.83984#map=17/7.41472/79.83984) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ihala Mahawewa

Places mapped inside Ihala Mahawewa in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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.

## Other GN divisions in Mahawewa DS Division

- Adapparagama
- Barudelpola
- Egodagoda
- Galamuna
- Halpanvila East
- Halpanvila West
- Hewana
- Horagolla North
- Horagolla South
- Ihala Hattiniya
- Ihala Koswadiya
- Ihala Kudawewa
- 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 Ihala Mahawewa?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ihala Mahawewa?Barudelpola, Ihala Koswadiya, Maligawatta, Meda Mahawewa, Pahala Koswadiya and Veehena
- How many villages are in Ihala Mahawewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ihala Mahawewa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ihala Mahawewa?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ihala Mahawewa?Peoples Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ihala Mahawewa?Commercial Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihala Mahawewa?IOC, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ihala Mahawewa?LK6239120 (OCHA common operational dataset)