# Iranavila West GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/iranavila-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Iranavila West Iranavila West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.56 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.6km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Iranavila West? Iranavila West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ambakandavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ambakandavila/), [Iranavila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/iranavila-east/), [Irattakulama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/irattakulama-north/), [Kakkapalliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kakkapalliya/) and [Thoduwawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/thoduwawa-north/). By area it is the 3252nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.2% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Iranavila West is about 64 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5061° N, 79.8053° E. Local names: ඉරණවිල බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Iranavila West Named natural and historic features inside Iranavila West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Iranaille 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 Iranavila West 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 Iranavila West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank NSB · Uraliyagara 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49720&mlon=79.83999#map=17/7.49720/79.83999) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Fuel Station · Galahitiyawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50924&mlon=79.82922#map=17/7.50924/79.82922) Hotel Spice of Ceylon · Iranavila West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51453&mlon=79.79465#map=17/7.51453/79.79465) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Ch/ Al- Misbah MV · Maraggalagama 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47987&mlon=79.82854#map=17/7.47987/79.82854) College ISM Madampe - Japanese Section 「ISM 日本語学科」 · Ihalagama 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48805&mlon=79.83403#map=17/7.48805/79.83403) Police station Chilaw Police Station · Weralabada 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57623&mlon=79.78798#map=17/7.57623/79.78798) 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 Iranavila West Places mapped inside Iranavila West in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Mahawewa - Ihala Walahapitiya - Iranavila East - 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 Iranavila West?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Iranavila West?Ambakandavila, Iranavila East, Irattakulama North, Kakkapalliya and Thoduwawa North - What is the best time to visit Iranavila West?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Iranavila West?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Iranavila West?NSB, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Iranavila West?Commercial Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Iranavila West?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Iranavila West?LK6239005 (OCHA common operational dataset)