# Maligawatta GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maligawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Maligawatta Maligawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.73 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 2mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maligawatta? Maligawatta 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: [Adapparagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/adapparagama/), [Ihala Koswadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-koswadiya/), [Ihala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-mahawewa/), [Meda Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-mahawewa/), [Pahala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-mahawewa/) and [Pahala Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-walahapitiya/). By area it is the 11301st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Maligawatta is about 58 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4574° N, 79.8317° E. Local names: මාලිගාවත්ත . 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 Maligawatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maligawatta. - Adapparagama - Meda Mahawewa 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 Maligawatta 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 Maligawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank Peoples Bank · Meda Mahawewa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45803&mlon=79.82632#map=17/7.45803/79.82632) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Maraggalagama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48295&mlon=79.82648#map=17/7.48295/79.82648) Hotel Hotel Ambasewana · Pahala Walahapitiya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44448&mlon=79.84870#map=17/7.44448/79.84870) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 2.5 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 1.6 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 3.4 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 4.8 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 Maligawatta Places mapped inside Maligawatta in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Restaurants1 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 - Iranavila West - 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 Maligawatta?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maligawatta?Adapparagama, Ihala Koswadiya, Ihala Mahawewa, Meda Mahawewa, Pahala Mahawewa and Pahala Walahapitiya - How many villages are in Maligawatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maligawatta?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maligawatta?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maligawatta?Peoples Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maligawatta?Commercial Bank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligawatta?Lanka IOC, about 2.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Maligawatta?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Maligawatta?LK6239095 (OCHA common operational dataset)