# Maranda North GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division 

# Maranda North

Maranda North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.69 km²**.

- 0.7km²

## Where is Maranda North?

Maranda North 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: [Horagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/horagolla-north/), [Ihala Hattiniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-hattiniya/), [Maranda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maranda-south/), [Meda Nattandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meda-nattandiya/), [Pahala Nattandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/pahala-nattandiya/) and [Puhulhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/puhulhena/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Maranda North is about 55 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4264° N, 79.8448° E. Local names: මරඳ උතුර .

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 Maranda North 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 Maranda North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lifeline Hospital · Mudukatuwa South 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39425&mlon=79.83208#map=17/7.39425/79.83208) 

Bank BOC · Maravila Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41412&mlon=79.83073#map=17/7.41412/79.83073) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump IOC · Maravila North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42052&mlon=79.83028#map=17/7.42052/79.83028) 

Hotel Moon Light Hotel · Meda Nattandiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41504&mlon=79.84909#map=17/7.41504/79.84909) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School Dharmaraja College, Marawila · Puhulhena 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43539&mlon=79.85747#map=17/7.43539/79.85747) 

College ISM Madampe - Japanese Section 「ISM 日本語学科」 · Ihalagama 7.0 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 1.4 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.

## 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
- Maligawatta
- 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 Maranda North?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maranda North?Horagolla North, Ihala Hattiniya, Maranda South, Meda Nattandiya, Pahala Nattandiya and Puhulhena
- What is the best time to visit Maranda North?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maranda North?Lifeline Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maranda North?BOC, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maranda North?Kandawala, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maranda North?IOC, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maranda North?LK6239205 (OCHA common operational dataset)