# Mattakotuwa GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/mattakotuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Mattakotuwa Mattakotuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.6km² - 3 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mattakotuwa? Mattakotuwa 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: [Maraggalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/maraggalagama/), [Mattakotuwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/mattakotuwella/), [Meda Thoduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-thoduwawa/), [Pahala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-mahawewa/), [Thoduwawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/thoduwawa-south/) and [Veehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/veehena/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Mattakotuwa is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4678° N, 79.8174° E. Local names: මට්ටකොටුව . 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 Mattakotuwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mattakotuwa. - Mattakotuwa Paduwa 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 Mattakotuwa 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 Mattakotuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank BOC · Maligawatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46066&mlon=79.82721#map=17/7.46066/79.82721) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Maraggalagama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48295&mlon=79.82648#map=17/7.48295/79.82648) Hotel Ajith Putha Grand · Irattakulama South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49166&mlon=79.82618#map=17/7.49166/79.82618) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Ch/ Al- Misbah MV · Maraggalagama 1.8 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 2.9 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 6.4 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 North - Maranda South - Maravila North - Maravila South - Maravila Town - Maravila Wella - 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 Mattakotuwa?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mattakotuwa?Maraggalagama, Mattakotuwella, Meda Thoduwawa, Pahala Mahawewa, Thoduwawa South and Veehena - How many villages are in Mattakotuwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mattakotuwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mattakotuwa?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mattakotuwa?BOC, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mattakotuwa?Commercial Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mattakotuwa?Lanka IOC, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mattakotuwa?LK6239030 (OCHA common operational dataset)