# Meda Hattiniya GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-hattiniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Meda Hattiniya Meda Hattiniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.56 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 2mapped services - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Meda Hattiniya? Meda Hattiniya 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 7 other GN divisions: [Halpanvila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/halpanvila-east/), [Halpanvila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/halpanvila-west/), [Horagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/horagolla-north/), [Horagolla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/horagolla-south/), [Ihala Hattiniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-hattiniya/), [Maravila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maravila-north/) and [Pahala Hattiniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-hattiniya/). By area it is the 12149th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Meda Hattiniya is about 55 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4295° N, 79.8334° E. Local names: මැද හත්තිනිය . 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 Meda Hattiniya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Meda Hattiniya. - Horakele 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 Meda Hattiniya 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 Meda Hattiniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lifeline Hospital · Mudukatuwa South 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39425&mlon=79.83208#map=17/7.39425/79.83208) Bank BOC · Maravila Town 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41412&mlon=79.83073#map=17/7.41412/79.83073) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump IOC · Maravila North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42052&mlon=79.83028#map=17/7.42052/79.83028) Hotel Sisila Reception Hall · Meda Hattiniya 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42587&mlon=79.83138#map=17/7.42587/79.83138) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Saraswathi Maha Vidyalaya · Ihala Koswadiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44235&mlon=79.83046#map=17/7.44235/79.83046) College ISM Madampe - Japanese Section 「ISM 日本語学科」 · Ihalagama 6.5 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 1.8 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 Meda Hattiniya Places mapped inside Meda Hattiniya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - 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 - Maligawatta - Maranda North - Maranda South - Maravila North - Maravila South - Maravila Town - Maravila Wella - Mattakotuwa - Mattakotuwella - 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 Meda Hattiniya?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Meda Hattiniya?Halpanvila East, Halpanvila West, Horagolla North, Horagolla South, Ihala Hattiniya, Maravila North and Pahala Hattiniya - How many villages are in Meda Hattiniya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Meda Hattiniya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Meda Hattiniya?Lifeline Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Meda Hattiniya?BOC, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Meda Hattiniya?Commercial Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meda Hattiniya?IOC, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Meda Hattiniya?LK6239170 (OCHA common operational dataset)