# Meda Mahawewa GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-mahawewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division 

# Meda Mahawewa

Meda Mahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.41 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 1mapped services
- 19 mtypical elevation

## Where is Meda Mahawewa?

Meda Mahawewa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Ihala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-mahawewa/), [Maligawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maligawatta/), [Pahala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-mahawewa/) and [Veehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/veehena/). By area it is the 12869th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Meda Mahawewa is about 58 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4561° N, 79.8226° E. Local names: මැද මහවැව .

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 Mahawewa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Meda Mahawewa.

- Weehena

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 Mahawewa 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 Mahawewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Meda Mahawewa 0.5 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48295&mlon=79.82648#map=17/7.48295/79.82648) 

Hotel "Sunshya Cottage" c/o "Evergreen Accommodations" · Halpanvila West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43211&mlon=79.82496#map=17/7.43211/79.82496) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 2.8 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 1.2 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 3.8 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 5.0 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 Mahawewa

Places mapped inside Meda Mahawewa in open map data, by type.

- Banks1

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 Hattiniya
- Meda Koswadiya
- 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 Mahawewa?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Meda Mahawewa?Ihala Mahawewa, Maligawatta, Pahala Mahawewa and Veehena
- How many villages are in Meda Mahawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Meda Mahawewa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Meda Mahawewa?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Meda Mahawewa?Peoples Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Meda Mahawewa?Commercial Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meda Mahawewa?Lanka IOC, about 3.0 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Meda Mahawewa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Meda Mahawewa?LK6239100 (OCHA common operational dataset)