# Pahala Koswadiya GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-koswadiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Pahala Koswadiya Pahala Koswadiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.7km² - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pahala Koswadiya? Pahala Koswadiya 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: [Barudelpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/barudelpola/), [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/) and [Meda Koswadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-koswadiya/). By area it is the 11577th 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 Pahala Koswadiya is about 57 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4443° N, 79.8270° E. Local names: පහළ කොස්වාඩිය . 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 Pahala Koswadiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pahala Koswadiya. - Ihala Koswadiya 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pahala Koswadiya Named natural and historic features inside Pahala Koswadiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kahatagahawatta Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Pahala Koswadiya 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 Pahala Koswadiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank Peoples Bank · Meda Mahawewa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45803&mlon=79.82632#map=17/7.45803/79.82632) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump IOC · Maravila North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42052&mlon=79.83028#map=17/7.42052/79.83028) Hotel "Sunshya Cottage" c/o "Evergreen Accommodations" · Halpanvila West 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43211&mlon=79.82496#map=17/7.43211/79.82496) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 4.0 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 0.4 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 4.9 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 3.6 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 - Mattakotuwa - Mattakotuwella - Meda Hattiniya - Meda Koswadiya - Meda Mahawewa - Meda Thoduwawa - Meda Walahapitiya - Medagoda - Modarawella - Muttibendivila - Pahala Hattiniya - Pahala Kudawewa - Pahala Mahawewa - Pahala Walahapitiya - Panangoda - Puhulhena - Puruduwella - Sagaragama - Thalvila - Thoduwawa North - Thoduwawa South - Veehena - Yatakalana ## Quick answers - Where is Pahala Koswadiya?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahala Koswadiya?Barudelpola, Ihala Koswadiya, Ihala Mahawewa and Meda Koswadiya - How many villages are in Pahala Koswadiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pahala Koswadiya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahala Koswadiya?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahala Koswadiya?Peoples Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pahala Koswadiya?Commercial Bank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahala Koswadiya?IOC, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahala Koswadiya?LK6239125 (OCHA common operational dataset)