# Panangoda GN division, Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/panangoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Panangoda Panangoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.49 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.5km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panangoda? Panangoda 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: [Dunkannawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/dunkannawa/), [Hewana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/hewana/), [Maningala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/maningala/), [Muttibendivila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/muttibendivila/), [Pilakatumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/pilakatumulla/), [Sagaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/sagaragama/) and [Yatakalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/yatakalana/). By area it is the 3305th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.1% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Panangoda is about 56 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4391° N, 79.9051° E. Local names: පනන්ගොඩ . 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 Panangoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Panangoda. - Ihala Talgasagara 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 Panangoda Named natural and historic features inside Panangoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Werellagama Wewa ### Estates 3 oil-palm estates. - Heavena - Kumbukgahamulla - Thorawetiya 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 Panangoda 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 Panangoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank Sampath Bank · Ihala Nattandiya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41254&mlon=79.86749#map=17/7.41254/79.86749) 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 Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel Crown Holiday Village near Marawila · Meda Nattandiya 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42158&mlon=79.85612#map=17/7.42158/79.85612) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Kuli/ Sribodhi Central College , Kumbukgahamulla,Kuliyapitiya. · Ilippugamuwa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41864&mlon=79.93384#map=17/7.41864/79.93384) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 Koswadiya - Pahala Kudawewa - Pahala Mahawewa - Pahala Walahapitiya - Puhulhena - Puruduwella - Sagaragama - Thalvila - Thoduwawa North - Thoduwawa South - Veehena - Yatakalana ## Quick answers - Where is Panangoda?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panangoda?Dunkannawa, Hewana, Maningala, Muttibendivila, Pilakatumulla, Sagaragama and Yatakalana - How many villages are in Panangoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Panangoda?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Panangoda?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Panangoda?Medical Centre, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panangoda?Sampath Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panangoda?Kandawala, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panangoda?Ceypetco, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panangoda?LK6239145 (OCHA common operational dataset)