# Puruduwella GN division, Mahawewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/puruduwella/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Puruduwella Puruduwella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.17 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puruduwella? Puruduwella 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 3 other GN divisions: [Galamuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/galamuna/), [Ihala Kudawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-kudawewa/) and [Mugunuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mugunuwatawana/). By area it is the 9530th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Puruduwella is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4654° N, 79.8608° E. Local names: පුරුදුවැල්ල . 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 Puruduwella Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Puruduwella. - Kolimaduwa 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 Puruduwella Named natural and historic features inside Puruduwella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Galamuna 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 Puruduwella 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 Puruduwella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank BOC · Maligawatta 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46066&mlon=79.82721#map=17/7.46066/79.82721) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uraliyagara 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49511&mlon=79.84478#map=17/7.49511/79.84478) Hotel Hotel Ambasewana · Pahala Walahapitiya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44448&mlon=79.84870#map=17/7.44448/79.84870) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Dharmaraja College, Marawila · Puhulhena 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43539&mlon=79.85747#map=17/7.43539/79.85747) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Marawila Police Station · Horagolla North 6.1 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 Koswadiya - Pahala Kudawewa - Pahala Mahawewa - Pahala Walahapitiya - Panangoda - Puhulhena - Sagaragama - Thalvila - Thoduwawa North - Thoduwawa South - Veehena - Yatakalana ## Quick answers - Where is Puruduwella?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puruduwella?Galamuna, Ihala Kudawewa and Mugunuwatawana - How many villages are in Puruduwella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Puruduwella?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Puruduwella?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puruduwella?BOC, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puruduwella?Kandawala, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puruduwella?Ceypetco, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puruduwella?LK6239050 (OCHA common operational dataset)