# Kanamulla North GN division, Mundel DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kanamulla-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Kanamulla North Kanamulla North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.89 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 1mapped service - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kanamulla North? Kanamulla North lies in [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Kadayamotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kadayamotte/), [Kanamulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kanamulla-south/), [Madurankuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/madurankuliya/), [Palasola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palasola/) and [Pubudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/pubudugama/). By area it is the 7192nd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Kanamulla North is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9014° N, 79.8024° E. Local names: කණමුල්ල උතුර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Kanamulla North - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo81 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo120 km ### Nearest railway station Madurankuli (Madurankuliya), about 2.0 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:55). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Kanamulla North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kanamulla North. - Pallikundawayal - Suriwayal 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 Kanamulla North 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 Kanamulla North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Imithiyas Petrol Station · Pubudugama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88791&mlon=79.81728#map=17/7.88791/79.81728) Hotel Nayan's paradise · Palliwasalpaduwa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86367&mlon=79.76363#map=17/7.86367/79.76363) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Madurankuliya Maha Vidyalaya · Madurankuliya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90071&mlon=79.82133#map=17/7.90071/79.82133) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station Mundalama · Mundalama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80780&mlon=79.82559#map=17/7.80780/79.82559) 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 Kanamulla North Places mapped inside Kanamulla North in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Kanamulla North?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanamulla North?Kadayamotte, Kanamulla South, Madurankuliya, Palasola and Pubudugama - What time zone is Kanamulla North in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kanamulla North?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kanamulla North?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kanamulla North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kanamulla North?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanamulla North?Sooriya Medical Center, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanamulla North?BOC, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanamulla North?HNB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanamulla North?Imithiyas Petrol Station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kanamulla North?LK6218030 (OCHA common operational dataset)