# Mukkuthoduwawa GN division, Mundel DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/mukkuthoduwawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Mukkuthoduwawa Mukkuthoduwawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **11.9 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.9km² - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mukkuthoduwawa? Mukkuthoduwawa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Kandathoduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kandathoduwawa/), [Nirmalapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/nirmalapura/), [Palasola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palasola/) and [Thethapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/thethapola/). By area it is the 959th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Mukkuthoduwawa is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9285° N, 79.7606° E. Local names: මුක්කුතොඩුවාව . 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 Mukkuthoduwawa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mukkuthoduwawa. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 10 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Melkolaniyagama - Mukkutoduwawa - Palaichcholai North - Palaichcholai South 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 Mukkuthoduwawa Named natural and historic features inside Mukkuthoduwawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Golden Palm Estate - Sana Toduwa - Thalayan Estate 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 Mukkuthoduwawa 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 Mukkuthoduwawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Aamila Stores · Puludiviyal 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95303&mlon=79.80747#map=17/7.95303/79.80747) Hotel House_01_ · Karamba 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97052&mlon=79.79581#map=17/7.97052/79.79581) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Madurankuliya Maha Vidyalaya · Madurankuliya 7.4 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 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03035&mlon=79.83466#map=17/8.03035/79.83466) 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Mukkuthoduwawa?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mukkuthoduwawa?Kandathoduwawa, Nirmalapura, Palasola and Thethapola - How many villages are in Mukkuthoduwawa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mukkuthoduwawa?Settlements lie between 7 m and 10 m - What is the best time to visit Mukkuthoduwawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mukkuthoduwawa?Sooriya Medical Center, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mukkuthoduwawa?BOC, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mukkuthoduwawa?HNB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mukkuthoduwawa?Aamila Stores, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mukkuthoduwawa?LK6218050 (OCHA common operational dataset)