# Mundalama GN division, Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/mundalama/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Mundalama Mundalama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **10.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.9km² - 2mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mundalama? Mundalama 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 6 other GN divisions: [Karathanvilluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/karathanvilluwa/), [Karungalichole](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/karungalichole/), [Kudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kudirippuwa/), [Mahasembukuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/mahasembukuliya/), [Mangalaeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/mangalaeliya/) and [Nawadankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/nawadankulama/). By area it is the 1074th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Mundalama is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8172° N, 79.8363° E. Local names: මුන්දලම . 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 Mundalama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mundalama. - Samagigama 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 Mundalama Named natural and historic features inside Mundalama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates; 1 estate. - Katana - Katanahena - Segersta 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 Mundalama 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 Mundalama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank BOC · Udappuwa 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74811&mlon=79.79014#map=17/7.74811/79.79014) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kudirippuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80553&mlon=79.82526#map=17/7.80553/79.82526) Hotel Captain's Lake Safari Lodge · Nawadankulama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84920&mlon=79.85761#map=17/7.84920/79.85761) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Pu/Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Karathanvilluwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79124&mlon=79.82726#map=17/7.79124/79.82726) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station · Mundalama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80879&mlon=79.82538#map=17/7.80879/79.82538) 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 Mundalama Places mapped inside Mundalama in open map data, by type. - Police stations2 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 North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Mundalama?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mundalama?Karathanvilluwa, Karungalichole, Kudirippuwa, Mahasembukuliya, Mangalaeliya and Nawadankulama - How many villages are in Mundalama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mundalama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mundalama?Divisional Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mundalama?BOC, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mundalama?HNB, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mundalama?Ceypetco, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mundalama?LK6218100 (OCHA common operational dataset)