# Palliwasalpaduwa GN division, Mundel DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palliwasalpaduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Palliwasalpaduwa Palliwasalpaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.54 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 2mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palliwasalpaduwa? Palliwasalpaduwa 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: [Kandathoduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kandathoduwawa/), [Kattakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kattakaduwa/), [Kottanthievu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kottanthievu/), [Perukkuvattan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/perukkuvattan/), [Sameeragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/sameeragama/) and [Sinnapaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/sinnapaduwa/). By area it is the 5746th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Palliwasalpaduwa is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8682° N, 79.7638° E. Local names: පල්ලි වාසල්පාඩුව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Palliwasalpaduwa ### Nearby, outside Palliwasalpaduwa - Muthupanthiya beach · beach, Anavilundawa18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Palliwasalpaduwa - 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) · Colombo78 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo117 km ### Nearest railway station Madurankuli (Madurankuliya), about 7.3 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 17:56). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](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 Palliwasalpaduwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palliwasalpaduwa. - Sinnapadu 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 Palliwasalpaduwa 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 Palliwasalpaduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Imithiyas Petrol Station · Pubudugama 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88791&mlon=79.81728#map=17/7.88791/79.81728) Hotel Nayan's paradise · Palliwasalpaduwa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86367&mlon=79.76363#map=17/7.86367/79.76363) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Madurankuliya Maha Vidyalaya · Madurankuliya 7.3 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 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station Mundalama · Mundalama 9.6 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 Palliwasalpaduwa Places mapped inside Palliwasalpaduwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Palliwasalpaduwa?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palliwasalpaduwa?Kandathoduwawa, Kattakaduwa, Kottanthievu, Perukkuvattan, Sameeragama and Sinnapaduwa - What is there to see in Palliwasalpaduwa?Muthupanthiya beach - What time zone is Palliwasalpaduwa in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Palliwasalpaduwa?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Palliwasalpaduwa?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Palliwasalpaduwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palliwasalpaduwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palliwasalpaduwa?Sooriya Medical Center, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palliwasalpaduwa?BOC, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palliwasalpaduwa?HNB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palliwasalpaduwa?Imithiyas Petrol Station, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palliwasalpaduwa?LK6218075 (OCHA common operational dataset)