# Meegahawewa GN division, Nattandiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meegahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nattandiya DS Division # Meegahawewa Meegahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.68 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Meegahawewa? Meegahawewa lies in [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Bulugahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/bulugahawewa/), [Dematapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/dematapitiya/), [Dhammikagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/dhammikagama/), [Kolinjadiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/kolinjadiya-north/), [Kolinjadiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/kolinjadiya-west/), [Meda Katuneriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meda-katuneriya/), [Nakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/nakele/) and [Pahala Katuneriya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/pahala-katuneriya-south/). By area it is the 11522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/). The centre of Meegahawewa is about 47 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3624° N, 79.8410° E. Local names: මීගහවැව . 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 Meegahawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Meegahawewa. - Dematapitiya Junction 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 Meegahawewa 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 Meegahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiranya Ayurveda · Dematapitiya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36667&mlon=79.85000#map=17/7.36667/79.85000) Bank Seylan Bank · Pahala Katuneriya South 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36123&mlon=79.83411#map=17/7.36123/79.83411) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Meda Wennappuwa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34530&mlon=79.84045#map=17/7.34530/79.84045) Hotel Grand Holiday Resort · Kolinjadiya East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35248&mlon=79.84441#map=17/7.35248/79.84441) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School St. Sebastian's College · Meda Katuneriya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36413&mlon=79.83375#map=17/7.36413/79.83375) College ESOFT Metro College - Wennappuwa · Wennappuwa West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34105&mlon=79.84222#map=17/7.34105/79.84222) Police station Police Station · Wennappuwa West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33961&mlon=79.84294#map=17/7.33961/79.84294) 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 Meegahawewa Places mapped inside Meegahawewa in open map data, by type. - Restaurants2 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 Nattandiya DS Division - Bulugahawewa - Dematapitiya - Dhammikagama - Dunkannawa - Ihala Katuneriya - Ihala Kottaramulla - Ihala Mavila - Ihala Nattandiya - Ihala Thabbowa - Kachchirawa - Koswatta North - Koswatta South - Kuddetiyawa - Lansigama - Mailawa - Maningala - Meda Katuneriya - Meda Kottaramulla - Meda Mavila - Meda Nattandiya - Meda Pahala Katuneriya - Meda Thabbowa - Meegahawela - Morakele North - Morakele South - Mudukatuwa East - Mudukatuwa North - Mudukatuwa South - Nakele - Naravila - Nebadagahayaya - Pahala Katuneriya North - Pahala Katuneriya South - Pahala Kottaramulla - Pahala Mavila - Pahala Nattandiya - Pahala Thabbowa - Paluwelgala North - Paluwelgala South - Pilakatumulla - Sandanangama - Thummodara East - Thummodara West - Weerahena East - Weerahena West - Yakdessawa ## Quick answers - Where is Meegahawewa?In Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Meegahawewa?Bulugahawewa, Dematapitiya, Dhammikagama, Kolinjadiya North, Kolinjadiya West, Meda Katuneriya, Nakele and Pahala Katuneriya South - How many villages are in Meegahawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Meegahawewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Meegahawewa?Hiranya Ayurveda, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Meegahawewa?Seylan Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Meegahawewa?Commercial Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meegahawewa?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Meegahawewa?LK6242225 (OCHA common operational dataset)