# Morakele South GN division, Nattandiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/morakele-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Nattandiya DS Division # Morakele South Morakele South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.73 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.7km² - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Morakele South? Morakele South 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bothalegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/bothalegama/), [Koswatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/koswatta-north/), [Koswatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/koswatta-south/), [Meda Kottaramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meda-kottaramulla/) and [Paluwelgala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/paluwelgala-south/). By area it is the 11301st 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 Morakele South is about 49 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3729° N, 79.8927° E. Local names: මොරකැලේ දකුණ . 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 Morakele South Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Morakele South. - Hinnagama - Koswatta 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 Morakele South Named natural and historic features inside Morakele South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Patta Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Wewakande 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 Morakele South 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 Morakele South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lunuwila Hospital · Lunuvila West 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34868&mlon=79.86165#map=17/7.34868/79.86165) Bank peoples bank · Meda Kottaramulla 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37741&mlon=79.87499#map=17/7.37741/79.87499) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Bothalegama · Bothalegama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36390&mlon=79.88066#map=17/7.36390/79.88066) Hotel Avenra Gangaara Hotel · Wennappuwa North 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35123&mlon=79.85070#map=17/7.35123/79.85070) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Koswatta School · Koswatta South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37370&mlon=79.89831#map=17/7.37370/79.89831) College ESOFT Metro College - Wennappuwa · Wennappuwa West 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34105&mlon=79.84222#map=17/7.34105/79.84222) Police station Koswatta Police · Koswatta South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37451&mlon=79.89845#map=17/7.37451/79.89845) 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 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 - Meegahawewa - Morakele North - 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 Morakele South?In Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Morakele South?Bothalegama, Koswatta North, Koswatta South, Meda Kottaramulla and Paluwelgala South - How many villages are in Morakele South?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Morakele South?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Morakele South?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Morakele South?Lunuwila Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Morakele South?peoples bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Morakele South?Kandawala, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morakele South?Bothalegama, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Morakele South?LK6242150 (OCHA common operational dataset)