# Welewewa North GN division, Nawagattegama DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nawagattegama/welewewa-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Nawagattegama DS Division # Welewewa North Welewewa North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nawagattegama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.0km² - 47 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welewewa North? Welewewa North lies in [Nawagattegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nawagattegama/), [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: [Kelewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nawagattegama/kelewewa/), [Maha Uswewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/maha-uswewa-south/), [Mullegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nawagattegama/mullegama/), [Thammennawetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nawagattegama/thammennawetiya/) and [Welewewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nawagattegama/welewewa-south/). By area it is the 5002nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Nawagattegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nawagattegama/). The centre of Welewewa North is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9740° N, 80.0714° E. Local names: වෙලේවැව උතුර . 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 Welewewa North Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Welewewa North. - Taraspodiya 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 Welewewa North Named natural and historic features inside Welewewa North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Bandikombagama Wewa - Kele Wewa - Makarewa Wewa - Nabadawa Wewa - Tarana Wewa 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 Welewewa North 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 Welewewa North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahananneriya District Hospital · Mahananneriya South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99774&mlon=80.17677#map=17/7.99774/80.17677) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Thammennagama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87990&mlon=80.01216#map=17/7.87990/80.01216) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Nawagaththegama Fuel Station · Miyellewa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00373&mlon=80.10548#map=17/8.00373/80.10548) Hotel Mud House · Uriyawa 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92463&mlon=80.01484#map=17/7.92463/80.01484) Mall Janitha Oil Mart · Miyellewa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00416&mlon=80.10552#map=17/8.00416/80.10552) School Nawagaththegama Navodya School · Kirimetiyawa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00411&mlon=80.11272#map=17/8.00411/80.11272) College Technical College Anamaduwa · Bammannegama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89031&mlon=80.02165#map=17/7.89031/80.02165) Police station Nawagattegama Police Station · Kirimetiyawa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99863&mlon=80.10235#map=17/7.99863/80.10235) 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 Nawagattegama DS Division - Amunuwewa - Gedarawewa - Inginimitiya East - Inginimitiya West - Kelewewa - Kirimetiyawa - Konkadawala - Kuruluwewa - Maha Andarawewa - Mahameddewa - Miyellewa - Moragahawewa - Mullegama - Rambakanayagama - Samurdhigama - Thammennawetiya - Tharanagahawewa - Welewewa South ## Quick answers - Where is Welewewa North?In Nawagattegama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welewewa North?Kelewewa, Maha Uswewa South, Mullegama, Thammennawetiya and Welewewa South - How many villages are in Welewewa North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Welewewa North?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Welewewa North?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Welewewa North?Mahananneriya District Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welewewa North?Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welewewa North?Boc, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welewewa North?Nawagaththegama Fuel Station, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welewewa North?LK6212060 (OCHA common operational dataset)