# Ethawetunawewa GN division, Welioya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/ethawetunawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Welioya DS Division # Ethawetunawewa Ethawetunawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welioya DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **23.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 23.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Ethawetunawewa? Ethawetunawewa lies in [Welioya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/), [Mullaitivu District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Gajabapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/gajabapura/), [Maruthoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/maruthoddai/), [Nikawewa Left](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/nikawewa-left/), [Nikawewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/nikawewa-south/) and [Paddikudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/paddikudiyiruppu/). By area it is the 385th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 14.1% of [Welioya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/). The centre of Ethawetunawewa is about 245 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9636° N, 80.7251° E. Local names: ඇතාවැටුණුවැව . 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 Ethawetunawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ethawetunawewa. - Ethawatunuwewa 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 Ethawetunawewa Named natural and historic features inside Ethawetunawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Ariyakandan Kulam - Iraman Kulam - Naduwan Kulam - Vollan Kulam 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 Ethawetunawewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mullaitivu District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,334 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (296 mm) and the driest Jun (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 80 Feb 26 61 Mar 28 56 Apr 29 103 May 29 93 Jun 29 23 Jul 29 29 Aug 29 55 Sep 28 71 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 296 Dec 25 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ethawetunawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sampathnuwara Divisional Hospital · Nikawewa Left 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97907&mlon=80.77154#map=17/8.97907/80.77154) Bank People's Bank · Sripura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Seva Janapadaya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92258&mlon=80.80795#map=17/8.92258/80.80795) Hotel Irrigation Department Circuit Bunglow · Bisokotuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81745&mlon=80.75211#map=17/8.81745/80.75211) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Mu/Ethawetuwewa Maha Vidyalaya · Ethawetunawewa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97605&mlon=80.74492#map=17/8.97605/80.74492) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Welioya Police Station · Nikawewa Left 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98059&mlon=80.77407#map=17/8.98059/80.77407) 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 Ethawetunawewa Places mapped inside Ethawetunawewa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Welioya DS Division - Ehetugaswewa - Gajabapura - Janakapura - Kalyanapura - Kiriibbanwewa - Nawagajabapura - Nikawewa Left - Nikawewa South ## Quick answers - Where is Ethawetunawewa?In Welioya DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ethawetunawewa?Gajabapura, Maruthoddai, Nikawewa Left, Nikawewa South and Paddikudiyiruppu - How many villages are in Ethawetunawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ethawetunawewa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ethawetunawewa?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ethawetunawewa?Sampathnuwara Divisional Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ethawetunawewa?People's Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethawetunawewa?Ceypetco, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ethawetunawewa?LK4418040 (OCHA common operational dataset)