# Mahavila West GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/mahavila-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division # Mahavila West Mahavila West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.40 km²**. - 1.4km² ## Where is Mahavila West? Mahavila West lies in [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Galpottawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/galpottawala/), [Ihala Malawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/ihala-malawala/), [Mahagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/mahagoda/), [Mahavila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/mahavila-east/), [Malawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/malawala/), [Moragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/moragoda/), [Pilekumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/pilekumbura/) and [Walinguruketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/walinguruketiya/). By area it is the 8677th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Mahavila West is about 66 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3831° N, 80.0750° E. Local names: මහවිල බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mahavila West Named natural and historic features inside Mahavila West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Migaspitiya Ela ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kadrigalkanda · 8 m 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 Mahavila West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahavila West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ittapana District Hospital · Ittapana South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41074&mlon=80.08001#map=17/6.41074/80.08001) Bank People's Bank, Ittapana · Ittapana East 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41089&mlon=80.08348#map=17/6.41089/80.08348) ATM ATM · Nebada 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda · Nape 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33759&mlon=80.02972#map=17/6.33759/80.02972) Hotel Diyathra Hillscape · Moragoda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39648&mlon=80.07128#map=17/6.39648/80.07128) Mall Global Holdings · Galmatta 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44967&mlon=80.08092#map=17/6.44967/80.08092) School KSF-College · Moragoda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38853&mlon=80.08604#map=17/6.38853/80.08604) College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) Police station Ittapana Police Station · Ittapana West 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41944&mlon=80.08387#map=17/6.41944/80.08387) 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 Bentota DS Division - Akadegoda - Angagoda - Athuruwella - Bodhimaluwa - Dedduwa - Delkabalagoda - Dombagahawatta - Dope - Elakaka - Etawalawatta East - Etawalawatta West - Ethungagoda - Galagama - Galbada - Galthuduwa - Gonagalapura - Habakkala - Haburugala - Hipanwatta - Hunganthota Wadumulla - Ihala Malawala - Kahagalla - Kahawegammedda - Kaikawala - Kandemulla - Kolaniya - Kommala - Kotuwabendahena - Kuda Uragaha - Maha Uragaha - Mahagoda - Mahavila East - Malawala - Miriswatta - Moragoda - Mullegoda - Olaganduwa - Pahurumulla - Pilekumbura - Ranthotuvila - Sinharoopagama - Sooriyagama - Thotakanatta - Thunduwa East - Thunduwa West - Viyandoowa - Warahena - Warakamulla - Yalegama - Yathramulla ## Quick answers - Where is Mahavila West?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahavila West?Galpottawala, Ihala Malawala, Mahagoda, Mahavila East, Malawala, Moragoda, Pilekumbura and Walinguruketiya - What is the highest point in Mahavila West?Kadrigalkanda (8 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mahavila West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahavila West?Ittapana District Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahavila West?People's Bank, Ittapana, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahavila West?ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahavila West?IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahavila West?LK3103205 (OCHA common operational dataset)