# Mahapelessa GN division, Sooriyawewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/mahapelessa/ Grama Niladhari division · Sooriyawewa DS Division # Mahapelessa Mahapelessa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **5.93 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.9km² ## Where is Mahapelessa? Mahapelessa lies in [Sooriyawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Aliolu Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/aliolu-ara/), [Bediganthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/bediganthota/), [Habarattawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/habarattawala/), [Liyangasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/liyangasthota/), [Namadagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/namadagaswewa/), [Viharagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/viharagala/) and [Weniwel Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/weniwel-ara/). By area it is the 2376th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Sooriyawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/). The centre of Mahapelessa is about 145 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2641° N, 80.9765° E. Local names: මහපැලැස්ස . 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 Mahapelessa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mahapelessa. - Madunagala - Mahapelessa 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 Mahapelessa Named natural and historic features inside Mahapelessa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Orukema 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 Mahapelessa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahapelessa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriyawewa hospital · Sooriyawewa Town 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30460&mlon=81.00413#map=17/6.30460/81.00413) Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) ATM Com Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33184&mlon=80.85456#map=17/6.33184/80.85456) Petrol pump Kolonna Korale · Embilipitiya Pallegama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33400&mlon=80.85372#map=17/6.33400/80.85372) Hotel Hotel Akash - Sooriyawewa · Sooriyawewa Town 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30712&mlon=80.99626#map=17/6.30712/80.99626) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School School · Thunkama 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28377&mlon=80.89304#map=17/6.28377/80.89304) College SL Army Vocational Training College · Hingura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26725&mlon=80.88497#map=17/6.26725/80.88497) Police station sevanagala police staion · Sevanagala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36074&mlon=80.91855#map=17/6.36074/80.91855) 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 Sooriyawewa DS Division - Aliolu Ara - Andarawewa - Beddewewa - Bediganthota - Habarattawala - Hathporuwa - Ihala Kumbukwewa - Mahagalwewa - Mahawelikada Ara - Meegaha Jadura - Namadagaswewa - Ranmuduwewa - Samajasewapura - Sooriyawewa Town - Suravirugama - Viharagala - Wediwewa - Weeriyagama - Weliwewa - Weniwel Ara ## Quick answers - Where is Mahapelessa?In Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahapelessa?Aliolu Ara, Bediganthota, Habarattawala, Liyangasthota, Namadagaswewa, Viharagala and Weniwel Ara - How many villages are in Mahapelessa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahapelessa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahapelessa?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahapelessa?Sooriyawewa hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahapelessa?HNB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahapelessa?Com Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahapelessa?Kolonna Korale, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahapelessa?LK3303090 (OCHA common operational dataset)