# Mahawela GN division, Tangalle DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/mahawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Tangalle DS Division # Mahawela Mahawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **0.50 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Mahawela? Mahawela lies in [Tangalle DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Ihalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/ihalagoda/), [Kudawella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/kudawella-north/), [Nakulugamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/nakulugamuwa-north/), [Nakulugamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/nakulugamuwa-south/), [Pahajjawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/pahajjawa/) and [Wevudatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/wevudatta/). By area it is the 12434th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Tangalle DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/). The centre of Mahawela is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9920° N, 80.7211° E. Local names: මහවෙල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Mahawela 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 Mahawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96254&mlon=80.67758#map=17/5.96254/80.67758) Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00282&mlon=80.67006#map=17/6.00282/80.67006) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) Hotel The Beach House · Kudawella North 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98514&mlon=80.72628#map=17/5.98514/80.72628) Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) School H/Muthumala K.V · Kudaheella South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01972&mlon=80.71822#map=17/6.01972/80.71822) College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96418&mlon=80.69322#map=17/5.96418/80.69322) 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 Mahawela Places mapped inside Mahawela in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Tangalle DS Division - Aluthgoda - Andupelena - Danketiya - Ethgalamulla - Godawanagoda - Gotaimbaragama - Gurupokuna - Ihalagoda - Indipokunagoda North - Indipokunagoda South - Kadiragoda - Kadurupokuna East - Kadurupokuna North - Kadurupokuna South - Kadurupokuna West - Kahandamodara - Kahandawa - Kattakaduwa North - Kattakaduwa South - Kotuwegoda - Kudawella Central - Kudawella East - Kudawella North - Kudawella South - Kudawella West - Marakolliya - Mawella North - Mawella South - Medagama - Medaketiya - Medilla - Moraketi Ara East - Moraketi Ara West - Nakulugamuwa South - Nalagama East - Nalagama West - Netolpitiya North - Netolpitiya South - Nidahasgama East - Nidahasgama West - Pahajjawa - Palathuduwa - Pallikkudawa Rural - Pallikkudawa Urban - Pattiyapola East - Pattiyapola South - Pattiyapola West - Polommaruwa North - Polommaruwa South - Ranna East - Ranna West - Rekawa East - Rekawa West - Seenimodara East - Seenimodara West - Siyambalagoda - Sudarshanagama - Thalapitiyagama - Thalunna - Thenagama North - Thenagama South - Uduvilagoda - Unakooruwa East - Unakooruwa West - Vigamuwa - Vitharandeniya North - Vitharandeniya South - Wadigala - Wagegoda - Walgameliya - Wella Odaya ## Quick answers - Where is Mahawela?In Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahawela?Ihalagoda, Kudawella North, Nakulugamuwa North, Nakulugamuwa South, Pahajjawa and Wevudatta - What is the best time to visit Mahawela?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawela?Batheegama District Hospital, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahawela?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawela?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawela?Ceypetco, about 0.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahawela?LK3333315 (OCHA common operational dataset)