# Mahapothuvila GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/mahapothuvila/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Mahapothuvila Mahapothuvila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **4.29 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.3km² - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahapothuvila? Mahapothuvila lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kosnilgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kosnilgoda/), [Paradupalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/paradupalla/), [Paragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/paragala/), [Siyambalagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/siyambalagoda-east/) and [Siyambalagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/siyambalagoda-west/). By area it is the 3491st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Mahapothuvila is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2208° N, 80.5061° E. Local names: මහපොතුවිල . 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 Mahapothuvila Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mahapothuvila. - Siyambalagoda West 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). ## Weather in Mahapothuvila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahapothuvila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank Sampath Bank · Weliwa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26136&mlon=80.49189#map=17/6.26136/80.49189) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Hotel Sara Grand Residence · Dankoluwa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20066&mlon=80.47644#map=17/6.20066/80.47644) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Morawaka Primary School · Weliwa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26889&mlon=80.49649#map=17/6.26889/80.49649) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25682&mlon=80.49374#map=17/6.25682/80.49374) 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 Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya North - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Galabada - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Kudagalahena - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Mahapothuvila?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahapothuvila?Kosnilgoda, Paradupalla, Paragala, Siyambalagoda East and Siyambalagoda West - How many villages are in Mahapothuvila?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahapothuvila?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahapothuvila?Mawarala Hospital, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahapothuvila?Sampath Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahapothuvila?National Savings Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahapothuvila?IOC Filling Station, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahapothuvila?LK3203140 (OCHA common operational dataset)