# Mahawewa GN division, Thanamalwila DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/mahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Thanamalwila DS Division # Mahawewa Mahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thanamalwila DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **23.4 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 23.4km² - 1mapped services - 108 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahawewa? Mahawewa lies in [Thanamalwila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Balaharuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/balaharuwa/), [Debaraara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/debaraara/), [Hambegamuwa Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/hambegamuwa-colony/), [Kahakurullan Pelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kahakurullan-pelessa/), [Nikawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/nikawewa/), [Sooriyaara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/sooriyaara/) and [Usgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/usgala/). By area it is the 380th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Thanamalwila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/). The centre of Mahawewa is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4754° N, 81.0140° E. Local names: මහවැව . 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 Mahawewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mahawewa. - Kiula - Mahawewa 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 Mahawewa Named natural and historic features inside Mahawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Digal Ara - Dungas Ara - Galawal Ara - Mahapelessa ### Forests and nature 1 forest; 1 garden. - Mahapelessa - Sinhalayagama 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 Mahawewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital-Thanamalwila · Sittarama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43542&mlon=81.13071#map=17/6.43542/81.13071) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Ethiliwewa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62157&mlon=81.12561#map=17/6.62157/81.12561) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kahakurullan Pelessa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53442&mlon=80.98706#map=17/6.53442/80.98706) Hotel Mahoora Tented Safari Camp · Mahawewa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46853&mlon=81.01149#map=17/6.46853/81.01149) School Bodagama Maha Vidayalaya · Bodagama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42824&mlon=81.10072#map=17/6.42824/81.10072) College General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Southern Campus · Nugegalayaya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35607&mlon=81.00482#map=17/6.35607/81.00482) Police station Assistant Superintendent of Police · Bodagama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43096&mlon=81.11340#map=17/6.43096/81.11340) 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 Mahawewa Places mapped inside Mahawewa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Thanamalwila DS Division - Aluthwewa - Bodagama - Hambegamuwa - Hambegamuwa Colony - Kahakurullan Pelessa - Kandiyapitawewa - Kivul Ara - Kotavehera Mankada - Nikawewa - Seenukkuwa - Sittarama - Sooriyaara - Usgala ## Quick answers - Where is Mahawewa?In Thanamalwila DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahawewa?Balaharuwa, Debaraara, Hambegamuwa Colony, Kahakurullan Pelessa, Nikawewa, Sooriyaara and Usgala - How many villages are in Mahawewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahawewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahawewa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawewa?District Hospital-Thanamalwila, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahawewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawewa?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawewa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahawewa?LK8230035 (OCHA common operational dataset)