# Mahalwarawa GN division, Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mahalwarawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Mahalwarawa Mahalwarawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.69 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Mahalwarawa? Mahalwarawa lies in [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Bangalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bangalawatta/), [Kottawa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-town/), [Pelenwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-east/) and [Rathmaldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/rathmaldeniya/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Mahalwarawa is about 16 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8365° N, 79.9559° E. Local names: මහල්වරාව . 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 Mahalwarawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahalwarawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Red Cross Medical Center · Kottawa Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84083&mlon=79.96310#map=17/6.84083/79.96310) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kottawa Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84273&mlon=79.96130#map=17/6.84273/79.96130) ATM Nations trust bank · Kottawa Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83666&mlon=79.96520#map=17/6.83666/79.96520) Petrol pump Morawaka Filling Station · Kottawa Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84304&mlon=79.96134#map=17/6.84304/79.96134) Hotel The Salsa Villa · Rathmaldeniya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84005&mlon=79.94800#map=17/6.84005/79.94800) Mall G B C BUILDING · Godigamuwa North 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84308&mlon=79.92580#map=17/6.84308/79.92580) School Dharmapala Vidyalaya · Rathmaldeniya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84357&mlon=79.95421#map=17/6.84357/79.95421) College Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya · Kottawa Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84212&mlon=79.96090#map=17/6.84212/79.96090) Police station Kottawa Police Station · Kottawa Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84146&mlon=79.96329#map=17/6.84146/79.96329) 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 Mahalwarawa Places mapped inside Mahalwarawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools1 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 Kesbewa DS Division - Bangalawatta - Batakettara North - Batakettara South - Batuwandara North - Batuwandara South - Bellanvila - Bodhirajapura - Bokundara - Boralesgamuwa East A - Boralesgamuwa East B - Boralesgamuwa West A - Boralesgamuwa West B - Boralesgamuwa West C - Dampe - Delthara East - Delthara West - Divulpitiya East - Divulpitiya West - Egodawatta - Erewwala East - Erewwala North - Erewwala West - Gorakapitiya - Halpita - Hedigama - Honnanthara North - Honnanthara South - Horathuduwa - Jamburaliya - Kahapola - Kaliyammahara - Katuwawala North - Katuwawala South - Kesbewa East - Kesbewa North - Kesbewa South - Kolamunna - Madapatha - Makandana East - Makandana West - Makuludoowa - Mampe East - Mampe North - Mampe South - Mampe West - Mavittara North - Mavittara South - Morenda - Nampamunuwa - Neelammahara - Nivungama - Niwanthidiya - Paligedara - Pelenwatta East - Pelenwatta North - Pelenwatta West - Pepiliyana East - Pepiliyana West - Polhena - Rathmaldeniya - Rattanapitiya - Regidel Watta - Suwarapola East - Suwarapola West - Thumbovila North - Thumbovila South - Thumbovila West - Vishwakalawa - Werahera North - Werahera South - Wewala East - Wewala West ## Quick answers - Where is Mahalwarawa?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahalwarawa?Bangalawatta, Kottawa Town, Pelenwatta East and Rathmaldeniya - What is the best time to visit Mahalwarawa?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahalwarawa?Red Cross Medical Center, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahalwarawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahalwarawa?Nations trust bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahalwarawa?Morawaka Filling Station, about 0.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahalwarawa?LK1136120 (OCHA common operational dataset)