# Mahawatta GN division, Bandaragama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/mahawatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Bandaragama DS Division 

# Mahawatta

Mahawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.00 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.0km²
- 17 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mahawatta?

Mahawatta lies in [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Diganathuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/diganathuduwa/), [Imbulliha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/imbulliha/), [Maha Gonadoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/kalutara/maha-gonadoowa/), [Maha Wadduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/maha-wadduwa/), [Mahabellana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/mahabellana/) and [Mestiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/kalutara/mestiya/). By area it is the 10174th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/). The centre of Mahawatta is about 29 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6957° N, 79.9573° E. Local names: මහවත්ත .

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 Mahawatta

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mahawatta. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 17 m above sea level (median 17 m).

- Imbulliha
- Maha Bellana
- Mahawatta

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 Mahawatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 89 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 27 128 

Apr 28 238 

May 28 244 

Jun 27 155 

Jul 26 114 

Aug 26 135 

Sep 26 187 

Oct 26 302 

Nov 26 332 

Dec 26 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Uni-Vet Animal Hospital · Batadombathuduwa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70634&mlon=79.95940#map=17/6.70634/79.95940) 

Bank Sanasa Bank · Eluvila 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70896&mlon=79.92670#map=17/6.70896/79.92670) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) 

Petrol pump Gonaduwa fuel station · Kuda Gonadoowa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67625&mlon=79.97487#map=17/6.67625/79.97487) 

Hotel Bolgoda Village Inn · Mahabellana 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70338&mlon=79.96317#map=17/6.70338/79.96317) 

Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) 

School Alubomulla S.Mahinda Maha Vidyalaya · Batadombathuduwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70721&mlon=79.95523#map=17/6.70721/79.95523) 

College Wadduwa Central College · Molligoda North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.66015&mlon=79.93691#map=17/6.66015/79.93691) 

Police station Police Station, Bandaragama · Bandaragama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71472&mlon=79.98837#map=17/6.71472/79.98837) 

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 Bandaragama DS Division

- Alothiyawa
- Alubomulla East
- Alubomulla West
- Aluthgama
- Atulugama East
- Atulugama West
- Bamunumulla
- Bamunumulla (Muslim)
- Bandaragama
- Bandaragama East
- Bandaragama West
- Batadombathuduwa
- Bogahawatta
- Bolgoda
- Diganathuduwa
- Epitamulla
- Galgemandiya
- Gammanpila
- Gelanigama
- Imbulliha
- Kamburugoda East
- Kamburugoda West
- Kidelpitiya East
- Kidelpitiya West
- Kimmanthudawa
- Kolamediriya North
- Korawala
- Kothalawala
- Kuda Aruggoda East
- Kuda Aruggoda West
- Madupitiya
- Maha Aruggoda
- Mahabellana
- Mahavila
- Medagama
- Miriswatta
- Newdawa
- Pamunugama
- Panape
- Pinwala East
- Pinwala West
- Raigama East
- Raigama North
- Raigama South
- Raigama West
- Rambukkana North
- Rambukkana South
- Rerukana
- Samaranayakapura
- Senapura
- Veedagama East
- Veedagama West
- Walgama North
- Walgama South
- Wanduramulla East
- Wanduramulla West
- Wevita
- Yatiyana

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahawatta?In Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mahawatta?Diganathuduwa, Imbulliha, Maha Gonadoowa, Maha Wadduwa, Mahabellana and Mestiya
- How many villages are in Mahawatta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mahawatta?Settlements lie between 4 m and 17 m
- What is the best time to visit Mahawatta?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawatta?Uni-Vet Animal Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahawatta?Sanasa Bank, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawatta?People's Bank ATM, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawatta?Gonaduwa fuel station, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mahawatta?LK1306230 (OCHA common operational dataset)