Mahawewa Temple

Mahawewa Temple is a Buddhist temple in Meda Mahawewa, Mahawewa Divisional Secretariat, North Western Province. Mahawewa Temple is situated nearby to the lake mahawawa wawa, as well as near the theater building Mudradeevi Auditorium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marawila and Nattandiya.

Marawila

Suburb

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Marawila is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located on the A3 highway, which connects Negombo and Chilaw. The town is located 27 km away from Negombo. Marawila is situated 4½ km south of Mahawewa Temple.

Nattandiya

Town

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Nattandiya is a town, situated in the Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located 25 km away from Negombo, on Colombo-Negombo-Kuliyapitiya main road. Nattandiya is situated 6 km southeast of Mahawewa Temple.

Lansigama is a village located near the coastal area of North Western Province in Sri Lanka. The name Lansigama originated in the early 19th century due to the large number of mixed raced Sinhalese Portuguese ethnic descendants who used to live in this area. Lansigama is situated 8 km south of Mahawewa Temple.

Mahawewa Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Address: Mahawewa
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Meda Mahawewa, Mahawewa Divisional Secretariat, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.45283° or 7° 27′ 10″ north

Longitude

79.82657° or 79° 49′ 36″ east

Open location code

6JVXFR3G+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3661238674

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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