Mahawa (also known as Maho) ( si, මහව) is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in the

Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages. It consists of 14 Electorate Divisions, 02 Municipal Council, 19 Urban ...

. Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Christians live in this town. The town is situated north-west of the

Yapahuwa Yapahuwa (Sinhalese language : යාපහුව) was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka. The citadel of Yapahuwa lying midway between Kurunagala and Anuradhapura was built around a huge granite rock rising abruptly almost a ...

Rock Fortress. In addition the area contains some famous irrigation tanks such as "Mediyawa" and "Abakolawewa".

Transport

It has a railway station,

Maho railway station Maho Junction Railway Station (also known as ''Mahawa railway station'') is a junction railway station in the town of Mahawa. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern line which links ...

(also known as Mahawa railway station), which is located on the

Northern line The Northern line is a London Underground line that runs from North London to South London. It is printed in black on the Tube map. The Northern line is unique on the Underground network in having two different routes through central London, tw ...

, which runs from

Polgahawela Polgahawela is a town located in north western Sri Lanka. It is most notable for being a major railway junction. Polgahawela is situated in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, and is located approximately north-east from the capital city ...

Kankesanthurai Kankesanthurai (, , lit. ''Port Kankesan''), colloquially known as KKS, is a port suburb, fishing division and resort hub of the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Formerly an electoral district, Kankesanthurai is home to the Kankesan ...

. It is near the junction of the Northern Line and the

Batticaloa Line The Batticaloa line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Northern line at Maho Junction, the line heads east through North Central Province and south-easterly through Eastern Province before terminating at the eastern city of Batt ...

Education

Education is delivered free of charge to all students of national schools, according to the government policy. These schools operate under both Government and Provincial Council. :Schools in the area :* Vijayaba National College :
Balalla U.B.Wanninayaka Navodya School
:* Yapahuwa Madya Maha Vidyalaya :* Koonwewa Madya Vidyalaya :* Bagmeegahawaththa Maha Vidyalaya :* Moragolla Maha Vidyalaya(Makaduwawa) :* Al Madeena Maha Vidyalaya (Tamil Medium School)

References

Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub