Mahawa is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. British used the word "Maho" as the name for this town because they were unable to pronounce Mahawa properly.
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It has a railway station on the Broad gauge system of Sri Lanka Government Railway. It is near the junction of the branch lines to Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Anuradhapura.
Education is delivered free of charge to all students of national schools, according to the government policy. These schools operate under the Provincial Council.