# Malgamandeniya GN division, Akurana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/malgamandeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Akurana DS Division # Malgamandeniya Malgamandeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.19 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² - 557 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malgamandeniya? Malgamandeniya lies in [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Gurulawela South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/gurulawela-south/), [Kandemada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/kandemada/), [Konakalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/konakalagala/), [Marahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/marahela/), [Mawathupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/mawathupola/), [Nugapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/nugapitiya/), [Pangollamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/pangollamada/), [Rathukoho](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/rathukoho/) and [Ulpathapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/ulpathapitiya/). By area it is the 9458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/). The centre of Malgamandeniya is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3966° N, 80.6339° E. Local names: මල්ගමන්දෙණිය . 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 Malgamandeniya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Malgamandeniya. - Malgandeniya 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Malgamandeniya Named natural and historic features inside Malgamandeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Guruluhela · 765 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Malgamandeniya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malgamandeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zia Memorial Hospital · Kurudugahaela 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36360&mlon=80.61898#map=17/7.36360/80.61898) Bank Sanasa Bank Ukuwela · Marukona 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41333&mlon=80.64220#map=17/7.41333/80.64220) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wattegama 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34978&mlon=80.68119#map=17/7.34978/80.68119) Hotel Aarunya Nature Resort · Balakaduwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40875&mlon=80.61932#map=17/7.40875/80.61932) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Alawathugoda National School · Arambepola 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40130&mlon=80.61335#map=17/7.40130/80.61335) College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 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 Akurana DS Division - Akurana - Alawathugoda - Arambepola - Balakaduwa - Bulugohothenna - Deegala - Delgasgoda - Delgasthenna - Dippitiya - Dodangolla - Dunuvila North - Dunuvila South - Hureegolla - Kasawatta - Konakalagala - Kurudugahaela - Kurugoda - Malwanahinna - Marahela - Mawathupola - Melchena - Neerella - Palle Deegala - Palleweliketiya - Pangollamada - Rambuke Ela - Rathukoho - Thelambugahawatta - Udaweliketiya - Uggala - Vilana Pallegama - Vilana Udagama - Walahena - Waragashinna ## Quick answers - Where is Malgamandeniya?In Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Malgamandeniya?Gurulawela South, Kandemada, Konakalagala, Marahela, Mawathupola, Nugapitiya, Pangollamada, Rathukoho and Ulpathapitiya - How many villages are in Malgamandeniya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Malgamandeniya?Guruluhela (765 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Malgamandeniya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Malgamandeniya?Zia Memorial Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malgamandeniya?Sanasa Bank Ukuwela, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Malgamandeniya?NSB, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malgamandeniya?Ceypetco, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malgamandeniya?LK2109065 (OCHA common operational dataset)