# Mahakanda GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Mahakanda Mahakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.41 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.4km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Mahakanda? Mahakanda lies in [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Galoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/galoya/), [Haloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/haloya/), [Hindagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/hindagala/) and [Megoda Kalugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/megoda-kalugamuwa/). By area it is the 6007th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Mahakanda is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 7.4 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2277° N, 80.6112° E. Local names: මහකන්ද . 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 Mahakanda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mahakanda. - Mahakanda - Sarasavigama 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 Mahakanda Named natural and historic features inside Mahakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Manakanda 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 Mahakanda 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 Mahakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandy Central Hospital · Godapola West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22869&mlon=80.59582#map=17/7.22869/80.59582) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Karamada South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21614&mlon=80.59816#map=17/7.21614/80.59816) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Ceypetco Lanka Fuel Filling Station · Gelioya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20902&mlon=80.59877#map=17/7.20902/80.59877) Hotel Land's End, Kandy · Mahakanda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22551&mlon=80.61359#map=17/7.22551/80.61359) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Seeds Kids Early Learning Centre · Karamada North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22380&mlon=80.59663#map=17/7.22380/80.59663) College University of Peradeniya · Palle Peradeniya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24250&mlon=80.59861#map=17/7.24250/80.59861) Police station Police Station Daulagala · Davulagala 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22726&mlon=80.57451#map=17/7.22726/80.57451) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mahakanda Places mapped inside Mahakanda in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Gangawata Korale DS Division - Ampitiya North - Ampitiya Pallegama - Ampitiya South - Ampitiya Udagama North - Ampitiya Udagama South - Aniwatta East - Aniwatta West - Aruppala East - Aruppala West - Asgiriya - Bahirawa Kanda - Bogambara - Boowelikada - Bowala - Bowalawatta - Deiyannewela - Getambe - Godagandeniya - Gurudeniya Dambawela - Gurudeniya East - Gurudeniya West - Hanthana Pedesa - Heeressagala - Hindagala - Ihala Katukele - Katukele - Katukele West - Ketawala - Lewella - Lewla - Mahaiyawa - Mahanuwara - Mahaweli Uyana - Maligathenna - Malwatta - Mapanawathura - Mavilmada - Meddegama - Mulgampala - Nagasthenna - Nittawela - Nuwara Dodamwala - Ogastawatta - Pahala Eriyagama - Palle Peradeniya - Pitakanda Gama - Poorna Watta East - Poorna Watta West - Senkadagala - Siyambalagasthenna - Suduhumpala East - Suduhumpala West - Thalwatta - Thennakumbura - Uda Bowala - Uda Peradeniya - Ulpathakumbura - Watapuluwa - Watapuluwa South - Watapuluwa West - Wattaranthenna - Welata - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Mahakanda?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahakanda?Galoya, Haloya, Hindagala and Megoda Kalugamuwa - How many villages are in Mahakanda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahakanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahakanda?Kandy Central Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahakanda?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahakanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahakanda?Ceypetco Lanka Fuel Filling Station, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahakanda?LK2130320 (OCHA common operational dataset)