# Maligathenna GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/maligathenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Maligathenna Maligathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.42 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.4km² - 1mapped services - 518 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maligathenna? Maligathenna 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 6 other GN divisions: [Gurudeniya Dambawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/gurudeniya-dambawela/), [Gurudeniya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/gurudeniya-east/), [Gurudeniya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/gurudeniya-west/), [Haragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/haragama/), [Pussathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/pussathenna/) and [Singharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/singharagama/). By area it is the 5989th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Maligathenna is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 9.0 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2599° N, 80.7088° E. Local names: මාළිගාතැන්න . 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 Maligathenna Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maligathenna. - Haragama - Maligatenna 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 Maligathenna Named natural and historic features inside Maligathenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Haragama Group 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 Maligathenna 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 Maligathenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Provincial Ayurveda Hospital - Pallekele · Kundasale South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27118&mlon=80.70729#map=17/7.27118/80.70729) Bank People's Bank · Kundasale South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28088&mlon=80.69634#map=17/7.28088/80.69634) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Co-Operative Filling Station · Thalathuoya East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25037&mlon=80.69234#map=17/7.25037/80.69234) Hotel Jetwing Kandy Gallery · Gurudeniya East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26631&mlon=80.70959#map=17/7.26631/80.70959) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Haragama Maha Vidyalaya · Maligathenna 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25955&mlon=80.71854#map=17/7.25955/80.71854) College SIBA Campus SRI LANKA · Kundasale North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27938&mlon=80.69429#map=17/7.27938/80.69429) Police station Thalathuoya Police Station · Thalathuoya West 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25170&mlon=80.68955#map=17/7.25170/80.68955) 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 Maligathenna Places mapped inside Maligathenna in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Mahakanda - Mahanuwara - Mahaweli Uyana - 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 Maligathenna?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maligathenna?Gurudeniya Dambawela, Gurudeniya East, Gurudeniya West, Haragama, Pussathenna and Singharagama - How many villages are in Maligathenna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maligathenna?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maligathenna?Provincial Ayurveda Hospital - Pallekele, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maligathenna?People's Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maligathenna?Sampath ATM, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligathenna?Co-Operative Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maligathenna?LK2130280 (OCHA common operational dataset)