# Malwatta GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/malwatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division 

# Malwatta

Malwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.48 km²**. Open map data shows 119 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.5km²
- 119mapped services

## Where is Malwatta?

Malwatta 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ampitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-south/), [Ampitiya Udagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-udagama-south/), [Bogambara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bogambara/), [Boowelikada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/boowelikada/), [Hanthana Pedesa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/hanthana-pedesa/), [Mahanuwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahanuwara/), [Meddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/meddegama/) and [Wathuliyedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/wathuliyedda/). By area it is the 5857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Malwatta is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 1.6 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2786° N, 80.6422° E. Local names: මල්වත්ත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Malwatta 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 Malwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Malwatta 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28782&mlon=80.64497#map=17/7.28782/80.64497) 

Bank HNB Kandy City Centre (Hatton National Bank) · Mahanuwara 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29211&mlon=80.63707#map=17/7.29211/80.63707) 

ATM BoC · Deiyannewela 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28684&mlon=80.63143#map=17/7.28684/80.63143) 

Petrol pump Ailapperuma · Boowelikada 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29271&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.29271/80.64912) 

Hotel Greenwood Edge · Hanthana Pedesa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27588&mlon=80.63876#map=17/7.27588/80.63876) 

Mall Kandy City Center (KCC) · Mahanuwara 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29213&mlon=80.63708#map=17/7.29213/80.63708) 

School Mahamaya Girls College · Ampitiya South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28677&mlon=80.64561#map=17/7.28677/80.64561) 

College Australian College of Business & Technology · Ampitiya South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28681&mlon=80.64658#map=17/7.28681/80.64658) 

Police station Tourist Police · Malwatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29084&mlon=80.64342#map=17/7.29084/80.64342) 

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 Malwatta

Places mapped inside Malwatta in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Hotels94
- Schools4
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants16
- Police stations1

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
- Maligathenna
- 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 Malwatta?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Malwatta?Ampitiya South, Ampitiya Udagama South, Bogambara, Boowelikada, Hanthana Pedesa, Mahanuwara, Meddegama and Wathuliyedda
- What is the best time to visit Malwatta?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malwatta?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malwatta?HNB Kandy City Centre (Hatton National Bank), about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Malwatta?BoC, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malwatta?Ailapperuma, about 1.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Malwatta?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Malwatta?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Malwatta?LK2130140 (OCHA common operational dataset)