# Medawala GN division, Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Harispattuwa DS Division 

# Medawala

Medawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.6km²
- 3mapped services
- 515 mtypical elevation

## Where is Medawala?

Medawala lies in [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/), [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: [Alawattegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/alawattegama/), [Amuwathdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/amuwathdeniya/), [Angoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/angoda/), [Dembaralawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/dembaralawa/), [Henegama Palkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/henegama-palkumbura/), [Ihagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/ihagama/), [Kumburegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kumburegama/), [Namaltenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/namaltenna/) and [Niyambepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/niyambepola/). By area it is the 8137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/). The centre of Medawala is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3617° N, 80.5602° E. Local names: මැදවල .

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 Medawala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Medawala.

- Toradeniya

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).

## Weather in Medawala 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 Medawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medawala Hospital · Medawala 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35792&mlon=80.56649#map=17/7.35792/80.56649) 

Bank bank · Medawala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35772&mlon=80.56503#map=17/7.35772/80.56503) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kiribathkumbura West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26779&mlon=80.57685#map=17/7.26779/80.57685) 

Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel Uga Divi Paya Banquet Hall · Adungama Palkumbura 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34539&mlon=80.54992#map=17/7.34539/80.54992) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Girihaagama Primary School · Ban Anga 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36092&mlon=80.54543#map=17/7.36092/80.54543) 

College Regency bording school · Wewala North 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40307&mlon=80.55103#map=17/7.40307/80.55103) 

Police station Galagedara Police · Haddapitiya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37385&mlon=80.52607#map=17/7.37385/80.52607) 

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 Medawala

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Dental clinics1

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 Harispattuwa DS Division

- Aladeniya
- Amuwathdeniya
- Angoda
- Arambegama
- Attaragama
- Attaragama East
- Attaragama South
- Banwelgolla
- Batuambe
- Bogahakanda
- Bothota
- Bulathgolla
- Dadahogama
- Dembaralawa
- Doranegama
- Embulpuraya
- Endaruthenna
- Etamurungagoda
- Gohagoda
- Gonigoda
- Gonigoda-Palkumbura
- Haloluwa
- Haloluwa Pallegama
- Hamangoda North
- Hamangoda South
- Hapugoda
- Hedeniya
- Hiriyalagammana
- Ihagama
- Inigala
- Karanduwawala Ihala
- Karanduwawala Pahala
- Katugasthota
- Kondadeniya
- Kulugammana
- Kumburegedara
- Kurundugahamada
- Kurundugolla
- Kurunduwatta
- Madapathagama
- Mahathenna
- Malagammana
- Mapamadulla
- Narangaskumbura
- Narangoda
- Nugawela
- Owathenna
- Pahala Doolwala
- Palkumbura
- Pallebokalawela
- Pallemulla
- Polwatta
- Rajapihilla
- Rajasinghagama
- Ranawana East
- Ranawana West
- Rathmale
- Ruwanpuraya
- Seewaleekanda
- Senarathgama North
- Senarathgama South
- Thittapajjala
- Thittapajjala North
- Udabokalawela
- Udadoolwala
- Udamulla
- Uduwawala East
- Uduwawala North
- Uduwawala West
- Uggalla
- Uguressapitiya
- Ulladupitiya East
- Ulladupitiya West
- Uyanwatta
- Viguhumpola
- Warathenna
- Wathuwala
- Wegiriya
- Yahalathenna Kanda
- Yahalathenna West
- Yatihalagala Pallegama
- Yatihalagala Udagama
- Yatiwawala

## Quick answers

- Where is Medawala?In Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medawala?Alawattegama, Amuwathdeniya, Angoda, Dembaralawa, Henegama Palkumbura, Ihagama, Kumburegama, Namaltenna and Niyambepola
- How many villages are in Medawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Medawala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medawala?Medawala Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medawala?bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medawala?Co-operative Filling Station, about 2.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Medawala?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Medawala?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Medawala?LK2133020 (OCHA common operational dataset)