# Maharawela GN division, Medadumbara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/maharawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Medadumbara DS Division # Maharawela Maharawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.68 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.7km² ## Where is Maharawela? Maharawela lies in [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Kiribattalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/kiribattalawa/), [Kurukohogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/kurukohogama/), [Madeniyawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/madeniyawaka/), [Nilgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/nilgala/) and [Ranmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/ranmulla/). By area it is the 11522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/). The centre of Maharawela is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3103° N, 80.7928° E. Local names: මහරවෙල . 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 Maharawela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maharawela. - Iskole Muduna 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 Maharawela 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 Maharawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Teldeniya District Base Hospital · Vilamuna 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30774&mlon=80.76444#map=17/7.30774/80.76444) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Udispattuwa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31344&mlon=80.78446#map=17/7.31344/80.78446) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Vilamuna 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31049&mlon=80.76363#map=17/7.31049/80.76363) Hotel Star hotel Udispattuwa · Udispattuwa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31370&mlon=80.78506#map=17/7.31370/80.78506) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Wegala Junior School · Wegala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28664&mlon=80.80183#map=17/7.28664/80.80183) College SLIIT Kandy · Balagolla East 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28381&mlon=80.72243#map=17/7.28381/80.72243) Police station Divisional Crime Detective Bureau Teldeniya · Vilamuna 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31014&mlon=80.76392#map=17/7.31014/80.76392) 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 Medadumbara DS Division - Ambagahalanda - Ambalagala - Ambale - Amupitiya - Bambaragahadeniya - Bobebila - Bomure - Bulathwatta - Burnside - Doraliyadda South - Duckwariya - Dunhinna - Ellepola - Elliyadda - Embalagama - Ferndail - Gabbela - Galabadawatta - Galambalama - Galkotuwa - Gangasirigama - Giddawa - Giddawa-Waradiwela - Godamunna - Gonawala - Hakmana - Hathiyalwela - Heeloya - Hijrapura - Kandegama - Kandekumbura - Karalliyadda - Katugoda - Kiribattalawa - Kotaganga - Kurukohogama - Maberiyathenna - Madapola - Madeniyawaka - Mahadoraliyadda - Makuldeniya - Maneluwa - Mangoda - Meda Gammedda - Medamahanuwara - Meegahalanda - Meegahamaditta - Meeriyagolla - Metideniya - Moragahamula - Nagolla - Namandagala - Nilgala - Nithulemada - Nugepathana - Pallebage - Poddalgoda - Putuhapuwa - Puwakgahadiwela - Rajagala - Rambukpotha - Rambukwella - Rambukwella - East - Randeniya - Randiwela - Rangala - Rangala Aluthwatta - Ranmulla - Retiyagama - Sandasiri Dunuvila - Senarathwela - Siridigana - Thangappuwa - Thennalanda - Thunisgala - Udabage - Udagammedda - Udathenna - Udawela - Udispattuwa - Vilamuna - Waradiwela - Watapana - Wathuliyadda - Wegala - Weladaramba - Welapahala - Weliketiya - Wellethota - Werapitiya - Werathenna - Wewegama ## Quick answers - Where is Maharawela?In Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maharawela?Kiribattalawa, Kurukohogama, Madeniyawaka, Nilgala and Ranmulla - How many villages are in Maharawela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maharawela?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maharawela?Teldeniya District Base Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maharawela?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maharawela?Sampath ATM, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maharawela?Co-op Filling Station, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maharawela?LK2124260 (OCHA common operational dataset)