# Lunumadalaketiya GN division, Minipe DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/lunumadalaketiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Lunumadalaketiya Lunumadalaketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **10.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.3km² - 845 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lunumadalaketiya? Lunumadalaketiya lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Batumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/batumulla/), [Bembiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/bembiya/), [Diyabubula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/diyabubula/), [Handaganawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/handaganawa/), [Kolonyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/kolonyaya/), [Mahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mahawala/) and [Morayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/morayaya/). By area it is the 1181st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Lunumadalaketiya is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2812° N, 80.9722° E. Local names: ලුණුමඩලාකැටිය . 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 Lunumadalaketiya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Lunumadalaketiya. - Handaganawa - Yahala 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 Lunumadalaketiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 303 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lunumadalaketiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය · Poojanagaraya 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32501&mlon=80.99103#map=17/7.32501/80.99103) Bank Peoples Bank · Mahiyanganaya Town 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33905&mlon=80.99013#map=17/7.33905/80.99013) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel Sorabora Gedara Hotel · Weraganthota 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31667&mlon=80.98280#map=17/7.31667/80.98280) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Rohana Primary School · Pangaragammana 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28111&mlon=81.00743#map=17/7.28111/81.00743) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33520&mlon=80.99322#map=17/7.33520/80.99322) 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 Minipe DS Division - 08 Ela - Ambagahapelessa - Ambagolla - Asamodagamyaya - Batumulla - Bembiya - Bulathwelkandura - Dambagahawela - Dambepitiya - Dehemigama - Diyabubula - Dungolla - Galamuduna - Gurulupotha - Handaganawa - Hasalaka - Hasalaka Nagaraya - Himbutuwa - Keenapelessa - Kindigoda North - Kindigoda South - Kolonyaya - Maha Eswedduma - Mahagalaheenna - Mahayaya North - Mahayaya South - Minipe - Morayaya - Muttettuthenna - Pallegaladebokka - Pallewatta - Palugolla - Rathnella - Thorapitiya - Thotillagas Ella - Udagaladebokka - Udattawa - Udattawa North - Udawela - Udayagala - Ulpathagama - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Lunumadalaketiya?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Lunumadalaketiya?Batumulla, Bembiya, Diyabubula, Handaganawa, Kolonyaya, Mahawala and Morayaya - How many villages are in Lunumadalaketiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lunumadalaketiya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Lunumadalaketiya?Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lunumadalaketiya?Peoples Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lunumadalaketiya?PET, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lunumadalaketiya?SINOPEC, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lunumadalaketiya?LK2121190 (OCHA common operational dataset)