# Maha Eswedduma GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division 

# Maha Eswedduma

Maha Eswedduma is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.44 km²**.

- 1.4km²

## Where is Maha Eswedduma?

Maha Eswedduma 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 5 other GN divisions: [Hasalaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/hasalaka/), [Hasalaka Nagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/hasalaka-nagaraya/), [Keenapelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/keenapelessa/), [Rathnella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/rathnella/) and [Thorapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/thorapitiya/). By area it is the 8533rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Maha Eswedduma is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3609° N, 80.9437° E. Local names: මහඅස්සැද්දුම .

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 Maha Eswedduma 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 Maha Eswedduma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) 

Hotel Arana Rathnaella Eco Lodge · Rathnella 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36029&mlon=80.93140#map=17/7.36029/80.93140) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Premadasa Maha Vidyalaya · Hasalaka Nagaraya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35140&mlon=80.94984#map=17/7.35140/80.94984) 

College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) 

Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35337&mlon=80.95455#map=17/7.35337/80.95455) 

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
- Lunumadalaketiya
- 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 Maha Eswedduma?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maha Eswedduma?Hasalaka, Hasalaka Nagaraya, Keenapelessa, Rathnella and Thorapitiya
- What is the best time to visit Maha Eswedduma?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maha Eswedduma?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maha Eswedduma?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maha Eswedduma?Sampath ATM, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maha Eswedduma?IOC Gas Station, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maha Eswedduma?LK2121150 (OCHA common operational dataset)