# Morayaya GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/morayaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Morayaya Morayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **10.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.3km² - 225 mtypical elevation ## Where is Morayaya? Morayaya 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 6 other GN divisions: [Diyabubula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/diyabubula/), [Lunumadalaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/lunumadalaketiya/), [Mahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mahawala/), [Pangaragammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/pangaragammana/), [Poojanagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/poojanagaraya/) and [Weraganthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/weraganthota/). By area it is the 1171st 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 Morayaya is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2952° N, 80.9582° E. Local names: මොරයාය . 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 Morayaya Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Morayaya. Settlements here lie between about 156 m and 657 m above sea level (median 225 m). - Kahatagaha Aswedduma - Kumbukkolatenna - Morayaya - Udalugaputenna 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Morayaya Named natural and historic features inside Morayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maha Ela Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Morayaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 317 m lower 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 23 108 Feb 24 86 Mar 25 104 Apr 26 175 May 26 164 Jun 25 101 Jul 25 82 Aug 25 92 Sep 25 129 Oct 25 234 Nov 24 274 Dec 24 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Morayaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය · Poojanagaraya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32501&mlon=80.99103#map=17/7.32501/80.99103) Bank Peoples Bank · Mahiyanganaya Town 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33905&mlon=80.99013#map=17/7.33905/80.99013) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel Sorabora Gedara Hotel · Weraganthota 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31667&mlon=80.98280#map=17/7.31667/80.98280) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School National school mahiyangana · Poojanagaraya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32799&mlon=80.99182#map=17/7.32799/80.99182) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 5.9 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 - Lunumadalaketiya - Maha Eswedduma - Mahagalaheenna - Mahayaya North - Mahayaya South - Minipe - 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 Morayaya?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Morayaya?Diyabubula, Lunumadalaketiya, Mahawala, Pangaragammana, Poojanagaraya and Weraganthota - How many villages are in Morayaya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Morayaya?Settlements lie between 156 m and 657 m - What is the best time to visit Morayaya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Morayaya?Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Morayaya?Peoples Bank, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Morayaya?Sampath ATM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morayaya?SINOPEC, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Morayaya?LK2121185 (OCHA common operational dataset)