# Mahapathana GN division, Panvila DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/mahapathana/ Grama Niladhari division · Panvila DS Division # Mahapathana Mahapathana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.26 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.3km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Mahapathana? Mahapathana lies in [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Kelebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kelebokka/), [Kosgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kosgama/), [Madulkele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/madulkele/) and [Watakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/watakele/). By area it is the 4575th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/). The centre of Mahapathana is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4128° N, 80.7239° E. Local names: මහපතන . 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 Mahapathana Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mahapathana. - Mahapathana - Maussawa Bazaar 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 Mahapathana Named natural and historic features inside Mahapathana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Huluganga - Mahaousa 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 Mahapathana 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 Mahapathana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madulkelle Hospital · Madulkele 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39803&mlon=80.73319#map=17/7.39803/80.73319) Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Panvila 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36165&mlon=80.71427#map=17/7.36165/80.71427) Hotel Madulkelle Tea & Eco Lodge · Hathale 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39312&mlon=80.72375#map=17/7.39312/80.72375) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Mahapathana Primary School · Mahapathana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41728&mlon=80.72730#map=17/7.41728/80.72730) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 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 Mahapathana Places mapped inside Mahapathana in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Panvila DS Division - Angammana - Arattana - Beddegama - Gomaraya - Hathale - Kelebokka - Kosgama - Madulkele - Panvila - Pitawala - Thawalanthenna - Udugoda - Watakele ## Quick answers - Where is Mahapathana?In Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahapathana?Kelebokka, Kosgama, Madulkele and Watakele - How many villages are in Mahapathana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahapathana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahapathana?Madulkelle Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahapathana?RDB Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahapathana?Sampath ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahapathana?Ceypetco, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahapathana?LK2115015 (OCHA common operational dataset)