# Madawala GN division, Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/madawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathadumbara DS Division # Madawala Madawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.07 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 1mapped services - 523 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madawala? Madawala lies in [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Ketakahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/ketakahala/), [Leemagahadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/leemagahadeniya/), [Madawala Madige](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/madawala-madige/), [Meegamawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/meegamawatta/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/pallegama/), [Pihilladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/pihilladeniya/), [Pitiyegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/pitiyegedara/) and [Walala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/walala/). By area it is the 9886th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/). The centre of Madawala is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3311° N, 80.6787° E. Local names: මඩවල . 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 Madawala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Madawala. Settlements here lie between about 517 m and 540 m above sea level (median 523 m). - Giraambegammedda - Medawala Pahalagammedda - Pallegama Ihalagammedda 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 Madawala Named natural and historic features inside Madawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Rest Harrow 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 Madawala 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 Madawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Seven hills Healthcare (Pvt) Ltd · Gabadagama South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32519&mlon=80.66229#map=17/7.32519/80.66229) Bank BOC · Madawala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32998&mlon=80.67316#map=17/7.32998/80.67316) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Leemagahadeniya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32637&mlon=80.67303#map=17/7.32637/80.67303) Hotel Breez Holiday Home. · Thalkotuwa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31982&mlon=80.68659#map=17/7.31982/80.68659) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Pathadumbara Maha Vidyalaya · Thalkotuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31969&mlon=80.69088#map=17/7.31969/80.69088) College Open University of Sri Lanka · Polgolla 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32576&mlon=80.65214#map=17/7.32576/80.65214) Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 2.2 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 Madawala Places mapped inside Madawala in open map data, by type. - Banks1 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 Pathadumbara DS Division - Abasingama - Aluthgama - Ambathenna - Balanagala - Bogahakumbura - Deegahawathura - Doragamuwa - Egodagama - Eriyagasthenna - Galadeniya - Galewatta - Girakaduwa - Gunembill - Gunnepana Madige - Hamindagoda - Ihala Yatawara - Kahalla - Kalugalawatta - Kendaliyadda - Ketakahala - Leemagahadeniya - Madawala Madige - Mahakumbura - Mandandawela - Meegamawatta - Meegammana - Meegammana West - Megodagama - Millanga - Molagodayawatta - Moonamale - Napana - Nawayalathenna - Pallethalavinna - Pallethalavinna Ihala - Paranagama - Pihilladeniya - Pitiyegedara - Polgolla - Puwakgahadeniya - Thalkotuwa - Udathalavinna - Udathalavinna Madige - Udurawana - Walala - Walpaladeniya - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Yatawara - Yatawara Kandagama - Yatirawana ## Quick answers - Where is Madawala?In Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madawala?Ketakahala, Leemagahadeniya, Madawala Madige, Meegamawatta, Pallegama, Pihilladeniya, Pitiyegedara and Walala - How many villages are in Madawala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madawala?Settlements lie between 517 m and 540 m - What is the best time to visit Madawala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Madawala?Seven hills Healthcare (Pvt) Ltd, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madawala?BOC, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madawala?NSB, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madawala?Ceypetco, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many banks are in Madawala?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Madawala?LK2112185 (OCHA common operational dataset)