# Mandandawela GN division, Pathadumbara DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Pathadumbara DS Division 

# Mandandawela

Mandandawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.10 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.1km²
- 623 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mandandawela?

Mandandawela 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 5 other GN divisions: [Girakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/girakaduwa/), [Kendaliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/kendaliyadda/), [Mahakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/mahakumbura/), [Paranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/paranagama/) and [Uggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/uggala/). By area it is the 9779th 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 Mandandawela is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3614° N, 80.6313° E. Local names: මන්දණ්ඩාවල .

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 Mandandawela

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Mandandawela. Settlements here lie between about 544 m and 623 m above sea level (median 623 m).

- Bopegama
- Dembatagastenna
- Hapugahamulla
- Kurundeniya
- Mandandawela

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 Mandandawela 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 Mandandawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zia Memorial Hospital · Kurudugahaela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36360&mlon=80.61898#map=17/7.36360/80.61898) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kurudugahaela 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36215&mlon=80.61803#map=17/7.36215/80.61803) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump W A Perera and Son Dealer · Pitakanda Gama 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31939&mlon=80.62978#map=17/7.31939/80.62978) 

Hotel Manor House · Konakalagala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38597&mlon=80.61710#map=17/7.38597/80.61710) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Al imaan preschool · Waragashinna 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36576&mlon=80.61931#map=17/7.36576/80.61931) 

College The Open University of Sri Lanka · Girakaduwa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35711&mlon=80.62667#map=17/7.35711/80.62667) 

Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 

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 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
- Madawala Madige
- Mahakumbura
- 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 Mandandawela?In Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mandandawela?Girakaduwa, Kendaliyadda, Mahakumbura, Paranagama and Uggala
- How many villages are in Mandandawela?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mandandawela?Settlements lie between 544 m and 623 m
- What is the best time to visit Mandandawela?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mandandawela?Zia Memorial Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mandandawela?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mandandawela?NSB, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mandandawela?W A Perera and Son Dealer, about 4.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mandandawela?LK2112045 (OCHA common operational dataset)