# Mawathura GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/mawathura/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Mawathura Mawathura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **4.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.4km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Mawathura? Mawathura lies in [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/), [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: [Dambagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/dambagalla/), [Kalugalhinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kalugalhinna/), [Kekulanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kekulanda/), [Nayapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/nayapana/), [Pahala Gorakaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/pahala-gorakaoya/) and [Weliganga](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/weliganga/). By area it is the 3363rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.7% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Mawathura is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0865° N, 80.5777° E. Local names: මාවතුර . 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 Mawathura Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mawathura. - Mawathura 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 Mawathura Named natural and historic features inside Mawathura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 tea estate. - Kanapediwattie - Nayapane - River Side 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 Mawathura 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 Mawathura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Ulapane North 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10617&mlon=80.56444#map=17/7.10617/80.56444) Bank BOC · Nawalapitiya East 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05809&mlon=80.53654#map=17/7.05809/80.53654) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Nawalapitiya East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06745&mlon=80.53966#map=17/7.06745/80.53966) Hotel Kothmale Hanging Bridge Holiday Bunglow · Mawathura 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08426&mlon=80.57593#map=17/7.08426/80.57593) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Nayapana Maha Vidyalaya · Nayapana 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07118&mlon=80.58194#map=17/7.07118/80.58194) College International Training Institute of Irrigation and Water Management · Mawathura 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08509&mlon=80.56983#map=17/7.08509/80.56983) Police station Police Station, Nawalapitiya · Nawalapitiya East 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05747&mlon=80.53597#map=17/7.05747/80.53597) 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 Mawathura Places mapped inside Mawathura in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants1 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 Udapalatha DS Division - Amuhena - Amunupuraya - Angammana East - Angammana West - Aregoda - Bothalapitiya - Bowala - Delpitiya - Doragala - Dunukeulla - Egoda Kalugamuwa - Galatha - Galgediyawa - Gampola East - Gampola West - Godagama - Hapugaspitiya - Hunukotugama - Ihalagama - Ilangawatta - Illawathura - Jayamalapura - Kahatapitiya - Kalugalhinna - Keerapane - Kekulanda - Kirinda - Kudamake - Kurukude - Millagaspitiya - Mount Temple - Nawadevita - Pallegama - Paradeka - Polkumbura - Pussellawa - Pussellawagama - Ranawala - Rathmalkaduwa - Sinhapitiya North - Sinhapitiya South - Udagama - Udovita - Unambuwa - Wahugapitiya - Wanahapuwa - Wattehena - Weliganga ## Quick answers - Where is Mawathura?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mawathura?Dambagalla, Kalugalhinna, Kekulanda, Nayapana, Pahala Gorakaoya and Weliganga - How many villages are in Mawathura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mawathura?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mawathura?Rural Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mawathura?BOC, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mawathura?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mawathura?Lanka filling station, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mawathura?LK2151245 (OCHA common operational dataset)