# Mediwaka GN division, Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mediwaka/

Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division 

# Mediwaka

Mediwaka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.18 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.2km²
- 595 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mediwaka?

Mediwaka lies in [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/), [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: [Gangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/gangoda/), [Godakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/godakumbura/), [Kalalgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kalalgamuwa/), [Karandagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/karandagolla/), [Kiripattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kiripattiya/), [Mendiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mendiriya/), [Minuwangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/minuwangamuwa/) and [Rambukwella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/rambukwella-east/). By area it is the 6512th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Mediwaka is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3000° N, 80.8881° E. Local names: මැදිවක .

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 Mediwaka

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mediwaka. Settlements here lie between about 595 m and 595 m above sea level (median 595 m).

- Karandagolla
- Mediriya
- Mediwaka
- Pallewela

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 Mediwaka 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 Mediwaka

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital- Udadumbara · Kirigankumbura 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31919&mlon=80.87833#map=17/7.31919/80.87833) 

Bank BOC · Udadumbara 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31909&mlon=80.87768#map=17/7.31909/80.87768) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) 

Hotel Priyangi Hills Udadumbara · Udadumbara 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31566&mlon=80.87611#map=17/7.31566/80.87611) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Ududumbara Secondary School · Udadumbara 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31673&mlon=80.87867#map=17/7.31673/80.87867) 

College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) 

Police station Ududumbara · Udadumbara 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31790&mlon=80.87936#map=17/7.31790/80.87936) 

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 Ududumbara DS Division

- Andideniya
- Bambarabedda East
- Bambarabedda West
- Dambagahapitiya
- Denapitiya
- Devinnegama
- Dewahandiya East
- Dewahandiya West
- Dumbaragama
- Ganegala
- Gangoda
- Gedaramada
- Geradigala
- Godakumbura
- Halyala
- Hanwella
- Hapukanda East
- Hapukanda West
- Hunnasgiriya
- Kaikawala
- Kalalgamuwa
- Kalawala
- Kalugala
- Kalugaloya
- Kandegama
- Karambaketiya
- Karandagolla
- Kevulgama
- Kirigankumbura
- Kiripattiya
- Kobonilla
- Kumbukgolla
- Madugalla North
- Madugalla South
- Madugalla Udagammedda
- Mahawala
- Meemure
- Mendiriya
- Minuwangamuwa
- Moonamalpelessa
- Nawanagala
- Nugethenna East
- Nugethenna West
- Oyathenna
- Padupola
- Pallekanda
- Pallewela
- Pamunethenna
- Pitawala
- Pitawala Udagammedda
- Pitigoda
- Poppitiya
- Pusseela
- Rambukwella East
- Rambukwella West
- Thalagune
- Udadumbara
- Udailuka
- Udakumbura
- Udapitawala
- Udawela
- Wadawalakanda

## Quick answers

- Where is Mediwaka?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mediwaka?Gangoda, Godakumbura, Kalalgamuwa, Karandagolla, Kiripattiya, Mendiriya, Minuwangamuwa and Rambukwella East
- How many villages are in Mediwaka?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mediwaka?Settlements lie between 595 m and 595 m
- What is the best time to visit Mediwaka?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mediwaka?District Hospital- Udadumbara, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mediwaka?BOC, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mediwaka?Sampath ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mediwaka?Ceypetco, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mediwaka?LK2118195 (OCHA common operational dataset)