# Moladanda GN division, Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/moladanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatinuwara DS Division # Moladanda Moladanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.8km² - 527 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moladanda? Moladanda lies in [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bulumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/bulumulla/), [Embilmeegama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/embilmeegama-north/), [Giragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/giragama/), [Malgammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/malgammana/), [Mangalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/mangalagama/), [Ranawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/ranawana/) and [Sooriyagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/sooriyagoda/). By area it is the 11225th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/). The centre of Moladanda is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2771° N, 80.5658° E. Local names: මොලදණ්ඩ . 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 Moladanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Moladanda. - Malgammana 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 Moladanda 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 Moladanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwasevana hospital · Kendakaduwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27341&mlon=80.59180#map=17/7.27341/80.59180) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Embilmeegama North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26507&mlon=80.55803#map=17/7.26507/80.55803) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kiribathkumbura West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26779&mlon=80.57685#map=17/7.26779/80.57685) Petrol pump Seetha Petrol Shed · Embilmeegama North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26425&mlon=80.55950#map=17/7.26425/80.55950) Hotel Hotel Seabed · Diyapalagoda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28471&mlon=80.55793#map=17/7.28471/80.55793) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Sri Swarnajothi National School · Pilapitiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26942&mlon=80.57696#map=17/7.26942/80.57696) College Sri Dheerananda National College - Pilimathalawa · Arambegama East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26816&mlon=80.55273#map=17/7.26816/80.55273) Police station Police Post · Uda Eriyagama East 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26592&mlon=80.59262#map=17/7.26592/80.59262) 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 Yatinuwara DS Division - Alagalla Watta - Amunupura - Arambegama East - Arambegama West - Balana - Bathgoda - Bulumulla - Danthure - Dehianga North - Dehianga South - Dehideniya East - Dehideniya West - Dehigama East - Dehigama North - Dehigama South - Deldeniya - Diyapalagoda - Doluwa East - Doluwa West - Edanduwawa East - Edanduwawa West - Embilmeegama North - Embilmeegama South - Gannoruwa Central - Gannoruwa East - Gannoruwa West - Giragama - Godigamuwa - Gondeniya - Govindala - Gurugama - Haliyadda - Ihala Alagalla - Ihala Dodamwala - Ihala Kobbekaduwa - Ilukwatta - Imbulmalgama - Kadawathgama - Kadugannawa Town - Kandangama North - Kandangama South - Karuwalawatta - Kavudupana - Kendakaduwa - Ketakumbura - Kiribathkumbura East - Kiribathkumbura West - Kirimetiya Watta - Kobbekaduwa - Kotabogoda - Kotaligoda North - Kotaligoda South - Kudaoya - Kurunduwatta - Madarangoda - Madiligama - Malgammana - Maligathenna - Mamudawala - Mangalagama - Menikdiwela - Moragolla Mahakanda - Motana Dekinda - Mudaliwatta - Munwathugoda - Pahala Dodamwala - Pahala Mudaliwatta - Pahala Rathmeewala - Pahala Yatigammana - Panabokka - Parakatawella - Pelawa Ihala Meda - Pelawa Ihalagama - Pelawa Pahalagama - Pilapitiya - Pilimathalawa - Pottepitiya - Ranawana - Siyambalagoda - Sooriyagoda - Thismada - Uda Eriyagama East - Uda Eriyagama West - Udarathmeewala - Udawela Nadithalawa - Udawela Pahalagama - Udawela Pallemaditta - Urapola - Walgampaya - Walgowwagoda - Wathurakumbura - Weralugolla - Yahalathenna - Yatigammana ## Quick answers - Where is Moladanda?In Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moladanda?Bulumulla, Embilmeegama North, Giragama, Malgammana, Mangalagama, Ranawana and Sooriyagoda - How many villages are in Moladanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Moladanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Moladanda?Suwasevana hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moladanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Moladanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moladanda?Seetha Petrol Shed, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moladanda?LK2136280 (OCHA common operational dataset)