# Mailattawa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/mailattawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Mailattawa Mailattawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **21.4 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 73 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.4km² - 73mapped services - 202 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mailattawa? Mailattawa lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Ihakuluwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/ihakuluwewa/), [Mahasengama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/higurakgoda/mahasengama/), [Nikawatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/nikawatawana/), [Palutawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/palutawa/), [Pidurangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pidurangala/), [Pol Attawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pol-attawa/) and [Sigiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/sigiriya/). By area it is the 432nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.7% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Mailattawa is about 153 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9470° N, 80.7867° E. Local names: මයිලත්තෑව . 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 Mailattawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mailattawa. - Dikkenda-ela - Diyakepilla 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 Mailattawa Named natural and historic features inside Mailattawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Sigiri Wewa - Wannigamaya Wewa 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 Mailattawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 190 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 28 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 27 228 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mailattawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) Bank BOC · Kimbissa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) ATM Commercial bank · Sigiriya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95153&mlon=80.75378#map=17/7.95153/80.75378) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) Hotel Chena Huts Eco Resort · Pol Attawa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=80.76871#map=17/7.94069/80.76871) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Sigiriya Central College · Sigiriya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95173&mlon=80.75056#map=17/7.95173/80.75056) College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94243&mlon=80.73260#map=17/7.94243/80.73260) 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 Mailattawa Places mapped inside Mailattawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels51 - Restaurants22 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 Dambulla DS Division - Angunawel Pelessa - Athuparayaya - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - Bulagala - Dambulla Town - Dambulugama - Digampathaha - Egodawewa - Embulambe - Etawarahena - Etha Bendiwewa - Gedigaswalana - Haluapullana Wewa - Ihala Ereula - Inamaluwa - Kalogaha Ela - Kalundewa Aluthgama - Kalundewa Paranagama - Kandalama - Kapuwatta - Kimbissa - Kiralagolla - Kumbukkandanwala - LK2206125 - Lenadora North - Lenadora South - Moragollewa - Nagalawewa - Nayakumbura - Nikawatawana - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pelvehera - Pidurangala - Pohoranwewa - Pol Attawa - Pothana - Puwak Attawala - Rathmalgaha Ela - Rathmalkatuwa - Sigiriya - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Walgamwewa - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Mailattawa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mailattawa?Ihakuluwewa, Mahasengama, Nikawatawana, Palutawa, Pidurangala, Pol Attawa and Sigiriya - How many villages are in Mailattawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mailattawa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mailattawa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mailattawa?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mailattawa?BOC, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mailattawa?Commercial bank, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mailattawa?Lanka IOC, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mailattawa?LK2206070 (OCHA common operational dataset)