# Madipola GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/madipola/

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Madipola

Madipola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.87 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.9km²
- 2mapped services
- 409 mtypical elevation

## Where is Madipola?

Madipola lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Hewanwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hewanwela/), [Kendangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/kendangamuwa/), [Kobbevehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kobbevehera/), [Millawana Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/millawana-pahalagama/), [Nilannoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/nilannoruwa/) and [Thalakiriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/thalakiriyawa/). By area it is the 5144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Madipola is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6808° N, 80.5786° E. Local names: මාදිපොල .

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 Madipola

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Madipola.

- Maadipola
- Talakiriyawa
- Wehera

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 Madipola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). 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 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Madipola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maadipola Hospital · Madipola 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68555&mlon=80.57709#map=17/7.68555/80.57709) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pallepola North 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62572&mlon=80.60680#map=17/7.62572/80.60680) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) 

Hotel Purawaduma BSF · Palapathwala 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72148&mlon=80.60574#map=17/7.72148/80.60574) 

Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) 

School Omaragolla Maha Vidyalaya · Panliyadda 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68823&mlon=80.53837#map=17/7.68823/80.53837) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69262&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.69262/80.65016) 

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 Madipola

Places mapped inside Madipola in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2

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 Galewela DS Division

- Aluthwewa
- Bambaragaswewa
- Beligamuwa
- Beliyakanda
- Bulanawewa
- Dambagolla
- Dambawatawana
- Damunumulla
- Dandubendiruppa
- Danduyaya
- Dembawa
- Dewahoowa Colony 1
- Dewahoowa Colony 2
- Divulgaskotuwa
- Elamalpotha
- Galapamula
- Galewela Town
- Galgodayaya
- Hathadukkuwa
- Hewanwela
- Hombawa
- Ibbankatuwa
- Ihala Bambawa
- Kendangamuwa
- Kosgahahinna
- Kospotha
- Kumbukgolla
- Lenawala
- Makulugaswewa
- Medabedda North
- Medabedda South
- Meewalapathaha
- Moragolla
- Nabadagahawatta
- Nilagama
- Pahala Bambawa
- Pahala Diggala
- Pahala Wewa
- Palapathwala
- Palu Hombawa
- Pathkolagolla
- Pattiwela
- Pibidunugama
- Pihilyaya
- Puwakpitiya
- Ralalerotawewa
- Ranwediyawa
- Silwathgama
- Siyambalagahawela
- Thalakiriyagama
- Thennakonpura
- Wahakotte
- Walaswewa
- Wegodapola
- Weragalawatta
- Wetakoluwewa
- Yatigalpotta
- Yatiwehera

## Quick answers

- Where is Madipola?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Madipola?Hewanwela, Kendangamuwa, Kobbevehera, Millawana Pahalagama, Nilannoruwa and Thalakiriyawa
- How many villages are in Madipola?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Madipola?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Madipola?Maadipola Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Madipola?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Madipola?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madipola?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 6.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Madipola?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Madipola?LK2203295 (OCHA common operational dataset)