# Medabedda North GN division, Galewela DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Medabedda North

Medabedda North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.97 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.0km²
- 332 mtypical elevation

## Where is Medabedda North?

Medabedda North 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 7 other GN divisions: [Beligamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/beligamuwa/), [Divulgaskotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/divulgaskotuwa/), [Ihala Bambawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/ihala-bambawa/), [Medabedda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-south/), [Pihilyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pihilyaya/), [Wahakotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/wahakotte/) and [Yatiwehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/yatiwehera/). By area it is the 3793rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Medabedda North is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7283° N, 80.5720° E. Local names: මැදබැද්ද උතුර .

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 Medabedda North

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Medabedda North.

- Divulgaskotuwa
- Mahabedda

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 Medabedda North 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 Medabedda North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Galewela hospital gov · Galewela Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76063&mlon=80.57166#map=17/7.76063/80.57166) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Danduyaya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75513&mlon=80.56858#map=17/7.75513/80.56858) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Oriental Lodge · Beligamuwa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73108&mlon=80.54986#map=17/7.73108/80.54986) 

Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) 

School Galewela Model Primary School Ground · Ihala Bambawa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74354&mlon=80.57400#map=17/7.74354/80.57400) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 

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 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
- Madipola
- Makulugaswewa
- 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 Medabedda North?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medabedda North?Beligamuwa, Divulgaskotuwa, Ihala Bambawa, Medabedda South, Pihilyaya, Wahakotte and Yatiwehera
- How many villages are in Medabedda North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Medabedda North?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medabedda North?Galewela hospital gov, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medabedda North?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medabedda North?Commercial Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medabedda North?IOC lanka, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medabedda North?LK2203220 (OCHA common operational dataset)