# Medabedda South GN division, Galewela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Medabedda South Medabedda South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.46 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.5km² - 424 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medabedda South? Medabedda South 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 5 other GN divisions: [Beligamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/beligamuwa/), [Dembawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dembawa/), [Elamalpotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/elamalpotha/), [Medabedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-north/) and [Yatiwehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/yatiwehera/). By area it is the 8468th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Medabedda South is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7164° N, 80.5714° E. Local names: මැදබැද්ද දකුණ . 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 South Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Medabedda South. Settlements here lie between about 424 m and 424 m above sea level (median 424 m). - Dembawa - Mahawatta - Medabedda - Paduanga 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 Medabedda South Named natural and historic features inside Medabedda South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Medabedda Tank 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 Medabedda South 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 South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center · Madipola 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68606&mlon=80.57664#map=17/7.68606/80.57664) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Danduyaya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75513&mlon=80.56858#map=17/7.75513/80.56858) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) Hotel Oriental Lodge · Beligamuwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73108&mlon=80.54986#map=17/7.73108/80.54986) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 32 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74354&mlon=80.57400#map=17/7.74354/80.57400) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 5.2 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 North - 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 South?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medabedda South?Beligamuwa, Dembawa, Elamalpotha, Medabedda North and Yatiwehera - How many villages are in Medabedda South?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Medabedda South?Settlements lie between 424 m and 424 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Medabedda South?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Medabedda South?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Medabedda South?Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medabedda South?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medabedda South?Commercial Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medabedda South?IOC lanka, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medabedda South?LK2203240 (OCHA common operational dataset)