# Mahalakotuwa GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/mahalakotuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division # Mahalakotuwa Mahalakotuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **7.06 km²**. Open map data shows 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.1km² - 6mapped services ## Where is Mahalakotuwa? Mahalakotuwa lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [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: [Ganga Henwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/ganga-henwala/), [Ilukkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/ilukkumbura/), [Kahagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kahagala/), [Karadamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/karadamulla/), [Meda Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/meda-ela/), [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pitawala/) and [Rambukoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rambukoluwa/). By area it is the 1898th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Mahalakotuwa is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5434° N, 80.7830° E. Local names: මහලකොටුව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mahalakotuwa Named natural and historic features inside Mahalakotuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Telgamuwa 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 Mahalakotuwa 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 Mahalakotuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel Gangala · Ilukkumbura 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54968&mlon=80.77612#map=17/7.54968/80.77612) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 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 Mahalakotuwa Places mapped inside Mahalakotuwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 - Schools1 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 Laggala DS Division - Akarahediya - Dammanthenna - Dasgiriya - Dewaladeniya - Divulgas Pathana - Etanwala - Galgedawala - Ganga Henwala - Gangalapuwakpitiya - Gonawala - Guruwela - Halminiya - Hattota Amuna - Ilukkumbura - Imaduwa - Kahagala - Kaluganga - Kandepitawala - Karadamulla - Kivulawadiya - Laggala Pallegama - Lakegala - Leloya - Maoya - Meda Ela - Miniranketiya - Morathenna - Narangamuwa - Pitawala - Pottatawela - Rambukoluwa - Ranamuregama - Rathninda - Rawanagama - Weliwaranagolla - Wellewala ## Quick answers - Where is Mahalakotuwa?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahalakotuwa?Ganga Henwala, Ilukkumbura, Kahagala, Karadamulla, Meda Ela, Pitawala and Rambukoluwa - What is the best time to visit Mahalakotuwa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahalakotuwa?Laggala Hospital, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahalakotuwa?People's Bank - Rattota, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahalakotuwa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahalakotuwa?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahalakotuwa?LK2224095 (OCHA common operational dataset)