# Meda Ela GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/meda-ela/ Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division # Meda Ela Meda Ela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.49 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 2mapped services - 541 mtypical elevation ## Where is Meda Ela? Meda Ela 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 5 other GN divisions: [Etanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/etanwala/), [Mahalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/mahalakotuwa/), [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pitawala/), [Rambukoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rambukoluwa/) and [Rathninda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rathninda/). By area it is the 5840th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Meda Ela is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5273° N, 80.7666° E. Local names: මැදඇල . 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 Meda Ela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Meda Ela. - Polommana 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 Meda Ela Named natural and historic features inside Meda Ela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Polommana 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 Meda Ela 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 Meda Ela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 18 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel Manigala Holiday Resort · Meda Ela 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53060&mlon=80.76017#map=17/7.53060/80.76017) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 25 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 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 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 Meda Ela Places mapped inside Meda Ela in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 - Mahalakotuwa - Maoya - Miniranketiya - Morathenna - Narangamuwa - Pitawala - Pottatawela - Rambukoluwa - Ranamuregama - Rathninda - Rawanagama - Weliwaranagolla - Wellewala ## Quick answers - Where is Meda Ela?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Meda Ela?Etanwala, Mahalakotuwa, Pitawala, Rambukoluwa and Rathninda - How many villages are in Meda Ela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Meda Ela?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Meda Ela?Rattota Hospital, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Meda Ela?People's Bank - Rattota, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Meda Ela?Commercial Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meda Ela?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Meda Ela?LK2224160 (OCHA common operational dataset)