# Miniranketiya GN division, Laggala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/miniranketiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division # Miniranketiya Miniranketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **7.96 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.0km² - 228 mtypical elevation ## Where is Miniranketiya? Miniranketiya 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: [Akarahediya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/akarahediya/), [Guruwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/guruwela/), [Halminiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/halminiya/), [Imaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/imaduwa/), [Karadamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/karadamulla/), [Kivulawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kivulawadiya/) and [Laggala Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/laggala-pallegama/). By area it is the 1628th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Miniranketiya is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5362° N, 80.8432° E. Local names: මිනිරන්කැටිය . 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 Miniranketiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Miniranketiya. - Kinigama 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 Miniranketiya Named natural and historic features inside Miniranketiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Halmini Oya - Karamana Oya 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 Miniranketiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 27 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 26 228 Nov 25 279 Dec 24 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Miniranketiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) Bank BOC Hettipola · Hettipola 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53559&mlon=80.91376#map=17/7.53559/80.91376) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) Hotel Kaluganga Wana Niwahana · Rambukoluwa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52135&mlon=80.79893#map=17/7.52135/80.79893) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Naminioya Maha Vidyalaya · Hettipola 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54383&mlon=80.91472#map=17/7.54383/80.91472) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 6.5 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. ## 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 - Meda Ela - Morathenna - Narangamuwa - Pitawala - Pottatawela - Rambukoluwa - Ranamuregama - Rathninda - Rawanagama - Weliwaranagolla - Wellewala ## Quick answers - Where is Miniranketiya?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Miniranketiya?Akarahediya, Guruwela, Halminiya, Imaduwa, Karadamulla, Kivulawadiya and Laggala Pallegama - How many villages are in Miniranketiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Miniranketiya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Miniranketiya?Laggala Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Miniranketiya?BOC Hettipola, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Miniranketiya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Miniranketiya?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Miniranketiya?LK2224120 (OCHA common operational dataset)