# Andawala GN division, Naula DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/andawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Naula DS Division # Andawala Andawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **7.26 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.3km² - 421 mtypical elevation ## Where is Andawala? Andawala lies in [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/), [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: [Gammaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/gammaduwa/), [Kumbaloluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/kumbaloluwa/), [Lihinipitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/lihinipitiya/), [Opalgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/opalgala/) and [Senagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/senagama/). By area it is the 1827th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/). The centre of Andawala is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6215° N, 80.6757° E. Local names: ආඳාවල . 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 Andawala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Andawala. - Andawala 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 Andawala Named natural and historic features inside Andawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Andawala Ela - Heengana Ela 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 Andawala 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 Andawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) Bank People's Bank · Madawala Ulpatha 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61015&mlon=80.63644#map=17/7.61015/80.63644) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koholanwala 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62721&mlon=80.63647#map=17/7.62721/80.63647) Hotel Matale Holiday Bungalow · Moragahamada 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59355&mlon=80.66138#map=17/7.59355/80.66138) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Andawala maha vidyalaya · Lihinipitiya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61593&mlon=80.67101#map=17/7.61593/80.67101) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 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 Naula DS Division - Alugolla - Ambana - Arangala - Bambaragahawatta - Bibila - Bobella - Bowathenna Watta - Dambagolla - Diyankaduwa - Dodamattawela - Elagamuwa - Elhena - Galboda - Galporugolla - Ganimayaya - Habaragahamada - Haduwa - Haduwela - Hapugasyaya - Helambagahawatta - Kadawatha - Kambarawa - Karavilahena - Kongahawela - Koombiyangahaela - Lihinipitiya - Mailpitiya - Maragamuwa - Medapihilla - Meegaha Ela - Meegolla - Millagahamula Thenna - Moragahamada - Moragolla - Murutholuwa - Nalanda - Naula - Nikula - Opalgala - Penalaboda - Pilihudugolla Ihalagama - Pilihudugolla Pahalagama - Pubbiliya - Rajawela - Senagama - Serudandapola - Thalagoda - Ududeniya - Ussattawa - Wambatuyaya - Wewattawa ## Quick answers - Where is Andawala?In Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Andawala?Gammaduwa, Kumbaloluwa, Lihinipitiya, Opalgala and Senagama - How many villages are in Andawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Andawala?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Andawala?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Andawala?People's Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Andawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Andawala?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Andawala?LK2209235 (OCHA common operational dataset)