# Maragamuwa GN division, Naula DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/maragamuwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Naula DS Division 

# Maragamuwa

Maragamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **6.07 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.1km²
- 214 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maragamuwa?

Maragamuwa 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: [Haduwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/haduwela/), [Koombiyangahaela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/koombiyangahaela/), [Medapihilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/medapihilla/), [Millagahamula Thenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/millagahamula-thenna/) and [Pubbiliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/pubbiliya/). By area it is the 2313th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/). The centre of Maragamuwa is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7037° N, 80.7108° E. Local names: මාරංගමුව .

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 Maragamuwa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maragamuwa.

- Maragamuwa
- Maragomuwa

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 Maragamuwa

Named natural and historic features inside Maragamuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Maha 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 Maragamuwa 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 178 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 28 133 

Jun 27 73 

Jul 27 62 

Aug 27 70 

Sep 27 101 

Oct 26 228 

Nov 25 279 

Dec 25 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maragamuwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Naula 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70356&mlon=80.65387#map=17/7.70356/80.65387) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump CO-OP Filling Station · Naula 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70781&mlon=80.65383#map=17/7.70781/80.65383) 

Hotel Honeyland Hotel · Naula 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70472&mlon=80.65421#map=17/7.70472/80.65421) 

Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) 

School Ambana maha vidyalaya · Ganimayaya 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65744&mlon=80.69405#map=17/7.65744/80.69405) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69262&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.69262/80.65016) 

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
- Andawala
- 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
- 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 Maragamuwa?In Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maragamuwa?Haduwela, Koombiyangahaela, Medapihilla, Millagahamula Thenna and Pubbiliya
- How many villages are in Maragamuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maragamuwa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maragamuwa?Nalanda Hospital, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maragamuwa?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maragamuwa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maragamuwa?CO-OP Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maragamuwa?LK2209050 (OCHA common operational dataset)