# Medalanda GN division, Pallepola DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/medalanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallepola DS Division # Medalanda Medalanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.04 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.0km² - 398 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medalanda? Medalanda lies in [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Akuramboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/akuramboda/), [Ambokudena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ambokudena/), [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kirioruwa/), [Kosgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kosgolla/), [Mahayayawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/mahayayawatta/), [Moragaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/moragaspitiya/), [Nagahapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/nagahapola/) and [Walmoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/walmoruwa/). By area it is the 6841st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/). The centre of Medalanda is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6531° N, 80.6124° E. Local names: මැදලන්ද . 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 Medalanda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Medalanda. - Alakola-ela - Kotanepola 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 Medalanda Named natural and historic features inside Medalanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Alakola Ela ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Etmbawatta · 455 m ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Akramboda - Palkade 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 Medalanda 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 Medalanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pallepola North 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62572&mlon=80.60680#map=17/7.62572/80.60680) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Countryside Hotel · Ududeniya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65407&mlon=80.63618#map=17/7.65407/80.63618) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School koholanwela Primary School Ground · Koholanwala 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63108&mlon=80.63606#map=17/7.63108/80.63606) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 6.0 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 Pallepola DS Division - Akuramboda - Aluthgama - Ambokka - Ambokudena - Ariyagama - Bomeruwa - Demada Oya - Dewarammulla - Dimbulgamuwa - Dodamgasyaya - Ehelepola - Ekamuthugama - Galahitiyagama - Janakagama - Kandewatta - Kinigama - Kirioruwa - Kobbevehera - Koholanwala - Kosgolla - Koswatta - Mahayayawatta - Mananwatta - Maningamuwa East - Maningamuwa West - Millawana Ihalagama - Millawana Medagama - Millawana Pahalagama - Monaravila - Moragaspitiya - Nagahapola - Nilannoruwa - Nilannoruwa Colony - Paldeniya - Pallepola North - Pallepola South - Polwatta - Rusigama Ihalagama - Rusigama Pahalagama - Thalakiriyawa - Thembilideniya North - Udurampelessa - Walmoruwa ## Quick answers - Where is Medalanda?In Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medalanda?Akuramboda, Ambokudena, Kirioruwa, Kosgolla, Mahayayawatta, Moragaspitiya, Nagahapola and Walmoruwa - How many villages are in Medalanda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Medalanda?Etmbawatta (455 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Medalanda?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Medalanda?Nalanda Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medalanda?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medalanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medalanda?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medalanda?LK2212085 (OCHA common operational dataset)