# Paldeniya GN division, Pallepola DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/paldeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallepola DS Division # Paldeniya Paldeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.85 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.9km² - 417 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paldeniya? Paldeniya 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dimbulgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/dimbulgamuwa/), [Dodamgasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/dodamgasyaya/), [Kinigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kinigama/), [Pallepola South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/pallepola-south/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/polwatta/) and [Thembilideniya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/thembilideniya-north/). By area it is the 5184th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/). The centre of Paldeniya is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6090° N, 80.6080° E. Local names: පල්දෙණිය . 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 Paldeniya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Paldeniya. - Paldeniya - Welegedara 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 Paldeniya Named natural and historic features inside Paldeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates; 2 estates. - Blackstone - Kandewatta - Medalanda - Sunderland 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 Paldeniya 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 Paldeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Pallepola South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62205&mlon=80.60650#map=17/7.62205/80.60650) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 13 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 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Central Heritage bunglow CHB · Pallepola North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62422&mlon=80.60704#map=17/7.62422/80.60704) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Madawala Ulpatha Madya Maha Vidyalaya · Madawala Ulpatha 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61131&mlon=80.63562#map=17/7.61131/80.63562) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 2.2 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 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 - Medalanda - Millawana Ihalagama - Millawana Medagama - Millawana Pahalagama - Monaravila - Moragaspitiya - Nagahapola - Nilannoruwa - Nilannoruwa Colony - Pallepola North - Pallepola South - Polwatta - Rusigama Ihalagama - Rusigama Pahalagama - Thalakiriyawa - Thembilideniya North - Udurampelessa - Walmoruwa ## Quick answers - Where is Paldeniya?In Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paldeniya?Dimbulgamuwa, Dodamgasyaya, Kinigama, Pallepola South, Polwatta and Thembilideniya North - How many villages are in Paldeniya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Paldeniya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Paldeniya?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paldeniya?Samurdhi Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paldeniya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paldeniya?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paldeniya?LK2212195 (OCHA common operational dataset)