# Medawatta GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/medawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division # Medawatta Medawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **8.86 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.9km² - 1mapped services - 823 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medawatta? Medawatta lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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: [Bambarakiriella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/bambarakiriella/), [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/dambagolla/), [Madakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/madakumbura/), [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pitawala/), [Rathninda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rathninda/) and [Weralugasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/weralugasthenna/). By area it is the 1420th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.5% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Medawatta is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5073° N, 80.7284° E. Local names: මැදවත්ත . 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 Medawatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Medawatta. - Midlands - Midlandwatta Colony 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 Medawatta Named natural and historic features inside Medawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Dankanda Wewa ### Estates 2 estates. - Dankandawatta - Midlands 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 Medawatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 431 m higher 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 20 116 Feb 21 89 Mar 23 96 Apr 24 154 May 24 133 Jun 23 73 Jul 23 62 Aug 23 70 Sep 23 101 Oct 22 228 Nov 21 279 Dec 21 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) Bank Rattota people's Bank · Rattota 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51900&mlon=80.67741#map=17/7.51900/80.67741) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel The Riverston Grand · Medawatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51769&mlon=80.73173#map=17/7.51769/80.73173) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Medawatta Places mapped inside Medawatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Rattota DS Division - Alakolamada - Alwatta - Bambarakiriella - Bandarapola - Bodhikotuwa - Bogambara - Dambagolla - Dankanda - Dombagoda - Epitamulla - Galekoluwa - Gansarapola - Godapola - Hangarankanda - Horagolla - Ihala Owala - Ikirigolla - Kaikawala - Kaineka - Kandenuwara East - Kandenuwara West - Kirimetiya - Koswana North - Koswana South - Kuruwawa - Lonvil - Madakumbura - Maradurawala - Maussagolla - Meda Weragama - Muwandeniya - Neluwakanda - Nikawella - Pahala Hapuvida - Pahala Owala - Palle Weragama - Pallegama - Palleyaya - Pitakanda - Polwattakanda - Punchiseluwakanda - Rattota - Thambalagala - Uda Hapuvida - Uda Weragama - Udagama - Ulpothapitiya - Viharagama - Wanaraniya - Warapitiya - Welangahawatta - Weralugasthenna - Wetasyaya ## Quick answers - Where is Medawatta?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medawatta?Bambarakiriella, Dambagolla, Madakumbura, Pitawala, Rathninda and Weralugasthenna - How many villages are in Medawatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Medawatta?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Medawatta?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Medawatta?Rattota Hospital, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medawatta?Rattota people's Bank, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medawatta?Commercial Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medawatta?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medawatta?LK2230065 (OCHA common operational dataset)