# Maraka GN division, Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/maraka/ Grama Niladhari division · Wilgamuwa DS Division # Maraka Maraka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.6km² - 74 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maraka? Maraka lies in [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/), [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: [Bogahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/bogahawewa/), [Karawgahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/karawgahawewa/), [Malgammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/malgammana/), [Radunnewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/radunnewewa/) and [Rotalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/rotalawela/). By area it is the 5604th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/). The centre of Maraka is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5914° N, 80.9709° E. Local names: මාරක . 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 Maraka Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maraka. - Devagiriya - Maraka 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 Maraka Named natural and historic features inside Maraka, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Balugammana Wewa - Radunne Wewa 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 Maraka and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 318 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 25 116 Feb 26 89 Mar 28 96 Apr 29 154 May 28 133 Jun 28 73 Jul 28 62 Aug 28 70 Sep 28 101 Oct 27 228 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maraka Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maraka Divisional Hospital · Karawgahawewa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58712&mlon=80.95750#map=17/7.58712/80.95750) Bank Regional Development bank · Hettipola 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54091&mlon=80.91638#map=17/7.54091/80.91638) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Nawa Madagama Petrol Station · Nawa Medagama 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57042&mlon=81.04156#map=17/7.57042/81.04156) Hotel SLWCS Field House · Gemburuoya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60381&mlon=80.92952#map=17/7.60381/80.92952) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Maraka Maha Vidyalaya · Karawgahawewa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58803&mlon=80.95839#map=17/7.58803/80.95839) College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54208&mlon=80.91648#map=17/7.54208/80.91648) 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 Wilgamuwa DS Division - 80 Yaya - Aliwanguwa - Aliyawala - Bathgampala - Bogahawewa - Dewagiriya - Dunuvilapitiya - Gemburuoya - Guruwelayaya - Handungamuwa - Hettipola - Himbiliyakada - Karawgahawewa - Kumbukandana - Kumbukoya - Lediyangala - Malgammana - Medakanda - Meewaobe - Moragaha Ulpatha - Nagolla - Naminigama - Naminioya - Nugagolla - Palupitiya - Perakanatta - Piduruella - Radunnewewa - Rattotayaya - Sonutta - Sulugune - Thunhiriyawewa - Topwalapitiya - Uduwelwala - Veheragala - Viharagama - Wanarawa - Wilgamuwa ## Quick answers - Where is Maraka?In Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maraka?Bogahawewa, Karawgahawewa, Malgammana, Radunnewewa and Rotalawela - How many villages are in Maraka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maraka?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Maraka?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maraka?Maraka Divisional Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maraka?Regional Development bank, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maraka?Peoples Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maraka?Nawa Madagama Petrol Station, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maraka?LK2227080 (OCHA common operational dataset)