# Maligathenna GN division, Yatawatta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/maligathenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division # Maligathenna Maligathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.88 km²**. - 3.9km² ## Where is Maligathenna? Maligathenna lies in [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/), [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: [Alakolamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/alakolamada/), [Diniminiyathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/diniminiyathenna/), [Kandupalatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kandupalatha/), [Korossa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/korossa/), [LK2215285](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/lk2215285/), [Urulewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/urulewatta/), [Walpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/walpola/) and [Yatawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/yatawatta/). By area it is the 3874th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.8% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Maligathenna is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5632° N, 80.5644° E. Local names: මාලිගාතැන්න . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Maligathenna Named natural and historic features inside Maligathenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Nawagalla - Yattawatte 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 Maligathenna 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 Maligathenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර · Palapathwala 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52996&mlon=80.62607#map=17/7.52996/80.62607) Bank Nikagolla Rural Bank · Nikagolla North 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57146&mlon=80.59588#map=17/7.57146/80.59588) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station · Palapathwala 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53478&mlon=80.62725#map=17/7.53478/80.62725) Hotel Silver Hill Ecovillage · Mathalapitiya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52390&mlon=80.56616#map=17/7.52390/80.56616) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Balawaththala School · Balawattala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58015&mlon=80.51747#map=17/7.58015/80.51747) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 5.8 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 Yatawatta DS Division - Alokagama - Aluthgama - Aluthgama North - Ambanpola - Asgiri Dorakumbura - Asgiri Dorakumbura East - Daluwela - Dangan Place - Deevilla - Deevilla North - Deevilla South - Delgolla - Dikkumbura - Dikkumbura West - Dullewa - Dullewa East - Ethipallawala - Ethipola - Ethipola West - Galagama - Galaliyadda - Gammulla - Idangama - Kavudupelella - LK2215285 - Lakshahena - Madadeniya - Mahawela - Mahawela West - Mathalapitiya - Mathalapitiya South - Mathale North - Mediyapola - Mottuwela - Muruthawatta - Nagolla - Nikagolla - Nikagolla North - Pamunuwa - Polwatta - Rathalawewa - Rathninda - Selagama - Selagama East - Thalgahagoda - Thembilideniya - Udagama - Udagama West - Udasgiriya - Unaweruwa - Urulewatta - Walawela - Walpola - Wattegedara - Yatawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Maligathenna?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maligathenna?Alakolamada, Diniminiyathenna, Kandupalatha, Korossa, LK2215285, Urulewatta, Walpola and Yatawatta - What is the best time to visit Maligathenna?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maligathenna?auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maligathenna?Nikagolla Rural Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maligathenna?People's Bank ATM, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligathenna?Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station, about 7.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maligathenna?LK2215145 (OCHA common operational dataset)