# Medawela GN division, Mathurata DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/medawela/

Grama Niladhari division · Mathurata DS Division 

# Medawela

Medawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.97 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.0km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,205 mtypical elevation

## Where is Medawela?

Medawela lies in [Mathurata DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Elamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/elamulla/), [Goodwood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/goodwood/), [Hunukotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/hunukotuwa/), [Labuhenwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/labuhenwala/), [Udawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/udawela/) and [Wellagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/wellagiriya/). By area it is the 10308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Mathurata DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/). The centre of Medawela is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0488° N, 80.7802° E. Local names: මැදවෙල .

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 Medawela

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Medawela. Settlements here lie between about 1,108 m and 1,205 m above sea level (median 1,205 m).

- Elamulla
- Medawela
- Suwandelpotha

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).

## Weather in Medawela and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 286 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 108 

Feb 20 86 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 22 164 

Jun 21 101 

Jul 21 82 

Aug 21 92 

Sep 21 129 

Oct 21 234 

Nov 20 274 

Dec 20 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mathurata Divisional Hospital · Mathurata 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08036&mlon=80.80115#map=17/7.08036/80.80115) 

Bank People's Bank · Padiyapelella 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09404&mlon=80.79896#map=17/7.09404/80.79896) 

ATM BOC · Hawaeliya West 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97360&mlon=80.76853#map=17/6.97360/80.76853) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) 

Hotel Guest House · Hunukotuwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03920&mlon=80.78336#map=17/7.03920/80.78336) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Deegalahinna Maha Vidyalaya · Deegalahinna 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05920&mlon=80.77149#map=17/7.05920/80.77149) 

College Nuwara Eliya Technical College · Nuwaraeliya 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97613&mlon=80.76820#map=17/6.97613/80.76820) 

Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07985&mlon=80.80188#map=17/7.07985/80.80188) 

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 Medawela

Places mapped inside Medawela in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

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 Mathurata DS Division

- Alawattegama
- Ampitigoda
- Bodhimalkada
- Bodhiwela
- Bogamuwa
- Bomellagoda
- Deegalahinna
- Dehipe
- Denike
- Deniyagama
- Dunukebedda
- Ehelamalpe
- Elamulla
- Godigamuwa
- Gonakele
- Gonapitiya
- Goodwood
- Happawara
- Hunukotuwa
- Idampitiya
- Illagolla
- Kaluattanagolla
- Ketahira
- Ketayapathana
- Labuhenwala
- Malsara Nuwara
- Manakola
- Mandaram Nuwara
- Marthuwela
- Mathurata
- Merrygoll
- Metibembiya
- Moragolla
- Okandagala
- Palle Makuruppa
- Pallewela
- Rammalakandura
- Rathukurusa Janapadaya
- Rathyaya
- Uda Makuruppa
- Uda Padiyapelella
- Udagama
- Udalumada
- Udawela
- Udawela Pathana
- Wadawala
- Welampagoda
- Welapahala
- Wellagiriya
- Wewathenna
- Wilwala

## Quick answers

- Where is Medawela?In Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medawela?Elamulla, Goodwood, Hunukotuwa, Labuhenwala, Udawela and Wellagiriya
- How many villages are in Medawela?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Medawela?Settlements lie between 1,108 m and 1,205 m
- What is the best time to visit Medawela?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medawela?Mathurata Divisional Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medawela?People's Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medawela?BOC, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medawela?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medawela?LK2318620 (OCHA common operational dataset)