# Mahakudugala GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mahakudugala/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Mahakudugala Mahakudugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **4.91 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.9km² - 1,790 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahakudugala? Mahakudugala lies in [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Brookside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/brookside/), [Concordia](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/concordia/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324365/) and [Wellagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/wellagiriya/). By area it is the 3002nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Mahakudugala is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0320° N, 80.8265° E. Local names: මහකුඩුගල . 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 Mahakudugala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mahakudugala. - Glendevon Estate - Mahakudugala - Mahakudugalagama 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 Mahakudugala Named natural and historic features inside Mahakudugala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Glen Devon - Saint Jones - Silver Kandy 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 Mahakudugala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 871 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 16 108 Feb 16 86 Mar 18 104 Apr 18 175 May 18 164 Jun 17 101 Jul 17 82 Aug 17 92 Sep 17 129 Oct 17 234 Nov 17 274 Dec 16 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahakudugala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital High Forest Government Hospital · High Forest 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06673&mlon=80.84009#map=17/7.06673/80.84009) Bank People's Bank · Kandapola 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99730&mlon=80.82309#map=17/6.99730/80.82309) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) Hotel Glendevon Bungalow · Brookside 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03041&mlon=80.84815#map=17/7.03041/80.84815) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Silverkandy Tamil Vidyalayam · Brookside 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02045&mlon=80.84121#map=17/7.02045/80.84121) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Brookside Police Station · Brookside 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01810&mlon=80.84079#map=17/7.01810/80.84079) 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 Walapane DS Division - Alakolawewa - Ambagaspitiya - Andawala - Batagolla - Binganthalawa - Brookside - Deliwala North - Deliwela South - Egodakanda - Ekangapura - Galabada - Harasbedda North - Harasbedda South - High Forest - High Forest - Ihala Pannala - Ilukpelessa - Kandegama - Kendagolla - Ketakandura - Kumbalgamuwa - Kumbalgamuwa East - Kurunduoya - Landupita - Liyanwala Pahalagama - Liyanwela Ihalagama - Madumana - Maha Uva - Mahapathana - Mailagasthenna - Manelwala - Manthreethenna - Medakandura - Morabedda - Mulhalkele - Munwatta - Napatawela - Naranthalawa - Padiyapelella - Palalpathana - Pandithaya Kumbura - Pannala - Ragala - Ragala Watta - Rathnayakapura - Samagipura - Senarathpura - Serasunthenna - Serupitiya - St. Leonard - Thennehenwala - Ukuthule - Ukuthule East - Unagolla - Walapane - Wathumulla - Werellapathana - Wetakepatha - Wetekegama - Wewakele - Yatiwella ## Quick answers - Where is Mahakudugala?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahakudugala?Brookside, Concordia, High Forest and Wellagiriya - How many villages are in Mahakudugala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahakudugala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahakudugala?High Forest Government Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahakudugala?People's Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahakudugala?PET, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahakudugala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahakudugala?LK2324370 (OCHA common operational dataset)