# Mahapathana GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mahapathana/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Mahapathana Mahapathana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.78 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8km² - 1mapped services - 1,333 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahapathana? Mahapathana 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 6 other GN divisions: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Goradiyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/goradiyagolla/), [Harasbedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-north/), [Harasbedda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-south/), [Maha Uva](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/maha-uva/) and [Werellapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/werellapathana/). By area it is the 11081st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Mahapathana is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0605° N, 80.8767° E. Local names: මහපතන . 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 Mahapathana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mahapathana. - Kumbukwela 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 Mahapathana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 414 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 19 108 Feb 19 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 21 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahapathana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nildandahinna · Nildandaheenna 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07849&mlon=80.89225#map=17/7.07849/80.89225) Bank People's Bank · Nildandaheenna 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07929&mlon=80.89387#map=17/7.07929/80.89387) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) Hotel Auslink Hotel · Walapane 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09499&mlon=80.86280#map=17/7.09499/80.86280) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Sri Sumangala primary School · Nildandaheenna 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07784&mlon=80.89179#map=17/7.07784/80.89179) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09338&mlon=80.86231#map=17/7.09338/80.86231) 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 Mahapathana Places mapped inside Mahapathana in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 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 - Mahakudugala - 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 Mahapathana?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahapathana?Binganthalawa, Goradiyagolla, Harasbedda North, Harasbedda South, Maha Uva and Werellapathana - How many villages are in Mahapathana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahapathana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahapathana?Divisional Hospital - Nildandahinna, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahapathana?People's Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahapathana?PET, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahapathana?IOC Fuel Station, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahapathana?LK2324495 (OCHA common operational dataset)