# Medakandura GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/medakandura/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Medakandura Medakandura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **4.31 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.3km² - 1mapped services - 1,228 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medakandura? Medakandura 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 9 other GN divisions: [Ambagaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ambagaspitiya/), [Galabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/galabada/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kandegama/), [Kumbalgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kumbalgamuwa/), [Kurunduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kurunduoya/), [Liyanwala Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/liyanwala-pahalagama/), [Liyanwela Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/liyanwela-ihalagama/), [Mulhalkele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mulhalkele/) and [Unagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/unagolla/). By area it is the 3472nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Medakandura is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0940° N, 80.8365° E. Local names: මැදකඳුර . 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 Medakandura Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Medakandura. Settlements here lie between about 1,053 m and 1,271 m above sea level (median 1,228 m). - Dulgalla - Liyanwela - Medakandura - Wetakegama 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 Medakandura Named natural and historic features inside Medakandura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Nayameruhinna · 1,417 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Kandekumbura ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Elmawatta - Leangawella 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 Medakandura 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 309 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 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 Medakandura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital of Walapane · Mulhalkele 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10227&mlon=80.85827#map=17/7.10227/80.85827) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kandegama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09507&mlon=80.86230#map=17/7.09507/80.86230) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) Hotel Auslink Hotel · Walapane 2.9 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 The Play-Pen Schools · Medakandura 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10089&mlon=80.83010#map=17/7.10089/80.83010) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 2.8 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 Medakandura Places mapped inside Medakandura in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Mahapathana - Mailagasthenna - Manelwala - Manthreethenna - 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 Medakandura?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medakandura?Ambagaspitiya, Galabada, Kandegama, Kumbalgamuwa, Kurunduoya, Liyanwala Pahalagama, Liyanwela Ihalagama, Mulhalkele and Unagolla - How many villages are in Medakandura?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Medakandura?Settlements lie between 1,053 m and 1,271 m - What is the highest point in Medakandura?Nayameruhinna (1,417 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Medakandura?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Medakandura?Divisional Hospital of Walapane, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medakandura?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medakandura?PET, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medakandura?IOC Fuel Station, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medakandura?LK2324300 (OCHA common operational dataset)