# Madawalalanda GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madawalalanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division # Madawalalanda Madawalalanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **10.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 10.9km² - 63 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madawalalanda? Madawalalanda lies in [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Alahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/alahena/), [Ambalanoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/ambalanoya/), [Helagampura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/helagampura/), [Irakkamam 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-02/), [Irakkamam 05](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-05/), [Madana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madana/) and [Thimbirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thimbirigolla/). By area it is the 1082nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Madawalalanda is about 205 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1905° N, 81.6850° E. Local names: මඩවලලන්ද . 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 Madawalalanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Madawalalanda. - Medawalalanda 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 Madawalalanda Named natural and historic features inside Madawalalanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Malayada Tank ### Estates 1 estate. - Chothayan Kaddu 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 Madawalalanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Madawalalanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Damana Hospital · Alahena 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20055&mlon=81.65580#map=17/7.20055/81.65580) Bank Peoples Bank · Irakkamam 03 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24825&mlon=81.71824#map=17/7.24825/81.71824) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station · Indrasarapura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School 𝒜𝓈-𝒮𝒽𝒾𝒻𝒶𝓎𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝒹𝓎𝒶𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒶-𝒜𝓁𝒾𝓂 𝒩𝒶𝑔𝒶𝓇 · Alim Nagar 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20760&mlon=81.75187#map=17/7.20760/81.75187) College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20096&mlon=81.65449#map=17/7.20096/81.65449) 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 Damana DS Division - 18A. Janapadaya - Alahena - Ambalanoya - Bakmitiyawa - Damana - Dewalahinda - Diviyagala - Eggaloya - Galkanda - Galmaduwa - Helagampura - Hindakalugama - Hingurana - Kalugolla - Karalewa - Keenawatta - Kethsirigama - Kivulegama - Koknahara - Kumana - Madana - Moragahapallama - Muwangala - Padagoda - Pahalalanda - Pallanoya - Pannalgama - Thimbirigolla - Thottama - Uksiripura - Veheragala - Wadinagala ## Quick answers - Where is Madawalalanda?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madawalalanda?Alahena, Ambalanoya, Helagampura, Irakkamam 02, Irakkamam 05, Madana and Thimbirigolla - How many villages are in Madawalalanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Madawalalanda?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Madawalalanda?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Madawalalanda?Damana Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madawalalanda?Peoples Bank, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madawalalanda?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madawalalanda?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Madawalalanda?LK5242090 (OCHA common operational dataset)