# Maradankadawala Road GN division, Kekirawa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maradankadawala-road/ Grama Niladhari division · Kekirawa DS Division # Maradankadawala Road Maradankadawala Road is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **1.23 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Maradankadawala Road? Maradankadawala Road lies in [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Kuda Kekirawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kuda-kekirawa/), [Mailagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/mailagaswewa/), [Malawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/malawa/), [Maldenipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maldenipura/), [Neekiniyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/neekiniyawa/) and [Railway Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/railway-town/). By area it is the 9270th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/). The centre of Maradankadawala Road is about 149 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0508° N, 80.5920° E. Local names: මරදන්කඩවල පාර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Maradankadawala Road ### Nearby, outside Maradankadawala Road - Big Tree · attraction, Keeriyagaswewa11 km - Library · archaeological site, Keeriyagaswewa11 km - Stone bridge 01 · archaeological site, Keeriyagaswewa11 km - Galkadawala Lake · viewpoint, Demuththewa11 km - Jathika Namal Uyana · attraction, Ranawa15 km - Buddha Statue · monument, Ulpathagama16 km - Pink quartz Mountain View point · viewpoint, Ulpathagama16 km - Comunity Based Tourism Office · attraction, Habarana18 km - Potani · attraction, Pothana18 km - Melu’s rock · attraction, Thalkote20 km - wow lake · attraction, Moragaswewa20 km - Entrance Hurulu Eco Park · attraction, Habarana20 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Maradankadawala Road - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee85 km - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo124 km ### Nearest railway station Kekirawa (Railway Town), about 1.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:52). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Maradankadawala Road and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maradankadawala Road Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kekirawa District Hospital · Malawa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04402&mlon=80.59604#map=17/8.04402/80.59604) Bank People's Bank & ATM · Kekirawa Town 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04066&mlon=80.59773#map=17/8.04066/80.59773) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kekirawa Town 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03513&mlon=80.59999#map=17/8.03513/80.59999) Hotel Kings and Queens Lakeside Restaurant · Malawa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04347&mlon=80.59541#map=17/8.04347/80.59541) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Baptist Vidyalaya · Malawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04117&mlon=80.59553#map=17/8.04117/80.59553) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Maradankadawala Road Places mapped inside Maradankadawala Road 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 Kekirawa DS Division - Bandarapothana - Baravila - Dambewatana - Dunumadalawa - Embulgaswewa - Ganewalpola - Heenukkiriyawa - Horapola - Ihala Puliyankulama - Ihalagama - Kandalama East - Kandalama West - Karukkankulama - Keeriyagaswewa - Kekirawa Town - Kelepuliyankulama - Kithulhitiyawa - Kollankuttigama - Korasagalla - Kotagala - Kuda Kekirawa - Kumbukwewa - Madatugama - Maha Elagamuwa - Maha Kekirawa - Mahadivulwewa - Mailagaswewa - Malawa - Maldenipura - Maminiya Rambewa - Maminiyawa - Mankadawala - Maradankadawala - Medagama - Medawewa - Moragoda - Mudaperumagama - Murungahitikanda - Navakkulama - Neekiniyawa - Nelbegama - Nidigama - Olombewa - Olukarada - Pallehingura - Pothanegama - Railway Town - Rathmallewa - Shasthrawelliya - Thoruwewa - Uduruwa - Unagollewa ## Quick answers - Where is Maradankadawala Road?In Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maradankadawala Road?Kuda Kekirawa, Mailagaswewa, Malawa, Maldenipura, Neekiniyawa and Railway Town - What is there to see in Maradankadawala Road?Big Tree, Library, Stone bridge 01, Galkadawala Lake - What time zone is Maradankadawala Road in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Maradankadawala Road?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Maradankadawala Road?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Maradankadawala Road?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maradankadawala Road?Kekirawa District Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maradankadawala Road?People's Bank & ATM, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maradankadawala Road?Peoples Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maradankadawala Road?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maradankadawala Road?LK7154100 (OCHA common operational dataset)