# Mankadawala GN division, Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/mankadawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division # Mankadawala Mankadawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **6.49 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.5km² - 92 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mankadawala? Mankadawala lies in [Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/), [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: [Doramadalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/doramadalawa/), [Jayanthi Gramaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/jayanthi-gramaya/), [Katupuliyankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/katupuliyankulama/), [Parasangaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/parasangaswewa/), [Saliyapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/saliyapura/) and [Theppankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/theppankulama/). By area it is the 2135th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/). The centre of Mankadawala is about 176 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4034° N, 80.4462° E. Local names: මාන්කඩවල . 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 Mankadawala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mankadawala. - Ihala Anduwaketiyawa - Mangalagama 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 Mankadawala Named natural and historic features inside Mankadawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Mankadawala Wewa 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 Mankadawala 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 Mankadawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gunawardana Ayurveda Hospital · Step1 Part 1 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34110&mlon=80.41291#map=17/8.34110/80.41291) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Parasangaswewa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44883&mlon=80.43129#map=17/8.44883/80.43129) ATM boc · Step1 Part 1 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34220&mlon=80.41207#map=17/8.34220/80.41207) Petrol pump Puliyankulama Fuel Station · Thannayamkulama 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.37755&mlon=80.42652#map=17/8.37755/80.42652) Hotel The Kingketerian Heritage Villa · Theppankulama 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38931&mlon=80.44275#map=17/8.38931/80.44275) Mall dayani trade center · Step 1 Part 2 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33356&mlon=80.41031#map=17/8.33356/80.41031) School Minimuthu pre school · Kunchikulama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36753&mlon=80.45466#map=17/8.36753/80.45466) College Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Jayanthi Gramaya 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38915&mlon=80.43546#map=17/8.38915/80.43546) Police station Ticket check · Pethispura 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.37075&mlon=80.39185#map=17/8.37075/80.39185) 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 Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division - Abhayawewa - Aluthgama - Ashokaramaya - Asirikgama - Bandara Puliyankulama - Devanampiyathissapura - Diganegama - Elayapattuwa - Galkadawala - Galpottegama - Gambirigaswewa - Helambagaswewa - Ilandagahawewa - Isurumuniya - Jayanthi Gramaya - Karambewa - Katukeliyawa - Maha Ehetuwewa - Mahabulankulama - Mahamankadawala - Maningamuwa - Pahalagama - Pandulagama - Paniyankadawala - Parasangaswewa - Perimiyankulama - Pethispura - Poowarsankulama - Pusiyankulama - Saliya Mawatha - Saliyapura - Shuddha Nagaraya - Thannayamkulama - Theppankulama - Thisawewa - Ulukkulama - Vihara Kallanchiya - Vihara Palugama - Wessagiriya ## Quick answers - Where is Mankadawala?In Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mankadawala?Doramadalawa, Jayanthi Gramaya, Katupuliyankulama, Parasangaswewa, Saliyapura and Theppankulama - How many villages are in Mankadawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mankadawala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mankadawala?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mankadawala?Gunawardana Ayurveda Hospital, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mankadawala?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mankadawala?boc, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mankadawala?Puliyankulama Fuel Station, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mankadawala?LK7115075 (OCHA common operational dataset)