# Malinda GN division, Welikanda DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/malinda/ Grama Niladhari division · Welikanda DS Division # Malinda Malinda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welikanda DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **4.27 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.3km² - 56 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malinda? Malinda lies in [Welikanda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Madurangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/madurangala/), [Ruhunuketha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/ruhunuketha/), [Sandunpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/sandunpitiya/) and [Susirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/susirigama/). By area it is the 3518th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Welikanda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/). The centre of Malinda is about 187 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9578° N, 81.2007° E. Local names: මලින්ද . 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 Malinda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Malinda. - Artiadimunai 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 Malinda Named natural and historic features inside Malinda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Salambadimadu Kulam 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 Malinda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 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 25 152 Feb 26 113 Mar 27 86 Apr 28 120 May 29 106 Jun 28 35 Jul 28 37 Aug 29 50 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 331 Dec 25 331 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malinda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Welikanda Hospital · Welikanda 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94863&mlon=81.24602#map=17/7.94863/81.24602) Bank Peoples Bank · Welikanda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94717&mlon=81.24706#map=17/7.94717/81.24706) ATM 20 · Divulana 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93381&mlon=81.06268#map=17/7.93381/81.06268) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Lanka Filling Station · Sevanapitiya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92143&mlon=81.18129#map=17/7.92143/81.18129) Hotel Hotel wela addra · Mahawewa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91810&mlon=81.17516#map=17/7.91810/81.17516) Mall New Nusky Jewellers · Kaduruwela West 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93363&mlon=81.03071#map=17/7.93363/81.03071) School Infinite Minds · Susirigama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92854&mlon=81.19394#map=17/7.92854/81.19394) College Welikanda Central College · Welikanda 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95499&mlon=81.24602#map=17/7.95499/81.24602) Police station Kaduruwela · Kaduruwela West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92453&mlon=81.03745#map=17/7.92453/81.03745) 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 Welikanda DS Division - Alinchipothana - Aluthwewa - Bo-Atta - Borawewa - Ginidamana - Kadawathmaduwa - Kandakaduwa - Karapola - Katuwanvila East - Katuwanvila West - Kudapokuna - Madurangala - Mahawewa - Mahindagama - Malvila - Mangulpokuna - Menikwela - Monarathenna - Muthugala - Muthuwella - Nawasenapura - Nelumwewa - Rideepokuna - Ruhunuketha - Sandunpitiya - Sevanapitiya - Sinhapura - Susirigama - Welikanda ## Quick answers - Where is Malinda?In Welikanda DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Malinda?Madurangala, Ruhunuketha, Sandunpitiya and Susirigama - How many villages are in Malinda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Malinda?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Malinda?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Malinda?Welikanda Hospital, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malinda?Peoples Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Malinda?20, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malinda?CEYPETCO Lanka Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malinda?LK7210075 (OCHA common operational dataset)