# Madige GN division, Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/madige/ Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division # Madige Madige is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **7.58 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.6km² - 101 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madige? Madige lies in [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Aliyawetunuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/aliyawetunuwewa/), [Gampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/gampola/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kumbukwewa/), [Mailewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/mailewa/), [Molewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/molewa/), [Thambutta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/thambutta/) and [Wannikudawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/wannikudawewa/). By area it is the 1729th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Madige is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0625° N, 80.2385° E. Local names: මඩිගේ . 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 Madige Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Madige. Settlements here lie between about 94 m and 115 m above sea level (median 101 m). - Bendapuwewa - Galkadawala - Kapparawelliya - Kuda Galkadawala - Punchialiyawetunawewa - Tammannewa - Walpaluwa 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 Madige Named natural and historic features inside Madige, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Bodiyagama Wewa - Kandinna Wewa - Kuda Galkadawala Wewa - Panchiatiyawetana Wewa - Walpaluwa Wewa ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Rajangawa · 130 m - Tambutakanda · 118 m 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 Madige and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Madige Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pahala Giribawa Hospital · Ihala Giribawa 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11683&mlon=80.19362#map=17/8.11683/80.19362) Bank Bimputh Finance PLC · Divullewa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00249&mlon=80.27120#map=17/8.00249/80.27120) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco filling station · Buduruwakanda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04736&mlon=80.28301#map=17/8.04736/80.28301) Hotel Ellerton · Gampola 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06049&mlon=80.18642#map=17/8.06049/80.18642) Mall Rikasha Fancy Center · Galgamuwa Town 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99831&mlon=80.27142#map=17/7.99831/80.27142) School Buduruvakanda MV · Buduruwakanda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03518&mlon=80.27674#map=17/8.03518/80.27674) College Giribawa The English Bank Academy · Ihala Giribawa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10078&mlon=80.21820#map=17/8.10078/80.21820) Police station Galgamuwa Police Station · Mahagalgamuwa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00099&mlon=80.27786#map=17/8.00099/80.27786) 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 Giribawa DS Division - Abhayapura - Aliyawetunuwewa - Bambare - Damsopura - Gampola - Gurulupitigama - Halmillagala - Hasthirajapura - Hettiarachchigama - Ihala Giribawa - Ihala Maradankadawala - Jayanthipura - Kokmaduwa - Mahasenpura - Mailewa - Orugala - Pahala Giribawa - Pathane Wewa - Perakumpura - Pothana - Sandagala Palatha - Sangabopura - Sangappalaya - Serasumgala - Solepura - Solewewa - Thambutta - Thammennawa - Thammitagama - Thimbiripokuna - Wannikudawewa - Warawewa - Weerapokuna - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Madige?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madige?Aliyawetunuwewa, Gampola, Kumbukwewa, Mailewa, Molewa, Thambutta and Wannikudawewa - How many villages are in Madige?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madige?Settlements lie between 94 m and 115 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Madige?5 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Madige?Rajangawa (130 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Madige?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Madige?Pahala Giribawa Hospital, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madige?Bimputh Finance PLC, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madige?Boc, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madige?Ceypetco filling station, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Madige?LK6103165 (OCHA common operational dataset)