# Maralanda GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/maralanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division # Maralanda Maralanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.7km² - 146 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maralanda? Maralanda lies in [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Arampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/arampola/), [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/bulathwatta/), [Henepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/henepola/), [Mawathagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/mawathagama-north/), [Mee/ Pallegama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/mee-pallegama-east/), [Pilessa Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/pilessa-pahalagama/), [Pothubowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/pothubowa/), [Rathneggama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/rathneggama/) and [Yatiwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/yatiwala/). By area it is the 7716th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/). The centre of Maralanda is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4470° N, 80.4356° E. Local names: මාරලන්ද . 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 Maralanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maralanda. - Dimlyalanda 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). ## Weather in Maralanda 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 Maralanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawathagama Divisional Hospital · Mawathagama 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44040&mlon=80.44802#map=17/7.44040/80.44802) Bank Sampath Bank · Mawathagama West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43424&mlon=80.44382#map=17/7.43424/80.44382) ATM Sampath Bank (Metro) · Kurunegala Town - South 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48100&mlon=80.36039#map=17/7.48100/80.36039) Petrol pump Filling Station · Mawathagama West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43403&mlon=80.44409#map=17/7.43403/80.44409) Hotel Ovenrich Hotel · Mawathagama 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44028&mlon=80.44804#map=17/7.44028/80.44804) Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) School Roman Catholic Primary School · Samodagama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43206&mlon=80.44680#map=17/7.43206/80.44680) College National Youth Corps Traning Center · Mawathagama 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43132&mlon=80.45414#map=17/7.43132/80.45414) Police station Mawathagama Police Station · Mawathagama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43254&mlon=80.44991#map=17/7.43254/80.44991) 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 Mawathagama DS Division - Akade - Arampola - Arampola Watta North - Arampola Watta South - Bandaragala - Barandana - Boyagoda - Bulathwatta - Delgolla Watta North - Delgolla Watta South - Delpaddana - Dunukewatta - Ellagonna - Eriminna - Etagahawela - Galapitamulla - Gonagala - Gonagaldeniya - Halwahala - Henepola - Hettipola - Hidagolla - Ihala Weligepola - Ilukewela North - Ilukewela South - Kahandawelipotha - Kahapathwala - Kahapathwala North - Kalugamuwa - Kandehena - Kanduboda - Katugampalagedara - Kongaswala - Kossinna - Kotikapala - Kotikapola Ihalagama - Madawa - Malandeniya - Maswewa - Mawathagama - Mawathagama North - Mawathagama South - Mawathagama West - Meddegamgoda - Mee/ Pallegama East - Mee/Medagamgoda - Mee/Pallegama West - Mee/Udagama - Mee/Wambugamgoda - Metibokka - Nawa Pothubowa - Paragahadeniya - Pilessa Ihalagama - Pilessa Pahalagama - Pothubowa - Rathneggama - Samodagama - Singhapura - Tharapotha - Tigola - Uda Iguruwatta - Udakottamulla - Udanagama - Uggalpaya - Wadiyagoda - Waraddana - Watareka - Welikumbura - Wewagedara - Yatiwala ## Quick answers - Where is Maralanda?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maralanda?Arampola, Bulathwatta, Henepola, Mawathagama North, Mee/ Pallegama East, Pilessa Pahalagama, Pothubowa, Rathneggama and Yatiwala - How many villages are in Maralanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maralanda?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maralanda?Mawathagama Divisional Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maralanda?Sampath Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maralanda?Sampath Bank (Metro), about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maralanda?Filling Station, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maralanda?LK6160105 (OCHA common operational dataset)