# Madaina GN division, Panduwasnuwara West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/madaina/ Grama Niladhari division · Panduwasnuwara West DS Division # Madaina Madaina is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panduwasnuwara West DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **5.26 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.3km² - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madaina? Madaina lies in [Panduwasnuwara West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Akurana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/akurana/), [Dothella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/dothella/), [Kahatavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/kahatavila/), [Pahala Kiniyama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-kiniyama/) and [Wadumunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/wadumunna/). By area it is the 2784th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Panduwasnuwara West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/). The centre of Madaina is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6480° N, 80.0397° E. Local names: මඩඉන . 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 Madaina Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Madaina. - Kuda Galwewa 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 Madaina Named natural and historic features inside Madaina, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kuda Wewa - Siyambala Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Mahagalwewa 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 Madaina 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 Madaina Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weerapokuna Hospital · Weerapokuna 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65183&mlon=79.98924#map=17/7.65183/79.98924) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Weerapokuna 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65068&mlon=79.98895#map=17/7.65068/79.98895) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Emerald Filling Station & Pharmacy · Barampola 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60432&mlon=80.02893#map=17/7.60432/80.02893) Hotel KSP Hotel Banquet & Restaurant · Kadawalagedara 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60876&mlon=80.11639#map=17/7.60876/80.11639) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School Kids campus · Akurana 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64468&mlon=80.02316#map=17/7.64468/80.02316) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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 Panduwasnuwara West DS Division - Akarawatta - Akurana - Ambagahagedara - Bamunumulla - Bandara Koswatta - Barampola - Bogolla - Dahanekgedara - Diggalagedara - Divulwewa - Dolahamuna - Dorabavila - Doratiyagedara - Dothella - Ebogedara - Ehetumulla - Epaladeniya - Ganegama - Girathalana - Hammaliya - Hanthihawa - Hathapola - Hettigama - Hettipola - Hidagahawewa - Hidiyamulla - Ihala Gomugomuwa - Jayasiripura - Kadawalagedara - Kahatavila - Kamburapola - Karagahagedara - Karandawa - Kevitiya - Konwewa - Kotambapitiya - Kurundukumbura - LK6145226 - LK6145227 - LK6145228 - Madige Midiyala - Madulla - Malwanegedara - Mandapola - Meegaspitiya - Midiyala - Moonamaldeniya - Munihirigama - Nagollagoda - Nallura - Nikapitiya - Othegama - Pahala Gomugomuwa - Pallegama - Palugaswewa - Panduwasnuwara - Pepolegama - Pihimbiya - Rambewa - Rathmale - Rittadeniya - Tekewa - Udagama - Wadumunna - Yayegedara - Yodhayakanda ## Quick answers - Where is Madaina?In Panduwasnuwara West DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madaina?Akurana, Dothella, Kahatavila, Pahala Kiniyama and Wadumunna - How many villages are in Madaina?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Madaina?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Madaina?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Madaina?Weerapokuna Hospital, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madaina?Samurdhi Bank, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madaina?PET, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madaina?Emerald Filling Station & Pharmacy, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Madaina?LK6145010 (OCHA common operational dataset)