# Maradankulama GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/maradankulama/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Maradankulama Maradankulama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.6km² - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maradankulama? Maradankulama lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ihala Olidaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ihala-olidaluwa/), [Kakkapalliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kakkapalliya/), [Karavita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavita/), [Manakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/manakkulama/), [Olidaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/olidaluwa/) and [Ponnankanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/ponnankanniya/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Maradankulama is about 68 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5443° N, 79.8259° E. Local names: මරදන්කුලම . 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 Maradankulama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maradankulama. - Inginiwatta 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 Maradankulama Named natural and historic features inside Maradankulama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Maradankulama Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Bandarawatta 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 Maradankulama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maradankulama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) Bank HNB · Pitipana North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57198&mlon=79.79787#map=17/7.57198/79.79787) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kakkapalliya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53574&mlon=79.82022#map=17/7.53574/79.82022) Hotel Nilawin hotel · Olidaluwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54698&mlon=79.81047#map=17/7.54698/79.81047) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Ananda National School - Chilaw · Pitipana East 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57155&mlon=79.80010#map=17/7.57155/79.80010) College Esoft Metro College Chilaw · Pitipana North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57293&mlon=79.79715#map=17/7.57293/79.79715) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 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 Chilaw DS Division - Aluthwatta - Aluthwatta - Ambakandavila - Dambakele - Deduruoya - Egodawatta - Ichchampitiya - Ihala Olidaluwa - Ilippadeniya - Inigodawela - Kakkapalliya - Kanattawa - Karavita - Karavitagara East - Karavitagara West - Kokkavila - Kurusapaduwa - Maha Vilattawa - Maikkulama - Manuwangama East - Manuwangama West - Melpura - Merawala - Mugunuwatawana - Mungandaluwa East - Mungandaluwa West - Munneshwarama - Nariyagama North - Nariyagama South - Olidaluwa - Parappanmulla - Pitipana East - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Maradankulama?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maradankulama?Ihala Olidaluwa, Kakkapalliya, Karavita, Manakkulama, Olidaluwa and Ponnankanniya - How many villages are in Maradankulama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maradankulama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Maradankulama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maradankulama?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maradankulama?HNB, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maradankulama?Kandawala, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maradankulama?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maradankulama?LK6233230 (OCHA common operational dataset)