# Mahabaddegama GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mahabaddegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Mahabaddegama Mahabaddegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.93 km²**. - 0.9km² ## Where is Mahabaddegama? Mahabaddegama lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Adapparagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/adapparagama/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/ihalagama/), [Maraggalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/maraggalagama/), [Mellawagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mellawagara/), [Nelumpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nelumpokuna/), [Pahala Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-mahawewa/), [Pattiyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pattiyagama/) and [Thaniwellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/thaniwellagama/). By area it is the 10477th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Mahabaddegama is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4774° N, 79.8340° E. Local names: මහබද්දේගම . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mahabaddegama Named natural and historic features inside Mahabaddegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Tinapitiya Tank 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 Mahabaddegama 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 Mahabaddegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank BOC · Maligawatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46066&mlon=79.82721#map=17/7.46066/79.82721) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Maraggalagama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48295&mlon=79.82648#map=17/7.48295/79.82648) Hotel Ajith Putha Grand · Irattakulama South 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49166&mlon=79.82618#map=17/7.49166/79.82618) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Ch/ Al- Misbah MV · Maraggalagama 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47987&mlon=79.82854#map=17/7.47987/79.82854) College ISM Madampe - Japanese Section 「ISM 日本語学科」 · Ihalagama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48805&mlon=79.83403#map=17/7.48805/79.83403) Police station Marawila Police Station · Horagolla North 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41472&mlon=79.83984#map=17/7.41472/79.83984) 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 Madampe DS Division - Athuwana - Dematapitiya - Egodayagama - Erunvila - Galahitiyawa - Galmuruwa North - Galmuruwa South - Hareendragama - Heen Agara - Henapola - Ihalagama - Indigasvila - Irattakulama North - Irattakulama South - Kachchakaduwa - Karukkuwa - Karukkuwatawana - Kongasyaya - Kuda Bingiriya - Kudirippuwa - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Manakkulama - Maraggalagama - Medagama - Mellawagara - Mugunuwatawana - Nankadawara - Nelumpokuna - Pallakele - Pambala - Pambala South - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Mahabaddegama?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahabaddegama?Adapparagama, Ihalagama, Maraggalagama, Mellawagara, Nelumpokuna, Pahala Mahawewa, Pattiyagama and Thaniwellagama - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahabaddegama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahabaddegama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahabaddegama?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahabaddegama?BOC, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahabaddegama?Kandawala, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahabaddegama?Lanka IOC, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahabaddegama?LK6236240 (OCHA common operational dataset)