# Medagoda GN division, Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/medagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Medagoda Medagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.87 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.9km² - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medagoda? Medagoda lies in [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/), [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: [Dummalasooriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/dummalasooriya/), [Galamuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/galamuna/), [Galmuruwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-south/), [Henapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/henapola/), [Hewana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/hewana/), [Kanubichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kanubichchiya/), [Muttibendivila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/muttibendivila/) and [Yatakalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/yatakalana/). By area it is the 3039th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Medagoda is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4738° N, 79.9022° E. Local names: මැදගොඩ . 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 Medagoda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Medagoda. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 20 m above sea level (median 13 m). - Medagoda - Wanduraeba - Watugahamulla 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 Medagoda Named natural and historic features inside Medagoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Dandagamuwa Oya 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 Medagoda 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 Medagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Bright International School · Galmuruwa South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48333&mlon=79.90000#map=17/7.48333/79.90000) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 Mahawewa DS Division - Adapparagama - Barudelpola - Egodagoda - Galamuna - Halpanvila East - Halpanvila West - Hewana - Horagolla North - Horagolla South - Ihala Hattiniya - Ihala Koswadiya - Ihala Kudawewa - Ihala Mahawewa - Ihala Walahapitiya - Iranavila East - Iranavila West - Maligawatta - Maranda North - Maranda South - Maravila North - Maravila South - Maravila Town - Maravila Wella - Mattakotuwa - Mattakotuwella - Meda Hattiniya - Meda Koswadiya - Meda Mahawewa - Meda Thoduwawa - Meda Walahapitiya - Modarawella - Muttibendivila - Pahala Hattiniya - Pahala Koswadiya - Pahala Kudawewa - Pahala Mahawewa - Pahala Walahapitiya - Panangoda - Puhulhena - Puruduwella - Sagaragama - Thalvila - Thoduwawa North - Thoduwawa South - Veehena - Yatakalana ## Quick answers - Where is Medagoda?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medagoda?Dummalasooriya, Galamuna, Galmuruwa South, Henapola, Hewana, Kanubichchiya, Muttibendivila and Yatakalana - How many villages are in Medagoda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Medagoda?Settlements lie between 8 m and 20 m - What is the best time to visit Medagoda?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Medagoda?Medical Centre, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medagoda?Peoples Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medagoda?Kandawala, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medagoda?Ceypetco, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medagoda?LK6239060 (OCHA common operational dataset)