# Medayala GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/medayala/ Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division # Medayala Medayala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **2.34 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.3km² - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medayala? Medayala lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bogamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/bogamuwa/), [Gajanayakagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/gajanayakagama/), [Hakuruwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/hakuruwela/), [Indigetawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/indigetawela/) and [Udayala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/udayala/). By area it is the 6144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Medayala is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1536° N, 80.8237° E. Local names: මැදයාල . 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 Medayala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Medayala. - Barawakumbura 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 Medayala Named natural and historic features inside Medayala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ettaladiwela 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 Medayala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medayala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pet Joy Animal Clinic · Udayala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14736&mlon=80.81593#map=17/6.14736/80.81593) Bank Regional Development Bank · Weeraketiya West 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14830&mlon=80.76382#map=17/6.14830/80.76382) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel Hotel Lotus Lake · Yakgasmulla 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16320&mlon=80.76297#map=17/6.16320/80.76297) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Weerakatiya Rajapaksha Central College · Weeraketiya East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13481&mlon=80.77143#map=17/6.13481/80.77143) College Rajapaksa College, Weeraketiya · Weeraketiya West 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14688&mlon=80.76649#map=17/6.14688/80.76649) Police station Weeraketiya Police Station · Mandaduwa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15392&mlon=80.76790#map=17/6.15392/80.76790) 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 Angunakolapelessa DS Division - Abesekaragama - Achariyagama - Aluthwewa - Amarathungagama - Angunakolapelessa - Attanayala East - Attanayala West - Binkama - Bogamuwa - Dabarella North - Dabarella South - Daha Amuna - Dandenigama - Debokkawa North - Debokkawa South - Dikwewa - Dimbulgoda - Gajanayakagama - Gurunnehege Ara - Guruwala - Hakuruwela - Heenbunna - Helekada - Indigetawela - Jandura - Julamulla - Kailawelpotawa - Kalawelwala - Kankanamgama - Karagahawala - Kariyamaditta - Kendaketiya - Kohombagaswewa - Kotawaya - Makuladeniya - Meda Ara - Medagoda - Metigathwala - Netalaporuwa - Pahalagama - Rathmalwala - Sooriyapokuna - Thalamporuwa - Thalawa North - Thalawa South - Udayala - Uswewa - Wakamulla - Weeragaswewa - Yakagala ## Quick answers - Where is Medayala?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medayala?Bogamuwa, Gajanayakagama, Hakuruwela, Indigetawela and Udayala - How many villages are in Medayala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Medayala?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Medayala?Pet Joy Animal Clinic, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medayala?Regional Development Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medayala?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medayala?Co-op Filling Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medayala?LK3318175 (OCHA common operational dataset)