# Elamaldeniya GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/elamaldeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Elamaldeniya Elamaldeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **5.65 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.7km² - 195 mtypical elevation ## Where is Elamaldeniya? Elamaldeniya lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Beragama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/beragama-west/), [Gombaddala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/gombaddala-south/), [Ihala Ainagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/ihala-ainagama/), [Kotagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kotagala/) and [Urumutta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/urumutta/). By area it is the 2519th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Elamaldeniya is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1832° N, 80.5224° E. Local names: එළමල්දෙනිය . 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 Elamaldeniya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Elamaldeniya. - Elamaldeniya - Hewaowita 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). ## Weather in Elamaldeniya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 95 Feb 26 79 Mar 27 107 Apr 27 182 May 27 194 Jun 26 106 Jul 26 89 Aug 26 115 Sep 26 161 Oct 26 231 Nov 26 285 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Elamaldeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank peoples Bank - Makandura · Makandura West 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14029&mlon=80.55677#map=17/6.14029/80.55677) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) Hotel Bedda Eco Cottages · Dehigaspe 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19174&mlon=80.47660#map=17/6.19174/80.47660) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Diddenipotha Maha Vidyalaya · Diddenipotha North 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15674&mlon=80.57556#map=17/6.15674/80.57556) College Nilwala Training College · Vilpita East 11 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09060&mlon=80.52898#map=17/6.09060/80.52898) Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19797&mlon=80.58714#map=17/6.19797/80.58714) 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 Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya North - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Galabada - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Kudagalahena - Mahapothuvila - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Elamaldeniya?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Elamaldeniya?Beragama West, Gombaddala South, Ihala Ainagama, Kotagala and Urumutta - How many villages are in Elamaldeniya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Elamaldeniya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Elamaldeniya?Mawarala Hospital, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Elamaldeniya?peoples Bank - Makandura, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Elamaldeniya?National Savings Bank ATM, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elamaldeniya?Mawarala Filling Station, about 7.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Elamaldeniya?LK3203190 (OCHA common operational dataset)