# Mahakanda GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/mahakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Mahakanda Mahakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.73 km²**. - 3.7km² ## Where is Mahakanda? Mahakanda lies in [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Ampitithenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/ampitithenna/), [Koslanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/koslanda/) and [Poonagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/poonagala/). By area it is the 4014th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Mahakanda is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7618° N, 81.0346° E. Local names: මහකන්ද . 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 Mahakanda Named natural and historic features inside Mahakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Mahakande - Malyern 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 Mahakanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank Peoples Bank · Koslanda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74397&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74397/81.01810) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koslanda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74442&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74442/81.01810) Hotel Living Heritage Koslanda · Koslanda 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74781&mlon=81.01970#map=17/6.74781/81.01970) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Poonagala Tamil Maha Vidyalaya · Poonagala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77449&mlon=81.04517#map=17/6.77449/81.04517) College Dharmashoka College,Bandarawela · Thanthiriya 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83121&mlon=81.00120#map=17/6.83121/81.00120) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 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 Haldummulla DS Division - Akkara Seeya - Amilagama - Ampitithenna - Bambara Pokuna - Beragala - Divulgasmulla - Gampaha - Haldummulla - Harankahawa - Kalupahana - Kelipanawela - Kirawanagama - Kithulgahaarawa - Kolongasthenna - Kosgama - Koslanda - Kotabakma - Lemasthota - Mahalanda - Manthenna - Marangahawela - Medawela - Moraketiya - Nikapotha East - Nikapotha West - Poonagala - Ranasinghegama - Ranwanguhawa - Seelathenna - Soragune - Uvathenna - Viharagala - Walhaputhenna - Watagamuwa - We Eliya - Weerakongama - Welanvita - Welibissa ## Quick answers - Where is Mahakanda?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahakanda?Ampitithenna, Koslanda and Poonagala - What is the best time to visit Mahakanda?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahakanda?Koslanda District Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahakanda?Peoples Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahakanda?Bank of ceylon, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahakanda?Ceypetco, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahakanda?LK8142060 (OCHA common operational dataset)