# Mahalanda GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/mahalanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Mahalanda Mahalanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **98.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 98.1km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Mahalanda? Mahalanda 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 10 other GN divisions: [Andawelayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/andawelayaya/), [Balaharuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/balaharuwa/), [Bambara Pokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/bambara-pokuna/), [Buduruwagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/buduruwagala/), [Hambegamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/hambegamuwa/), [Kahakurullan Pelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kahakurullan-pelessa/), [Kandiyapitawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kandiyapitawewa/), [Kolongasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kolongasthenna/), [Siripuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/siripuragama/) and [Welanvita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/welanvita/). By area it is the 51st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 23.6% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Mahalanda is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6136° N, 81.0425° E. Local names: මහලන්ද . 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 Mahalanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mahalanda. - Aluthwela 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 Mahalanda Named natural and historic features inside Mahalanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Abacola Wewa - Abakola Wewa - Diviagala Wewa - Diyabetma Oya - Galkanda Wewa - Indikola Wewa - Kandanketiya Wewa - Kumbuk Wewa - Narangaha Wewa - Nau Wewa - Ratmetiya Wewa - Suriya Wewa 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 Mahalanda 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 Mahalanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank Peoples Bank · Ethiliwewa 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62238&mlon=81.12532#map=17/6.62238/81.12532) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kahakurullan Pelessa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53442&mlon=80.98706#map=17/6.53442/80.98706) Hotel Paasi Ella Resort & Camp · Mahalanda 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61652&mlon=81.08277#map=17/6.61652/81.08277) School D.S. Senanayaka Primary School · Siripuragama 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61736&mlon=81.09947#map=17/6.61736/81.09947) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 14 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mahalanda Places mapped inside Mahalanda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## 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 - Mahakanda - 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 Mahalanda?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahalanda?Andawelayaya, Balaharuwa, Bambara Pokuna, Buduruwagala, Hambegamuwa, Kahakurullan Pelessa, Kandiyapitawewa, Kolongasthenna, Siripuragama and Welanvita - How many villages are in Mahalanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahalanda?11 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahalanda?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahalanda?Koslanda District Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahalanda?Peoples Bank, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahalanda?Bank of ceylon, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahalanda?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahalanda?LK8142195 (OCHA common operational dataset)