# Mahakele GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/mahakele/ Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division # Mahakele Mahakele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **13.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 13.4km² - 149 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahakele? Mahakele lies in [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Baduluoya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/baduluoya-west/), [Bembiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/bembiya/), [Hegasulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/hegasulla/), [Kandakepoo Ulpotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kandakepoo-ulpotha/), [Kandaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kandaketiya/), [Minipe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/minipe/) and [Welaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/welaoya/). By area it is the 826th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Mahakele is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1965° N, 80.9808° E. Local names: මහකැලේ . 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 Mahakele Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Mahakele. Settlements here lie between about 134 m and 194 m above sea level (median 149 m). - Dematawelketiya - Hebaragoda - Kalagolla - Kongahapilla - Mahakele 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 Mahakele Named natural and historic features inside Mahakele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Badulu Oya - Wela Oya ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Kurukanda · 399 m - Asnaduwa · 234 m - Watagoda · 183 m 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 Mahakele and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 663 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 144 Feb 27 106 Mar 29 102 Apr 30 155 May 30 128 Jun 30 62 Jul 30 50 Aug 30 64 Sep 30 112 Oct 30 221 Nov 28 289 Dec 27 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahakele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Theripehe Hospital · Hegasulla 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12051&mlon=80.92591#map=17/7.12051/80.92591) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pannala 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14536&mlon=80.85629#map=17/7.14536/80.85629) Hotel CECB circuit Banglow · Bembiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20384&mlon=80.95189#map=17/7.20384/80.95189) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Kandakepulpotha Vidyalaya · Kandakepoo Ulpotha 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19426&mlon=81.02008#map=17/7.19426/81.02008) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Keerthibandarapura Police Station · Pannala 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14432&mlon=80.85583#map=17/7.14432/80.85583) 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 Kandeketiya DS Division - Baduluoya East - Baduluoya West - Beramada - Bogahakumbura - Bokanoruwa - Bopitiya - Dikkumbura - Galauda - Godunna - Hapathgamuwa - Hevandana - Kandakepoo Ulpotha - Kandaketiya - Kirivehera - Kivulegedara - Mahathenna - Maliyadda - Mudagamuwa - Narangala - Pallewela - Thalakumbura - Thetilla - Wasanagama - Welaoya - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Mahakele?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahakele?Baduluoya West, Bembiya, Hegasulla, Kandakepoo Ulpotha, Kandaketiya, Minipe and Welaoya - How many villages are in Mahakele?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mahakele?Settlements lie between 134 m and 194 m - What is the highest point in Mahakele?Kurukanda (399 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mahakele?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahakele?Theripehe Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahakele?People's Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahakele?PET, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahakele?Ceypetco, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahakele?LK8112005 (OCHA common operational dataset)