# Madulsima GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District

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Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division 

# Madulsima

Madulsima is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **11.4 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 11.4km²
- 1,322 mtypical elevation

## Where is Madulsima?

Madulsima lies in [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Batawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/batawatta/), [Dambakote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambakote/), [Gallulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/gallulla/), [Galwelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/galwelagama/), [Janathapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura/), [Madugasthalawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-north/), [Mahadowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/mahadowa/), [Palawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palawatta/) and [Sumudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/sumudugama/). By area it is the 1019th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.0% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Madulsima is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0453° N, 81.1354° E. Local names: මඩොල්සිම .

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 Madulsima

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Madulsima. Settlements here lie between about 329 m and 1,334 m above sea level (median 1,322 m).

- Godadehigolla
- Kohanawala
- Kohonawala
- Madulsima
- Uvakellewatta
- Verellapatana
- Werellapatana

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 Madulsima

Named natural and historic features inside Madulsima, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 estates.

- Uvakelle
- Verellapatana

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 Madulsima and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 510 m higher 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 to March and June to September**.

- Jan
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- Mar
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 144 

Feb 20 106 

Mar 21 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 22 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Madulsima

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද · Demodara 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04913&mlon=81.11020#map=17/7.04913/81.11020) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) 

ATM People's · Badulla East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) 

Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08651&mlon=81.16065#map=17/7.08651/81.16065) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Galloola Tamil School · Gallulla 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04707&mlon=81.15406#map=17/7.04707/81.15406) 

College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) 

Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 

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 Lunugala DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Arawakumbura
- Attanagolla
- Batawatta
- Ekiriya
- Gallulla
- Galwelagama
- Hopton
- Janathapura
- Janathapura North
- Janathapura South
- Kottalbedda
- Lunugala Town
- Maduwatta
- Mahadowa
- Metigahathenna
- Millabedda
- Pallekiruwa
- Peessagama
- Rendapola
- Sooriyagoda
- Sumudugama
- Udakiruwa
- Udapanguwa
- Weragoda
- Wewabedda
- Yapamma

## Quick answers

- Where is Madulsima?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Madulsima?Batawatta, Dambakote, Gallulla, Galwelagama, Janathapura, Madugasthalawa North, Mahadowa, Palawatta and Sumudugama
- How many villages are in Madulsima?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Madulsima?Settlements lie between 329 m and 1,334 m
- What is the best time to visit Madulsima?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Madulsima?Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Madulsima?People's Bank, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Madulsima?People's, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madulsima?IOC Gas Station, about 7.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Madulsima?LK8119075 (OCHA common operational dataset)
