# Maduwatta GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/maduwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Maduwatta Maduwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **7.45 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.5km² - 664 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maduwatta? Maduwatta 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 7 other GN divisions: [Alana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/alana/), [Hopton](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/hopton/), [Karandagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/karandagama/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maligathenna/), [Millabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/millabedda/), [Peessagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/peessagama/) and [Rendapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/rendapola/). By area it is the 1766th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.2% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Maduwatta is about 150 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9733° N, 81.2074° E. Local names: මඩුවත්ත . 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 Maduwatta Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Maduwatta. - Hopton Group - Kahatapitiya - Maduwaththa 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 Maduwatta Named natural and historic features inside Maduwatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mill Oya ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Wewatunna Two · 914 m ### Estates 2 estates; 2 estates. - Bulugolla Division - Galboda - Hopton Group - Hopton Group Old Factory Division 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 Maduwatta 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 Maduwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98803&mlon=81.06000#map=17/6.98803/81.06000) Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel White House Holiday Inn · Ambathenna West 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93364&mlon=81.16204#map=17/6.93364/81.16204) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Medawelagama School · Medawelagama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97238&mlon=81.16988#map=17/6.97238/81.16988) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93447&mlon=81.15483#map=17/6.93447/81.15483) 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 - Madulsima - Mahadowa - Metigahathenna - Millabedda - Pallekiruwa - Peessagama - Rendapola - Sooriyagoda - Sumudugama - Udakiruwa - Udapanguwa - Weragoda - Wewabedda - Yapamma ## Quick answers - Where is Maduwatta?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maduwatta?Alana, Hopton, Karandagama, Maligathenna, Millabedda, Peessagama and Rendapola - How many villages are in Maduwatta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Maduwatta?Wewatunna Two (914 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maduwatta?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maduwatta?Hopton Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maduwatta?People's Bank, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maduwatta?Sampath, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maduwatta?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maduwatta?LK8119135 (OCHA common operational dataset)