# Mahadowa GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/mahadowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Mahadowa Mahadowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.62 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.6km² ## Where is Mahadowa? Mahadowa 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: [Gerandiella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gerandiella/), [Kottalbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/kottalbedda/), [Madugasthalawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-north/), [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Madulsima](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/madulsima/), [Sumudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/sumudugama/) and [Yapamma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/yapamma/). By area it is the 3210th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Mahadowa is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0175° N, 81.1669° E. Local names: මහදෝව . 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 Mahadowa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mahadowa. - Mahadowa 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 Mahadowa Named natural and historic features inside Mahadowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Coodadowa Group - Mahadova Group Kabahabokka 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 Mahadowa 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 Mahadowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lunugala District Hospital · Sumudugama 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03755&mlon=81.20092#map=17/7.03755/81.20092) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 12 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 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Lunugala Resthouse · Attanagolla 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03832&mlon=81.20171#map=17/7.03832/81.20171) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Mahadowa Sinhala School · Gerandiella 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00567&mlon=81.16578#map=17/7.00567/81.16578) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 7.0 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 5.2 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 - Madulsima - Maduwatta - Metigahathenna - Millabedda - Pallekiruwa - Peessagama - Rendapola - Sooriyagoda - Sumudugama - Udakiruwa - Udapanguwa - Weragoda - Wewabedda - Yapamma ## Quick answers - Where is Mahadowa?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahadowa?Gerandiella, Kottalbedda, Madugasthalawa North, Madugasthalawa South, Madulsima, Sumudugama and Yapamma - How many villages are in Mahadowa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahadowa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahadowa?Lunugala District Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahadowa?People's Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahadowa?People's, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahadowa?IOC Gas Station, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahadowa?LK8119110 (OCHA common operational dataset)