# Medayaya GN division, Mahiyanganaya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/medayaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahiyanganaya DS Division # Medayaya Medayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **13.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.6km² - 1mapped services - 118 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medayaya? Medayaya lies in [Mahiyanganaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/), [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 11 other GN divisions: [Abhayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/abhayapura/), [Arawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/arawatta/), [Bubula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/bubula/), [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/dambagolla/), [Dambarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/dambarawa/), [Dikkendayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/dikkendayaya/), [Kuruvithenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/kuruvithenna/), [Mapakadawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/mapakadawewa/), [Pahalaoyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/pahalaoyagama/), [Senanigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/senanigama/) and [Uva Gemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/uva-gemunupura/). By area it is the 812th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Mahiyanganaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/). The centre of Medayaya is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2734° N, 81.0435° E. Local names: මැදයාය . 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 Medayaya Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Medayaya. Settlements here lie between about 110 m and 130 m above sea level (median 118 m). - Kudawewa - Medayaya - Medyaye - Wadiyegama 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 Medayaya Named natural and historic features inside Medayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Ambagolle Kandura - Wellawa 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 Medayaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 694 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 28 106 Mar 29 102 Apr 30 155 May 31 128 Jun 30 62 Jul 30 50 Aug 31 64 Sep 31 112 Oct 30 221 Nov 28 289 Dec 28 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medayaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය · Poojanagaraya 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32501&mlon=80.99103#map=17/7.32501/80.99103) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Andaulpatha 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26242&mlon=81.08144#map=17/7.26242/81.08144) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel Mapakada Village · Medayaya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28524&mlon=81.04081#map=17/7.28524/81.04081) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Bandaranayake Central College · Mapakadawewa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28632&mlon=81.02247#map=17/7.28632/81.02247) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33520&mlon=80.99322#map=17/7.33520/80.99322) 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 Medayaya Places mapped inside Medayaya 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 Mahiyanganaya DS Division - Aluttarama - Aluyatawela - Bathalayaya - Belaganwewa - Beligalla - Dambagolla - Dambana - Dambarawa - Dehigolla - Divulapelessa - Elewela - Galporuyaya - Ginnoruwa - Girandurukotte - Haddattawa - Hebarawa - Hobariyawa - Kukulapola - Mahiyanganaya Town - Mapakadawewa - Meegahahena - Millattawa - Pahala Rathkinda - Pangaragammana - Poojanagaraya - Rotalawela - Senanigama - Sorabora - Thalangamuwa - Theldeniyaya - Ulhitiya - Viranegama - Wewatta - Wewgampaha ## Quick answers - Where is Medayaya?In Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medayaya?Abhayapura, Arawatta, Bubula, Dambagolla, Dambarawa, Dikkendayaya, Kuruvithenna, Mapakadawewa, Pahalaoyagama, Senanigama and Uva Gemunupura - How many villages are in Medayaya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Medayaya?Settlements lie between 110 m and 130 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Medayaya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Medayaya?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Medayaya?Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medayaya?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medayaya?PET, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medayaya?SINOPEC, about 8.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medayaya?LK8103175 (OCHA common operational dataset)