# Thaldena GN division, Meegahakiula DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/thaldena/ Grama Niladhari division · Meegahakiula DS Division # Thaldena Thaldena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.97 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.0km² - 1mapped services - 350 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thaldena? Thaldena lies in [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/), [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: [Akurukaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/akurukaduwa/), [Baduluoya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/baduluoya-east/), [Boliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/boliyadda/), [Hunuketapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/hunuketapitiya/), [Kohana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/kohana/), [Maliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/maliyadda/) and [Pallekanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pallekanda/). By area it is the 2360th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.5% of [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/). The centre of Thaldena is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1044° N, 81.0391° E. Local names: තල්දෙන . 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 Thaldena Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Thaldena. Settlements here lie between about 296 m and 376 m above sea level (median 350 m). - Bathalawattagama - Galapitakanda - Galgelanda - Hunuketapitiya - Thaldena - Thaldenagama 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). ## Weather in Thaldena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 462 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 to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 102 Apr 29 155 May 29 128 Jun 29 62 Jul 29 50 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 112 Oct 28 221 Nov 27 289 Dec 26 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thaldena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thaldena Dispensary · Boliyadda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08787&mlon=81.04765#map=17/7.08787/81.04765) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM People's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Paradise Inn Kandy · Baduluoya East 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15063&mlon=81.02211#map=17/7.15063/81.02211) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Play Ground · Thaldena 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09487&mlon=81.05394#map=17/7.09487/81.05394) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06321&mlon=81.05548#map=17/7.06321/81.05548) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 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 Thaldena Places mapped inside Thaldena in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Meegahakiula DS Division - Aggalaulpatha - Akurukaduwa - Balagolla - Ellanda - Hunuketapitiya - Kalugahakandura - Karametiya - Karandagahamada - Ketawatta - Kohana - Komarika - Meegahakivula - Morahela - Pitamaruwa - Polgaha Arawa - Polwatta - Roberiya - Watagommana - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Thaldena?In Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thaldena?Akurukaduwa, Baduluoya East, Boliyadda, Hunuketapitiya, Kohana, Maliyadda and Pallekanda - How many villages are in Thaldena?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thaldena?Settlements lie between 296 m and 376 m - What is the best time to visit Thaldena?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thaldena?Thaldena Dispensary, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thaldena?People's Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thaldena?People's, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thaldena?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thaldena?LK8109080 (OCHA common operational dataset)