# Madugasthalawa North GN division, Passara DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Madugasthalawa North Madugasthalawa North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **12.0 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.0km² - 1mapped services - 841 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madugasthalawa North? Madugasthalawa North lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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: [Dambakote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambakote/), [Gerandiella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gerandiella/), [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Madulsima](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/madulsima/), [Mahadowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/mahadowa/), [Thalagahagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thalagahagedara/) and [Welgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/welgolla/). By area it is the 939th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Madugasthalawa North is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0162° N, 81.1454° E. Local names: මඩුගස්තලාව උතුර . 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 Madugasthalawa North Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Madugasthalawa North. Settlements here lie between about 560 m and 874 m above sea level (median 841 m). - Batwewa - Kitulwatta - Madugasthalawa - Pitiyegedara - Wattekele 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 Madugasthalawa North Named natural and historic features inside Madugasthalawa North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Amanadowa Division - Dagenham - Dunhinda 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 Madugasthalawa North 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 Madugasthalawa North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital kahataruppawa hospital · Kahataruppa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02408&mlon=81.11628#map=17/7.02408/81.11628) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 9.9 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 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Lunugala Resthouse · Attanagolla 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03832&mlon=81.20171#map=17/7.03832/81.20171) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Madugasthalawa School · Madugasthalawa North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00675&mlon=81.13979#map=17/7.00675/81.13979) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 6.7 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 7.3 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Madugasthalawa North Places mapped inside Madugasthalawa North 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 Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - Maussagolla West - Medawelagama - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Palawatta - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Madugasthalawa North?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madugasthalawa North?Dambakote, Gerandiella, Madugasthalawa South, Madulsima, Mahadowa, Thalagahagedara and Welgolla - How many villages are in Madugasthalawa North?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madugasthalawa North?Settlements lie between 560 m and 874 m - What is the best time to visit Madugasthalawa North?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Madugasthalawa North?kahataruppawa hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madugasthalawa North?People's Bank, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madugasthalawa North?People's, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madugasthalawa North?IOC Gas Station, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Madugasthalawa North?LK8118025 (OCHA common operational dataset)