# Madugasthalawa South GN division, Passara DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Madugasthalawa South

Madugasthalawa South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.32 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.3km²
- 829 mtypical elevation

## Where is Madugasthalawa South?

Madugasthalawa South 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 8 other GN divisions: [Gerandiella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gerandiella/), [Madugasthalawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-north/), [Mahadowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/mahadowa/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maligathenna/), [Medawelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/medawelagama/), [Nikebedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/nikebedda/), [Paramahankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/paramahankada/) and [Welgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/welgolla/). By area it is the 3463rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Madugasthalawa South is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9851° N, 81.1560° E. Local names: මඩුගස්තලාව දකුණ .

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 South

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Madugasthalawa South.

- Golawelakanda
- Kirigalaarawa
- Madugasthalawa South

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 South

Named natural and historic features inside Madugasthalawa South, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Geiyannewatte

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 South 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 South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) 

ATM People's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) 

Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) 

Hotel Badulla Circuit Bungalow - Urban Development Authority · Pelgahathenna 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95324&mlon=81.12493#map=17/6.95324/81.12493) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Medawelagama School · Medawelagama 2.1 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 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Passara · Passara Town South 5.6 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 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 North
- 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 South?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Madugasthalawa South?Gerandiella, Madugasthalawa North, Mahadowa, Maligathenna, Medawelagama, Nikebedda, Paramahankada and Welgolla
- How many villages are in Madugasthalawa South?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Madugasthalawa South?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Madugasthalawa South?Hopton Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Madugasthalawa South?People's Bank, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Madugasthalawa South?People's, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madugasthalawa South?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 5.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Madugasthalawa South?LK8118040 (OCHA common operational dataset)