# Maligathenna GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maligathenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Maligathenna Maligathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.76 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.8km² - 1,230 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maligathenna? Maligathenna 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 6 other GN divisions: [Gerandiella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gerandiella/), [Hopton](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/hopton/), [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Maduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/maduwatta/), [Medawelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/medawelagama/) and [Millabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/millabedda/). By area it is the 5346th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Maligathenna is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9838° N, 81.1721° E. Local names: මාලිගාතැන්න . 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 Maligathenna Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maligathenna. - Garandiulla - Peranigama 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 Maligathenna Named natural and historic features inside Maligathenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Hopton Group Bulugolla Division - Hopton Group Memale 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 Maligathenna and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 418 m higher 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 and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 144 Feb 20 106 Mar 22 102 Apr 23 155 May 23 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 23 64 Sep 23 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 20 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maligathenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 7.4 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 Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel Chanrich Holiday Resort · Passara Town East 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93467&mlon=81.15992#map=17/6.93467/81.15992) 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 Medawelagama School · Medawelagama 1.3 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 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 5.8 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 - Madugasthalawa South - 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 Maligathenna?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maligathenna?Gerandiella, Hopton, Madugasthalawa South, Maduwatta, Medawelagama and Millabedda - How many villages are in Maligathenna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maligathenna?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maligathenna?Hopton Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maligathenna?People's Bank, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maligathenna?People's, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligathenna?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maligathenna?LK8118050 (OCHA common operational dataset)