# Malwattegama GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/malwattegama/

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Malwattegama

Malwattegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.72 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.7km²
- 935 mtypical elevation

## Where is Malwattegama?

Malwattegama lies in [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/), [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: [Bambarapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/bambarapana/), [Dimbulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/dimbulana/), [Hathkinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hathkinda/), [Kerklis](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kerklis/), [Medipokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/medipokuna/), [Panagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/panagoda/) and [Pitiyakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/pitiyakumbura/). By area it is the 5413th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Malwattegama is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9943° N, 80.9609° E. Local names: මල්වත්තේගම .

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 Malwattegama

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Malwattegama. Settlements here lie between about 784 m and 1,005 m above sea level (median 935 m).

- Bullyadda
- Idamegama
- Malwattegama

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 Malwattegama 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 Malwattegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dimbulana Hospital · Dimbulana 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00928&mlon=80.95350#map=17/7.00928/80.95350) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Lunuwatta 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95594&mlon=80.92641#map=17/6.95594/80.92641) 

ATM HNB · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) 

Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) 

Hotel DE SILVA BAKE HOUSE & ROOMS · Udapussellawa North 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00012&mlon=80.90401#map=17/7.00012/80.90401) 

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 Thuppitiya Maha Vidyalaya · Pitiyakumbura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98346&mlon=80.96077#map=17/6.98346/80.96077) 

College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) 

Police station Ettampitiya Police Station · Etampitiya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93597&mlon=80.98939#map=17/6.93597/80.98939) 

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 Uvaparanagama DS Division

- Alagolla
- Ambagasdowa
- Balagala
- Bambarapana
- Beraliyapola
- Busdulla
- Dangamuwa
- Daragala
- Dimbulana
- Downside
- Ellanda
- Ethkandawaka
- Galahagama
- Gampaha
- Hangiliella
- Hangunnawa
- Hathkinda
- Idamegama
- Ilukwela
- Karagahaulpatha
- Kendagolla
- Kerklis
- Ketagoda
- Kindigoda
- Kirawanagama
- Kodakumbura
- Kohilegama
- Koradekumbura
- Kotawera Pahalagama
- Kotawera Udagama
- Kumarapattiya
- Kurundugolla
- Lunuwatta
- Malapolagama
- Maspanna
- Medagodagama
- Medawela
- Medipokuna
- Metiwalalanda
- Mudanawa
- Pallewela
- Panagoda
- Pannalagama
- Pannalawela
- Paranagama
- Perawella
- Pitiyakumbura
- Rahupola
- Ranhawadigama
- Rathamba
- Ritikumbura
- Sapugolla
- Thawalampola
- Thelhawadigama
- Thuppitiya
- Udaperuwa
- Uduhawara
- Ulugala
- Uma Ela
- Unapana
- Voldemar
- Welamedagama
- Weliulla
- Wethalawa
- Wewegama
- Yahala Arawa
- Yalagamuwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Malwattegama?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Malwattegama?Bambarapana, Dimbulana, Hathkinda, Kerklis, Medipokuna, Panagoda and Pitiyakumbura
- How many villages are in Malwattegama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Malwattegama?Settlements lie between 784 m and 1,005 m
- What is the best time to visit Malwattegama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malwattegama?Dimbulana Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malwattegama?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Malwattegama?HNB, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malwattegama?IOC, about 9.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Malwattegama?LK8127070 (OCHA common operational dataset)