# Maligathenna GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/maligathenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Maligathenna Maligathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **7.05 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 1mapped services - 1,589 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maligathenna? Maligathenna lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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 11 other GN divisions: [Beragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/beragala/), [Glenanore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/glenanore/), [Haldummulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/haldummulla/), [Horadorowwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/horadorowwa/), [Kalupahana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kalupahana/), [Magiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/magiripura/), [Ohiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ohiya/), [Ohiya Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ohiya-estate/), [Pitapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/pitapola/), [Rathkarawwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/rathkarawwa/) and [Welanhinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/welanhinna/). By area it is the 1906th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Maligathenna is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7906° N, 80.8895° 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. - Beauvaio - Idalgashinna 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. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Ellatotakanda Oya - Horadorowwa Oya ### Estates 3 estates. - Beauvalo - Idulgashena - Red Hill 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 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 777 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 17 144 Feb 18 106 Mar 20 102 Apr 21 155 May 21 128 Jun 21 62 Jul 21 50 Aug 21 64 Sep 21 112 Oct 20 221 Nov 19 289 Dec 18 262 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 Boralanda Base Hospital · Rahangala 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82957&mlon=80.89552#map=17/6.82957/80.89552) Bank Peoples Bank · Rahangala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82905&mlon=80.89473#map=17/6.82905/80.89473) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Filling Station · Haldummulla 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76149&mlon=80.88501#map=17/6.76149/80.88501) Hotel Peak Rest Home Stay · Maligathenna 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78154&mlon=80.89459#map=17/6.78154/80.89459) Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) School Ginigathgala School · Walhaputhenna 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76989&mlon=80.86697#map=17/6.76989/80.86697) College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) Police station Haputale Police Station · Haputhale Town 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76778&mlon=80.95785#map=17/6.76778/80.95785) 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 Maligathenna Places mapped inside Maligathenna in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Welimada DS Division - Alakolagala - Alawathugoda - Alugolla - Ambagahakumbura - Ambewela - Bibiligamuwa - Bogahakumbura - Boragas - Boralanda - Dambavinna - Dayaraba Watta - Dikkapitiya - Dimuthugama - Divithotawela - Divurumgama - Erabadda - Galedanda - Gavarammana - Girambe - Guruthalawa - Helayalkumbura - Hewanakumbura - Himbiliyagolla - Hingurugamuwa - Hinnarangolla - Hulankapolla - Idamegama - Kabillegama - Kalubululanda - Kandepuhulpola - Karagasthenna - Keppetipola - Ketakella - Koskanuwegama - Kotakithula - Landegama - Mahathenna - Malpotha - Mavithikumbura - Medagedaragama - Mirahawatta - Nawela - Nedungamuwa - Ohiya - Ohiya Estate - Pahalayalkumbura - Palugama Ella - Palugama Town - Pitapola - Puhulpola - Puranwela - Rahangala - Rathkarawwa - Silmiyapura - Thennakonwela - Udakendagolla - Udupeella - Vidurupola - Wangiyakumbura - Welikadagama - Welimada Town - Welimada Watta - Yalpathwela ## Quick answers - Where is Maligathenna?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maligathenna?Beragala, Glenanore, Haldummulla, Horadorowwa, Kalupahana, Magiripura, Ohiya, Ohiya Estate, Pitapola, Rathkarawwa and Welanhinna - 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?Boralanda Base Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maligathenna?Peoples Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maligathenna?Bank of ceylon, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligathenna?Filling Station, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maligathenna?LK8130320 (OCHA common operational dataset)