# Maligavila GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/maligavila/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Maligavila Maligavila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **31.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.7km² - 1mapped services - 110 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maligavila? Maligavila lies in [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Gonagan Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/gonagan-ara/), [Kahambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/kahambana/), [LK8215135](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/lk8215135/), [Minipuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/minipuragama/), [Ulugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/ulugala/) and [Wattegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/wattegama/). By area it is the 241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Maligavila is about 172 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7111° N, 81.3881° E. Local names: මාළිගාවිල . 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 Maligavila Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maligavila. - Maligawila - Rathiriwewa 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 Maligavila Named natural and historic features inside Maligavila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Hulandawa Oya - Kaludiya Ela - Kuda Oya - Ranthiri Wewa - Saddatissa Wewa ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Niyadella ### History 1 ruin. - Maligawila 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 Maligavila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 Maligavila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Okkampitiya Rural Hospital · Okkampitiya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75547&mlon=81.30058#map=17/6.75547/81.30058) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Okkampitiya 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75068&mlon=81.30719#map=17/6.75068/81.30719) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udagama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76167&mlon=81.25020#map=17/6.76167/81.25020) Hotel Milla Resort · Maligavila 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70416&mlon=81.38466#map=17/6.70416/81.38466) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Okkampitiya Wijayabahu Maha Vidyalaya · Okkampitiya 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74842&mlon=81.30724#map=17/6.74842/81.30724) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76262&mlon=81.25045#map=17/6.76262/81.25045) 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 Maligavila Places mapped inside Maligavila 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 Buttala DS Division - Buruthagolla - Dikyaya - Galtemmandiya - Gaminipura - Gonagan Ara - Horabokka - Konketiya - Kukurampola - Kumaragama - Kumarapura - Mahagodayaya - Mahasenpura - Medagama - Minipuragama - Okkampitiya - Pahalagama - Pelwatta - Pettagamwela - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Maligavila?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maligavila?Gonagan Ara, Kahambana, LK8215135, Minipuragama, Ulugala and Wattegama - How many villages are in Maligavila?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maligavila?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Maligavila?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maligavila?Okkampitiya Rural Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maligavila?Bank of Ceylon, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maligavila?NSB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligavila?Lanka Filling Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maligavila?LK8224060 (OCHA common operational dataset)