# Bandarawadiya GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/bandarawadiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Bandarawadiya Bandarawadiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **19.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.7km² - 1mapped services - 118 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bandarawadiya? Bandarawadiya lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [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: [Baduluwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/baduluwela/), [Bulupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/bulupitiya/), [Meeyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/meeyagala/), [Panguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/panguwa/), [Thalkotayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thalkotayaya/) and [Thambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thambana/). By area it is the 488th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Bandarawadiya is about 173 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0870° N, 81.4051° E. Local names: බණ්ඩාරවාඩිය . 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 Bandarawadiya Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bandarawadiya. - Bandarawadiya - Nagolla - Wellabokka 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 Bandarawadiya Named natural and historic features inside Bandarawadiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kedatta Kandura - Pansal Oya 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 Bandarawadiya 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 Bandarawadiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank DFCC Bank - Bibile · Rathupasketiya 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16620&mlon=81.21837#map=17/7.16620/81.21837) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Bulupitiya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21667&mlon=81.36666#map=17/7.21667/81.36666) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Baduluwela Primary School · Baduluwela 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08579&mlon=81.43421#map=17/7.08579/81.43421) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 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 Bandarawadiya Places mapped inside Bandarawadiya in open map data, by type. - Shopping malls1 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 Madulla DS Division - Alpitiya - Alugalge - Aratugaswela - Baduluwela - Dambagalla - Deliwa - Ellekona - Galbokka - Galgamuwa - Gangoda Arawa - Gangodagama - Gonathalawa - Ihawa - Iluklanda - Inginiyagala - Kahagolla - Kolladeniya - Kottagala - Magandana - Magandaoya Colony - Makulla - Mariarawa - Mullegama - Namaloya Colony - Neelawa Bedda - Nelliyadda - Obbegoda - Pagura - Panguwa - Polgahagama - Ritigahawatta - Ruwalwela - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Bandarawadiya?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bandarawadiya?Baduluwela, Bulupitiya, Meeyagala, Panguwa, Thalkotayaya and Thambana - How many villages are in Bandarawadiya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bandarawadiya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bandarawadiya?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bandarawadiya?DFCC Bank - Bibile, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bandarawadiya?NSB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bandarawadiya?Lanka Filling Station, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bandarawadiya?LK8206030 (OCHA common operational dataset)