# Gonathalawa GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gonathalawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division 

# Gonathalawa

Gonathalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **11.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11.6km²
- 2mapped services
- 208 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gonathalawa?

Gonathalawa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dambagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/dambagalla/), [Ellekona](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ellekona/), [Kimbulawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/kimbulawela/), [Kottagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kottagala/) and [Magandaoya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/magandaoya-colony/). By area it is the 999th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Gonathalawa is about 171 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9316° N, 81.3938° E. Local names: ගෝනතලාව .

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 Gonathalawa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gonathalawa.

- Galabedda
- Gonathalawa

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 Gonathalawa 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 Gonathalawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Filling Station · Dombagahawela 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89877&mlon=81.43895#map=17/6.89877/81.43895) 

Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School Mo/Obbegoda National School · Obbegoda 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92593&mlon=81.35123#map=17/6.92593/81.35123) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 5.8 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 Gonathalawa

Places mapped inside Gonathalawa in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants2

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
- Bandarawadiya
- Dambagalla
- Deliwa
- Ellekona
- Galbokka
- Galgamuwa
- Gangoda Arawa
- Gangodagama
- 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 Gonathalawa?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gonathalawa?Dambagalla, Ellekona, Kimbulawela, Kottagala and Magandaoya Colony
- How many villages are in Gonathalawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gonathalawa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gonathalawa?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gonathalawa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gonathalawa?NSB, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonathalawa?Filling Station, about 6.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gonathalawa?LK8206165 (OCHA common operational dataset)