# Magandaoya Colony GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/magandaoya-colony/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Magandaoya Colony Magandaoya Colony is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **6.85 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.8km² - 122 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magandaoya Colony? Magandaoya Colony 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 8 other GN divisions: [Dombagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/dombagahawela/), [Gangoda Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangoda-arawa/), [Gonathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gonathalawa/), [Kahagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kahagolla/), [Kimbulawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/kimbulawela/), [Kottagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kottagala/), [Liyangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/liyangolla/) and [Neelawa Bedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/neelawa-bedda/). By area it is the 1978th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Magandaoya Colony is about 174 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9314° N, 81.4278° E. Local names: මාගන්දාඔය ජනපදය . 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 Magandaoya Colony Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Magandaoya Colony. - Magandana-oya Colony - Pallebedda 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 Magandaoya Colony Named natural and historic features inside Magandaoya Colony, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ihawe 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 Magandaoya Colony 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 Magandaoya Colony Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Dombagahawela Seondary School · Dombagahawela 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90253&mlon=81.44557#map=17/6.90253/81.44557) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 8.1 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. ## Other GN divisions in Madulla DS Division - Alpitiya - Alugalge - Aratugaswela - Baduluwela - Bandarawadiya - Dambagalla - Deliwa - Ellekona - Galbokka - Galgamuwa - Gangoda Arawa - Gangodagama - Gonathalawa - Ihawa - Iluklanda - Inginiyagala - Kahagolla - Kolladeniya - Kottagala - Magandana - Makulla - Mariarawa - Mullegama - Namaloya Colony - Neelawa Bedda - Nelliyadda - Obbegoda - Pagura - Panguwa - Polgahagama - Ritigahawatta - Ruwalwela - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Magandaoya Colony?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Magandaoya Colony?Dombagahawela, Gangoda Arawa, Gonathalawa, Kahagolla, Kimbulawela, Kottagala, Liyangolla and Neelawa Bedda - How many villages are in Magandaoya Colony?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Magandaoya Colony?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Magandaoya Colony?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Magandaoya Colony?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Magandaoya Colony?NSB, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Magandaoya Colony?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Magandaoya Colony?LK8206160 (OCHA common operational dataset)