# Kendavinna GN division, Medagama DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kendavinna/

Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division 

# Kendavinna

Kendavinna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **4.46 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.5km²
- 296 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kendavinna?

Kendavinna lies in [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/), [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: [Alana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/alana/), [Ella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/ella/), [Ilukkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/ilukkumbura/), [Karandagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/karandagama/), [Kinnarabowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kinnarabowa/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/pallegama/), [Polgahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/polgahapitiya/) and [Rattanadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/rattanadeniya/). By area it is the 3330th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Kendavinna is about 156 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9756° N, 81.2596° E. Local names: කැන්දවින්න .

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 Kendavinna

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Kendavinna. Settlements here lie between about 261 m and 320 m above sea level (median 296 m).

- Dandeniwela
- Hunugalaara
- Kendawinna
- Mahagangoda
- Waraketiya
- Yatiella

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 Kendavinna 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
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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 Kendavinna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) 

Hotel Green Valley Holiday Inn · Attanagolla 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03460&mlon=81.20382#map=17/7.03460/81.20382) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School Pubbara Primary School · Pubbara 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97805&mlon=81.31684#map=17/6.97805/81.31684) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 

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 Medagama DS Division

- Aiwela
- Alana
- Amunekandura
- Bakinigahawela
- Bendiyawa
- Bibilamulla
- Dahagoniya
- Dahamgama
- Diviyapola
- Elhena
- Ellekona
- Godigamuwa
- Ilukkumbura
- Kalugahawadiya
- Keenagoda
- Kinnarabowa
- Kohukumbura
- Kongolla
- Kotabowa
- Medagama
- Mellagama
- Monarawana
- Nannapurawa
- Nugamura
- Pitadeniya
- Polgahapitiya
- Pothubandhana
- Pubbara
- Rattanadeniya
- Senapathiya
- Senpathigama
- Thambana
- Thimbiriya
- Yakunnawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Kendavinna?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kendavinna?Alana, Ella, Ilukkumbura, Karandagama, Kinnarabowa, Pallegama, Polgahapitiya and Rattanadeniya
- How many villages are in Kendavinna?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kendavinna?Settlements lie between 261 m and 320 m
- What is the best time to visit Kendavinna?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kendavinna?Hopton Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kendavinna?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kendavinna?NSB, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kendavinna?IOC Gas Station, about 9.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kendavinna?LK8209155 (OCHA common operational dataset)
