# Rattanadeniya GN division, Medagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/rattanadeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division # Rattanadeniya Rattanadeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **9.18 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.2km² - 300 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rattanadeniya? Rattanadeniya 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 7 other GN divisions: [Amunekandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/amunekandura/), [Kendavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kendavinna/), [Mailagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/mailagasthenna/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/pallegama/), [Polgahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/polgahapitiya/), [Tenwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/tenwatta/) and [Thalawagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/thalawagama/). By area it is the 1361st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Rattanadeniya is about 158 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9530° N, 81.2762° E. Local names: රත්තණදෙනිය . 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 Rattanadeniya Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Rattanadeniya. Settlements here lie between about 258 m and 319 m above sea level (median 300 m). - Egodagoda - Kahatagasthenna - Kehelwattaarawa - Madukotaarawa - Mahamada - Rattandeniya - Wevumada 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 Rattanadeniya Named natural and historic features inside Rattanadeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Uluassa Ara 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 Rattanadeniya 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 Rattanadeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MOH Office - Badalkumbura · Maligathenna 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90218&mlon=81.24107#map=17/6.90218/81.24107) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) Hotel Sandalanka Holiday Resort Inn · Weliyaya 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90893&mlon=81.34242#map=17/6.90893/81.34242) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Pubbara Primary School · Pubbara 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97805&mlon=81.31684#map=17/6.97805/81.31684) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 11 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 Medagama DS Division - Aiwela - Alana - Amunekandura - Bakinigahawela - Bendiyawa - Bibilamulla - Dahagoniya - Dahamgama - Diviyapola - Elhena - Ellekona - Godigamuwa - Ilukkumbura - Kalugahawadiya - Keenagoda - Kendavinna - Kinnarabowa - Kohukumbura - Kongolla - Kotabowa - Medagama - Mellagama - Monarawana - Nannapurawa - Nugamura - Pitadeniya - Polgahapitiya - Pothubandhana - Pubbara - Senapathiya - Senpathigama - Thambana - Thimbiriya - Yakunnawa ## Quick answers - Where is Rattanadeniya?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rattanadeniya?Amunekandura, Kendavinna, Mailagasthenna, Pallegama, Polgahapitiya, Tenwatta and Thalawagama - How many villages are in Rattanadeniya?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rattanadeniya?Settlements lie between 258 m and 319 m - What is the best time to visit Rattanadeniya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rattanadeniya?MOH Office - Badalkumbura, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rattanadeniya?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rattanadeniya?NSB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rattanadeniya?Lanka Filling Station, about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rattanadeniya?LK8209165 (OCHA common operational dataset)