# Mahadeniya GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/mahadeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Mahadeniya Mahadeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.61 km²**. Open map data shows 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 6mapped services ## Where is Mahadeniya? Mahadeniya lies in [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Hewagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/hewagama/), [Kothalawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kothalawala/), [Malabe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-north/), [Maligagodella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/maligagodella/), [Raggahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/raggahawatta/), [Rajasinghagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/rajasinghagama/), [Thalahena North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thalahena-north/), [Udumulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/udumulla-north/) and [Welivita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/welivita/). By area it is the 5619th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Mahadeniya is about 12 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9257° N, 79.9615° E. Local names: මහදෙණිය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mahadeniya Named natural and historic features inside Mahadeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Mulleriyawa Tank ### Estates 1 estate. - Karadahena 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 Mahadeniya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahadeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dr. Neville Fernando Sri Lanka - Russia Friendship Teaching Hospital · Mahadeniya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92490&mlon=79.96249#map=17/6.92490/79.96249) Bank Malabe East Sanasa Devolopment Bank · Malabe East 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90745&mlon=79.97089#map=17/6.90745/79.97089) ATM HNB · Malabe North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91611&mlon=79.97232#map=17/6.91611/79.97232) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Raggahawatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93648&mlon=79.97315#map=17/6.93648/79.97315) Hotel Teyamo Grand · Welivita 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93746&mlon=79.96020#map=17/6.93746/79.96020) Mall Keels Super Pittugala · Malabe North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90861&mlon=79.96557#map=17/6.90861/79.96557) School Horizon College International · Mahadeniya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91946&mlon=79.96347#map=17/6.91946/79.96347) College Horizon Campus · Mahadeniya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92621&mlon=79.96057#map=17/6.92621/79.96057) Police station Police Post Malabe · Thalangama North B 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90382&mlon=79.95425#map=17/6.90382/79.95425) 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 Mahadeniya Places mapped inside Mahadeniya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities3 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 Kaduwela DS Division - Arangala - Aruppitiya - Asiri Uyana - Athurugiriya - Athurugiriya South - Batapotha - Batewela - Battaramulla North - Battaramulla South - Boralugoda - Dedigamuwa - Embilladeniya - Evarihena - Hewagama - Hokandara East - Hokandara North - Hokandara South - Ihala Bomiriya - Jayawadanagama - Kaduwela - Kalapaluwawa - Korathota - Kothalawala - Kotuwegoda - Kumaragewatta - Malabe East - Malabe North - Malabe West - Muttettugoda - Nawagamuwa - Nawagamuwa South - Oruwala - Pahala Bomiriya A - Pahala Bomiriya B - Pahalawela - Pore - Pothuarawa - Raggahawatta - Rajamalwatta - Ranala - Shanthalokagama - Subhoothipura - Thalahena North - Thalahena South - Thalangama North A - Thalangama North B - Thaldiyawala - Thunadahena - Udumulla - Walpola - Wekewatta - Welihinda - Welipillewa - Welivita - Wellangiriya - Wickramasinghapura ## Quick answers - Where is Mahadeniya?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahadeniya?Hewagama, Kothalawala, Malabe North, Maligagodella, Raggahawatta, Rajasinghagama, Thalahena North, Udumulla North and Welivita - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahadeniya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahadeniya?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahadeniya?Dr. Neville Fernando Sri Lanka - Russia Friendship Teaching Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahadeniya?Malabe East Sanasa Devolopment Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahadeniya?HNB, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahadeniya?Ceypetco, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mahadeniya?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mahadeniya?LK1109060 (OCHA common operational dataset)