# Maligathenna GN division, Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/maligathenna/

Grama Niladhari division · Mahara DS Division 

# Maligathenna

Maligathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.25 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.2km²
- 25 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maligathenna?

Maligathenna lies in [Mahara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Batepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/batepola/), [Batepola North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/batepola-north/), [Kandumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/kandumulla/), [Malwathuhiripitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/malwathuhiripitiya/) and [Pasgammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/pasgammana/). By area it is the 9202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Mahara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/). The centre of Maligathenna is about 28 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0624° N, 80.0688° E. Local names: මාළිගාතැන්න .

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 Maligathenna

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maligathenna.

- Malwathu Hiripitiya

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 Maligathenna and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Maligathenna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rajasekara Ayurvedic Hospital · Bonegala 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09278&mlon=80.09175#map=17/7.09278/80.09175) 

Bank Bank Of Ceylon · Yakkala North 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08706&mlon=80.03505#map=17/7.08706/80.03505) 

ATM nation trust Bank ATM · Henarathgoda 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07258&mlon=80.01521#map=17/7.07258/80.01521) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udatuttiripitiya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08444&mlon=80.07905#map=17/7.08444/80.07905) 

Hotel Thrimalee Reception Hall · Ambagaspitiya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08062&mlon=80.06074#map=17/7.08062/80.06074) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Weliweriya East 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03424&mlon=80.02676#map=17/7.03424/80.02676) 

School Subashitha Preschool · Malwathuhiripitiya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05237&mlon=80.06840#map=17/7.05237/80.06840) 

College Nexis College International · Yakkala North 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08112&mlon=80.03849#map=17/7.08112/80.03849) 

Police station Weeragula Police Station · Weerangula South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09721&mlon=80.06038#map=17/7.09721/80.06038) 

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 Mahara DS Division

- Ahugammana
- Akbar Town
- Ambagaspitiya
- Amunukumbura
- Amunukumbura South
- Appugewatta
- Aramangoda
- Aramangoda North
- Balivila
- Batepola
- Batepola North
- Buthpitiya North
- Buthpitiya South
- Dalupitiya East
- Dalupitiya South
- Dalupitiya West
- Dangahawela
- Eldeniya East
- Eldeniya West
- Enderamulla East
- Enderamulla South
- Enderamulla West
- Etikehelgalla East
- Etikehelgalla West
- Gonahena East
- Gonahena North
- Gonahena South
- Gonahena West
- Gongithota
- Gongithota West
- Henegama
- Ihala Karagahamuna East
- Ihala Karagahamuna North
- Ihala Karagahamuna South
- Kahatana
- Kandumulla
- Kendaliyeddapaluwa East
- Kendaliyeddapaluwa North
- Kendaliyeddapaluwa West
- Kimbulgoda
- Kinigama
- Kirikitta East
- Kirikitta North
- Kirikitta West
- Kirillawala
- Kirillawala North
- Kirillawala South
- Kirillawala West
- Kirimetiyagara
- Kopiwatta
- Mahara Nugegoda East
- Mahara Nugegoda North
- Mahara Nugegoda South
- Mahara Nugegoda West
- Maharagama
- Malwathuhiripitiya
- Naranwala
- Naranwala South
- Nathuduwa
- Nathuduwa West
- Neelamahara North
- Neelamahara South
- Neligama
- Pahala Karagahamuna East
- Pahala Karagahamuna North
- Pahala Karagahamuna West
- Pasgammana
- Pilikuttuwa
- Pinnameda
- Pinnameda West
- Pituwalgoda
- Puwakpitiya
- Puwakwetiya
- Rammuthugala
- Siwralumulla
- Sooriyapaluwa East
- Sooriyapaluwa North
- Sooriyapaluwa South
- Udupila East
- Udupila North
- Udupila South
- Uruwala East
- Uruwala West
- Vilimbula North
- Vilimbula South
- Warapalana
- Webada East
- Webada North
- Webada South
- Webada West
- Yongammulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Maligathenna?In Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maligathenna?Batepola, Batepola North, Kandumulla, Malwathuhiripitiya and Pasgammana
- How many villages are in Maligathenna?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maligathenna?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maligathenna?Rajasekara Ayurvedic Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maligathenna?Bank Of Ceylon, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maligathenna?nation trust Bank ATM, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maligathenna?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maligathenna?LK1233060 (OCHA common operational dataset)