Malwanahinna

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Malwanahinna is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Malwanahinna is a village located in Kandy district, Akurana Pradeshya Shaba,

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

William Gopallawa

Sri Lankan President (1897-1981)

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lankan cricketer

R

Richard Udugama

Sri Lankan army commander (1911-1995)

C

Chanaka Welegedara

Sri Lankan cricketer

C

Chaminda Ruwan Yakandawala

Sri Lankan siolder

D

Danusika Bandara

Sri Lankan cricketer

G

Gemini Kantha

Sri Lankan film actor

H

Hemal Ranasinghe

Model and actor

Keppetipola Disawe

Sri Lankan military leader

P

Parami Kulatunga

Sri Lankan general (1951–2006)

Prem Kumar

Hindu guru, rape convict

S

Saliya Upul Aladeniya

Sri Lankan army officer

W. S. Karunaratne

Sri Lankan politician (1928-1986)

A

Alick Aluwihare

Sri Lankan Politician belonging to the United National Party

B

Bernard Aluwihare

Sri Lankan politician (1902-1961)

S

Shavendra Silva

Sri Lankan general

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central

• Jambugahapitiya
  2.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thunkandura
  3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Doragamuwa
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,500
• Medawala
  3.8 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Wathuwala
  3.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Aladeniya
  4.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Madawala
  5.4 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Lewella
  6.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Ampitiya
  8.5 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Rajawella
  9.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Angunawala
  10 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Koshinna
  10.3 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in Central →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mung Bean Moth

Maruca vitrata

Seen 2026-09-24

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-09-23

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

Ratufa macroura

Seen 2026-09-22

Asian Common Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Seen 2026-09-22

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-21

Sailfin Catfishes

Pterygoplichthys

Seen 2026-09-21

White Four Ring

Ypthima ceylonica

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Hourglass Tree Frog

Polypedates cruciger

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).