# Dippitiya GN division, Akurana DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/dippitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Akurana DS Division 

# Dippitiya

Dippitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.09 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.1km²
- 653 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dippitiya?

Dippitiya lies in [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Arambepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/arambepola/), [Delgasgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/delgasgoda/), [Malwanahinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/malwanahinna/), [Melchena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/melchena/) and [Ovissa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ovissa-south/). By area it is the 9820th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/). The centre of Dippitiya is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3882° N, 80.6069° E. Local names: දිප්පිටිය .

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 Dippitiya

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

- Aswedduma

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 Dippitiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dippitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MOH Office - Pujapitiya · Diddeniya 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38096&mlon=80.59072#map=17/7.38096/80.59072) 

Bank People’s Bank · Akurana 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36988&mlon=80.61737#map=17/7.36988/80.61737) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Manor House · Konakalagala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38597&mlon=80.61710#map=17/7.38597/80.61710) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Alawathugoda National School · Arambepola 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40130&mlon=80.61335#map=17/7.40130/80.61335) 

College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) 

Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 

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 Akurana DS Division

- Akurana
- Alawathugoda
- Arambepola
- Balakaduwa
- Bulugohothenna
- Deegala
- Delgasgoda
- Delgasthenna
- Dodangolla
- Dunuvila North
- Dunuvila South
- Hureegolla
- Kasawatta
- Konakalagala
- Kurudugahaela
- Kurugoda
- Malgamandeniya
- Malwanahinna
- Marahela
- Mawathupola
- Melchena
- Neerella
- Palle Deegala
- Palleweliketiya
- Pangollamada
- Rambuke Ela
- Rathukoho
- Thelambugahawatta
- Udaweliketiya
- Uggala
- Vilana Pallegama
- Vilana Udagama
- Walahena
- Waragashinna

## Quick answers

- Where is Dippitiya?In Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dippitiya?Arambepola, Delgasgoda, Malwanahinna, Melchena and Ovissa South
- How many villages are in Dippitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dippitiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dippitiya?MOH Office - Pujapitiya, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dippitiya?People’s Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dippitiya?NSB, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dippitiya?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dippitiya?LK2109050 (OCHA common operational dataset)