# Yatapana GN division, Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/yatapana/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division # Yatapana Yatapana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.23 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.2km² - 739 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yatapana? Yatapana lies in [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Gemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/gemunupura/), [Malwattagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/malwattagama/), [Pellapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/pellapitiya-south/), [Pitakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/pitakanda/), [Udahenthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/udahenthenna/) and [Wetakedeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/wetakedeniya/). By area it is the 6396th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/). The centre of Yatapana is about 77 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1138° N, 80.5202° E. Local names: යටපාන . 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 Yatapana Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Yatapana. - Tiyambara-ambe - Udabentenna 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 Yatapana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 197 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 20 108 Feb 21 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 22 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 21 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yatapana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kurunduwaththa Divisional Hospital · Malwattagama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12878&mlon=80.53139#map=17/7.12878/80.53139) Bank People's Bank · Malwattagama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12694&mlon=80.52996#map=17/7.12694/80.52996) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Malwattagama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12667&mlon=80.52969#map=17/7.12667/80.52969) Hotel The Weir House · Ulapane South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09934&mlon=80.54792#map=17/7.09934/80.54792) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Iqra Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10504&mlon=80.56049#map=17/7.10504/80.56049) College K/Iqrah Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.55743#map=17/7.10162/80.55743) Police station Police Station, Nawalapitiya · Nawalapitiya East 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05747&mlon=80.53597#map=17/7.05747/80.53597) 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 Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division - Alugolla - Ethgala East - Ethgala North - Ethgala West - Galpaya - Gampolawela - Gemunupura - Giraulla - Herakola - Karagala - Kelly Group - Kohowala - Maligapurana - Malwattagama - Miyanagolla - Patithalawa - Pellapitiya North - Pellapitiya South - Pitakanda - Polmalagama - Rakshawa - Sinhapura - Thembiligala - Udagama - Udahenthenna - Uduwella - Ulapane North - Ulapane South - Wallahagoda - Wetakedeniya ## Quick answers - Where is Yatapana?In Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yatapana?Gemunupura, Malwattagama, Pellapitiya South, Pitakanda, Udahenthenna and Wetakedeniya - How many villages are in Yatapana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Yatapana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Yatapana?Kurunduwaththa Divisional Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yatapana?People's Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yatapana?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yatapana?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yatapana?LK2154100 (OCHA common operational dataset)