# Ampitiya South GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division 

# Ampitiya South

Ampitiya South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.69 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 49 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 49mapped services
- 588 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ampitiya South?

Ampitiya South lies in [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-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 5 other GN divisions: [Ampitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-north/), [Ampitiya Udagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-udagama-north/), [Ampitiya Udagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-udagama-south/), [Boowelikada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/boowelikada/) and [Malwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/malwatta/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Ampitiya South is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 1.7 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2838° N, 80.6472° E. Local names: අම්පිටිය දකුණ .

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 Ampitiya South

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

- Tennekumbura

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 Ampitiya South 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 Ampitiya South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Malwatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28782&mlon=80.64497#map=17/7.28782/80.64497) 

Bank DFCC Bank - Kandy City Centre · Malwatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29304&mlon=80.63867#map=17/7.29304/80.63867) 

ATM BoC · Deiyannewela 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28684&mlon=80.63143#map=17/7.28684/80.63143) 

Petrol pump Ailapperuma · Boowelikada 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29271&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.29271/80.64912) 

Hotel Villa 86 · Ampitiya South 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28465&mlon=80.64766#map=17/7.28465/80.64766) 

Mall Kandy City Center (KCC) · Mahanuwara 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29213&mlon=80.63708#map=17/7.29213/80.63708) 

School Mahamaya Girls College · Ampitiya South 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28677&mlon=80.64561#map=17/7.28677/80.64561) 

College Australian College of Business & Technology · Ampitiya South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28681&mlon=80.64658#map=17/7.28681/80.64658) 

Police station Tourist Police · Malwatta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29084&mlon=80.64342#map=17/7.29084/80.64342) 

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 Ampitiya South

Places mapped inside Ampitiya South in open map data, by type.

- Hotels44
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants2

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 Gangawata Korale DS Division

- Ampitiya North
- Ampitiya Pallegama
- Ampitiya Udagama North
- Ampitiya Udagama South
- Aniwatta East
- Aniwatta West
- Aruppala East
- Aruppala West
- Asgiriya
- Bahirawa Kanda
- Bogambara
- Boowelikada
- Bowala
- Bowalawatta
- Deiyannewela
- Getambe
- Godagandeniya
- Gurudeniya Dambawela
- Gurudeniya East
- Gurudeniya West
- Hanthana Pedesa
- Heeressagala
- Hindagala
- Ihala Katukele
- Katukele
- Katukele West
- Ketawala
- Lewella
- Lewla
- Mahaiyawa
- Mahakanda
- Mahanuwara
- Mahaweli Uyana
- Maligathenna
- Malwatta
- Mapanawathura
- Mavilmada
- Meddegama
- Mulgampala
- Nagasthenna
- Nittawela
- Nuwara Dodamwala
- Ogastawatta
- Pahala Eriyagama
- Palle Peradeniya
- Pitakanda Gama
- Poorna Watta East
- Poorna Watta West
- Senkadagala
- Siyambalagasthenna
- Suduhumpala East
- Suduhumpala West
- Thalwatta
- Thennakumbura
- Uda Bowala
- Uda Peradeniya
- Ulpathakumbura
- Watapuluwa
- Watapuluwa South
- Watapuluwa West
- Wattaranthenna
- Welata
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Ampitiya South?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ampitiya South?Ampitiya North, Ampitiya Udagama North, Ampitiya Udagama South, Boowelikada and Malwatta
- How many villages are in Ampitiya South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ampitiya South?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ampitiya South?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ampitiya South?DFCC Bank - Kandy City Centre, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ampitiya South?BoC, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ampitiya South?Ailapperuma, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ampitiya South?LK2130225 (OCHA common operational dataset)