# Aruppala West GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aruppala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Aruppala West Aruppala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.48 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Aruppala West? Aruppala West 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: [Aruppala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aruppala-east/), [Lewella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/lewella/), [Sirimalwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/sirimalwatta-west/), [Watapuluwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa-south/) and [Watapuluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa-west/). By area it is the 12542nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Aruppala West is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.2 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.3065° N, 80.6459° E. Local names: අරුප්පල බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Aruppala West Named natural and historic features inside Aruppala West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Aruppola Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Aruppala West 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 Aruppala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandy Private Hospital · Pitakanda Gama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31241&mlon=80.63212#map=17/7.31241/80.63212) Bank Commercial Bank · Poorna Watta East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31001&mlon=80.63608#map=17/7.31001/80.63608) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Poorna Watta East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30994&mlon=80.63659#map=17/7.30994/80.63659) Hotel Slightly Chilled Forest Villa · Aruppala West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30490&mlon=80.64710#map=17/7.30490/80.64710) Mall Nabeesa Shopping Complex · Mahanuwara 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29662&mlon=80.63652#map=17/7.29662/80.63652) School Vidyartha College, Primary Section · Mahaiyawa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30759&mlon=80.63719#map=17/7.30759/80.63719) College Aruppola College of Technology · Aruppala West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30973&mlon=80.64496#map=17/7.30973/80.64496) Police station Sri Dalada Maligawa Police Station · Mahanuwara 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29292&mlon=80.64238#map=17/7.29292/80.64238) 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 Aruppala West Places mapped inside Aruppala West in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants1 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 South - Ampitiya Udagama North - Ampitiya Udagama South - Aniwatta East - Aniwatta West - Aruppala East - 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 Aruppala West?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aruppala West?Aruppala East, Lewella, Sirimalwatta West, Watapuluwa South and Watapuluwa West - What is the best time to visit Aruppala West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Aruppala West?Kandy Private Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aruppala West?Commercial Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aruppala West?NSB, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aruppala West?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aruppala West?LK2130055 (OCHA common operational dataset)