# Heepitiya GN division, Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/heepitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Kundasale DS Division 

# Heepitiya

Heepitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.91 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.9km²
- 588 mtypical elevation

## Where is Heepitiya?

Heepitiya lies in [Kundasale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/), [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: [Deliwalathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/deliwalathenna/), [Galamuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/galamuna/), [Maharathenna East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/maharathenna-east/), [Malpana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/malpana/), [Menikhinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/menikhinna/) and [Udagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/udagama-south/). By area it is the 10553rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Kundasale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/). The centre of Heepitiya is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3172° N, 80.7120° E. Local names: හීපිටිය .

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 Heepitiya

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Heepitiya.

- Attaragalla
- Maharatenna

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 Heepitiya 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 Heepitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital · Menikhinna 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31275&mlon=80.70487#map=17/7.31275/80.70487) 

Bank Rural Bank · Menikhinna 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31584&mlon=80.70209#map=17/7.31584/80.70209) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Menikhinna 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31714&mlon=80.70015#map=17/7.31714/80.70015) 

Hotel Celestial Hills · Ihala Gonagama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33189&mlon=80.71599#map=17/7.33189/80.71599) 

Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) 

School Menikhinna Central College · Menikhinna 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31378&mlon=80.70126#map=17/7.31378/80.70126) 

College University Experimental Station,Dodangolla,Kundasale,Sri Lanka. · Nithulethenna 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28755&mlon=80.70385#map=17/7.28755/80.70385) 

Police station Police Station · Menikhinna 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31703&mlon=80.70220#map=17/7.31703/80.70220) 

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 Kundasale DS Division

- Ahaspokuna North
- Ahaspokuna South
- Alawathugirigama
- Aluth Pallekele
- Ambakotayawatta
- Amunugama North
- Amunugama South
- Arangala North
- Arangala South
- Aswalapitiya
- Balagolla East
- Balagolla West
- Bogaskumbura
- Dambarawa
- Deekirimadawala
- Degaldoruwa
- Delgaslanda
- Deliwalathenna
- Diyabubula
- Dodamgolla
- Dunuhappawa
- Gabadagama North
- Gabadagama South
- Galamuna
- Galapitaambe
- Galmaduwa
- Galpihilla
- Gonawala North
- Gonawala South
- Hapuwala
- Hathamuna
- Hurikaduwa East
- Hurikaduwa Madige
- Hurikaduwa North
- Hurikaduwa South
- Hurikaduwa West
- Ihala Gonagama
- Ihalawela
- Kandekumbura
- Karattamada
- Kengalla
- Kumbukkandura North
- Kumbukkandura South
- Kundasale North
- Kundasale South
- Kuruambemuduna
- Lewellagama
- Lunuketiyamaditta
- Maharathenna East
- Maharathenna West
- Mahawatta East
- Mahawatta North
- Mahawatta South
- Mahawatta West
- Makkanigama
- Malpana
- Maluwegama
- Menikhinna
- Naranpanawa East
- Naranpanawa West
- Nattarampotha
- Nithulethenna
- Pallegama
- Pallegunnepana North
- Pallegunnepana South
- Pilawala North
- Pilawala South
- Rajawella North
- Rajawella South
- Sirimalwatta East
- Sirimalwatta Pallegama
- Sirimalwatta West
- Udagama North
- Udagama South
- Udagunnepana North
- Udagunnepana South
- Wavinna
- Wepathana
- Wijaya Sri Gama

## Quick answers

- Where is Heepitiya?In Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Heepitiya?Deliwalathenna, Galamuna, Maharathenna East, Malpana, Menikhinna and Udagama South
- How many villages are in Heepitiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Heepitiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Heepitiya?Divisional Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Heepitiya?Rural Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Heepitiya?Sampath ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Heepitiya?Co-op Filling Station, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Heepitiya?LK2127100 (OCHA common operational dataset)