# Bembiya GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/bembiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Bembiya Bembiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **30.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 30.8km² - 2mapped services - 580 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bembiya? Bembiya lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Dewahandiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/dewahandiya-east/), [Hegasulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/hegasulla/), [Kolonyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/kolonyaya/), [Lunumadalaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/lunumadalaketiya/), [Mahakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/mahakele/), [Mahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mahawala/) and [Minipe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/minipe/). By area it is the 251st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 12.4% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Bembiya is about 126 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2302° N, 80.9487° E. Local names: බැඹිය . 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 Bembiya Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Bembiya. Settlements here lie between about 131 m and 679 m above sea level (median 580 m). - Amuna - Bembiya - Kandegama - Minipe - Muttettutenna - Yakabendihinna 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Bembiya Named natural and historic features inside Bembiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kalagolla Oya - Maha Oya ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Yakabendiheena · 202 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Muttettuthenna 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 Bembiya 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 Bembiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය · Poojanagaraya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32501&mlon=80.99103#map=17/7.32501/80.99103) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel CECB circuit Banglow · Bembiya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20384&mlon=80.95189#map=17/7.20384/80.95189) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Dambagolla Sri Sumana Vidayalaya · Dambagolla 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25389&mlon=81.01449#map=17/7.25389/81.01449) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Ududumbara · Udadumbara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31790&mlon=80.87936#map=17/7.31790/80.87936) 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 Bembiya Places mapped inside Bembiya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Colleges and universities1 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 Minipe DS Division - 08 Ela - Ambagahapelessa - Ambagolla - Asamodagamyaya - Batumulla - Bulathwelkandura - Dambagahawela - Dambepitiya - Dehemigama - Diyabubula - Dungolla - Galamuduna - Gurulupotha - Handaganawa - Hasalaka - Hasalaka Nagaraya - Himbutuwa - Keenapelessa - Kindigoda North - Kindigoda South - Kolonyaya - Lunumadalaketiya - Maha Eswedduma - Mahagalaheenna - Mahayaya North - Mahayaya South - Minipe - Morayaya - Muttettuthenna - Pallegaladebokka - Pallewatta - Palugolla - Rathnella - Thorapitiya - Thotillagas Ella - Udagaladebokka - Udattawa - Udattawa North - Udawela - Udayagala - Ulpathagama - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Bembiya?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bembiya?Dewahandiya East, Hegasulla, Kolonyaya, Lunumadalaketiya, Mahakele, Mahawala and Minipe - How many villages are in Bembiya?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bembiya?Settlements lie between 131 m and 679 m - What is the highest point in Bembiya?Yakabendiheena (202 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bembiya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bembiya?Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bembiya?People's Bank, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bembiya?PET, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bembiya?SINOPEC, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bembiya?LK2121240 (OCHA common operational dataset)