# Dambepitiya GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/dambepitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division 

# Dambepitiya

Dambepitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.4km²
- 119 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dambepitiya?

Dambepitiya 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/ambagolla/), [Mahayaya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahayaya-north/), [Mahayaya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahayaya-south/), [Udattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/udattawa/), [Ulpathagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/ulpathagama/) and [Welgahawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/welgahawadiya/). By area it is the 5966th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Dambepitiya is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3974° N, 80.9456° E. Local names: දඹේපිටිය .

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 Dambepitiya

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

- Ulpotagama

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 Dambepitiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 423 m lower 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 24 108 

Feb 25 86 

Mar 26 104 

Apr 27 175 

May 26 164 

Jun 26 101 

Jul 25 82 

Aug 25 92 

Sep 25 129 

Oct 25 234 

Nov 25 274 

Dec 24 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dambepitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) 

Hotel Arana Rathnaella Eco Lodge · Rathnella 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36029&mlon=80.93140#map=17/7.36029/80.93140) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Pilhatha Central College · Mahayaya South 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38455&mlon=80.95501#map=17/7.38455/80.95501) 

College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) 

Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35337&mlon=80.95455#map=17/7.35337/80.95455) 

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 Minipe DS Division

- 08 Ela
- Ambagahapelessa
- Ambagolla
- Asamodagamyaya
- Batumulla
- Bembiya
- Bulathwelkandura
- Dambagahawela
- 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 Dambepitiya?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dambepitiya?Ambagolla, Mahayaya North, Mahayaya South, Udattawa, Ulpathagama and Welgahawadiya
- How many villages are in Dambepitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dambepitiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dambepitiya?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dambepitiya?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dambepitiya?Sampath ATM, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dambepitiya?IOC Gas Station, about 8.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dambepitiya?LK2121090 (OCHA common operational dataset)