# Keenapelessa GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/keenapelessa/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Keenapelessa Keenapelessa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.30 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.3km² - 135 mtypical elevation ## Where is Keenapelessa? Keenapelessa 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: [Hasalaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/hasalaka/), [Maha Eswedduma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/maha-eswedduma/), [Mahagalaheenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahagalaheenna/), [Mahayaya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahayaya-south/), [Thorapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/thorapitiya/), [Welgahawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/welgahawadiya/) and [Welgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/welgala/). By area it is the 9020th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Keenapelessa is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3703° N, 80.9529° E. Local names: කීනපැලැස්ස . 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 Keenapelessa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Keenapelessa. - Torapitiya 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 Keenapelessa 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 407 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 Keenapelessa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 2.1 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 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) Hotel Lake house resort · Pallewatta 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35356&mlon=80.95425#map=17/7.35356/80.95425) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Pilhatha Central College · Mahayaya South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38455&mlon=80.95501#map=17/7.38455/80.95501) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 1.9 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 - Dambepitiya - Dehemigama - Diyabubula - Dungolla - Galamuduna - Gurulupotha - Handaganawa - Hasalaka - Hasalaka Nagaraya - Himbutuwa - 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 Keenapelessa?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Keenapelessa?Hasalaka, Maha Eswedduma, Mahagalaheenna, Mahayaya South, Thorapitiya, Welgahawadiya and Welgala - How many villages are in Keenapelessa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Keenapelessa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Keenapelessa?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Keenapelessa?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Keenapelessa?Sampath ATM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keenapelessa?IOC Gas Station, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Keenapelessa?LK2121125 (OCHA common operational dataset)