# Ulpathagama GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/ulpathagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Ulpathagama Ulpathagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **4.71 km²**. - 4.7km² ## Where is Ulpathagama? Ulpathagama 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: [08 Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/08-ela/), [Ambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/ambagolla/), [Dambepitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/dambepitiya/), [Haddattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/haddattawa/), [Kindigoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/kindigoda-south/), [Mahayaya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahayaya-north/) and [Welgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/welgala/). By area it is the 3147th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Ulpathagama is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4105° N, 80.9618° E. Local names: උල්පතගම . 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 Ulpathagama Named natural and historic features inside Ulpathagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Beralun Oya - Ulpotagava Oya 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 Ulpathagama 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 Ulpathagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 28 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 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) Hotel Lake house resort · Pallewatta 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35356&mlon=80.95425#map=17/7.35356/80.95425) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Pilhatha Central College · Mahayaya South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38455&mlon=80.95501#map=17/7.38455/80.95501) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 6.4 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 - 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 - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Ulpathagama?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ulpathagama?08 Ela, Ambagolla, Dambepitiya, Haddattawa, Kindigoda South, Mahayaya North and Welgala - What is the best time to visit Ulpathagama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ulpathagama?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ulpathagama?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ulpathagama?Sampath ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ulpathagama?IOC Gas Station, about 8.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ulpathagama?LK2121080 (OCHA common operational dataset)