# Dolapihilla South GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/dolapihilla-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division 

# Dolapihilla South

Dolapihilla South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.16 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 1mapped services
- 610 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dolapihilla South?

Dolapihilla South lies in [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/), [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: [Diddeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/diddeniya/), [Dolapihilla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/dolapihilla-north/), [Godahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/godahena/), [Kahatagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/kahatagasthenna/), [Medagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/medagoda/), [Rambukewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/rambukewela/) and [Weligalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/weligalla/). By area it is the 9569th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Dolapihilla South is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3926° N, 80.5787° E. Local names: දොලපිහිල්ල දකුණ .

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 Dolapihilla South

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

- Dolapihilla

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 Dolapihilla South 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 Dolapihilla South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Godahena Rural Hospital · Godahena 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39994&mlon=80.57882#map=17/7.39994/80.57882) 

Bank BOC · Paleepana 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38119&mlon=80.58653#map=17/7.38119/80.58653) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Kandy Garden Villa · Paleepana 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37794&mlon=80.58727#map=17/7.37794/80.58727) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Dolapihilla Maha Vidyalaya · Dolapihilla South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39021&mlon=80.57891#map=17/7.39021/80.57891) 

College Regency bording school · Wewala North 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40307&mlon=80.55103#map=17/7.40307/80.55103) 

Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 

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 Dolapihilla South

Places mapped inside Dolapihilla South in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Poojapitiya DS Division

- Alagoda
- Alawatta
- Ambaruppa
- Ankumbura North
- Ankumbura South
- Ankumbura Udagama
- Bamunupola
- Batagalla North
- Batagalla South
- Batagolladeniya
- Batugoda North
- Batugoda South
- Bokkawala
- Dehiwatta
- Diddeniya
- Diwanawatta
- Dolapihilla North
- Dombagammana
- Egodamulla North
- Egodamulla South
- Galhinna
- Galkanda
- Gallella
- Godahena
- Harankahawa
- Henegama
- Ihalamulla
- Kahatagasthenna
- Kahawatta North
- Kahawatta South
- Kaluwana North
- Kaluwana South
- Kiralagama
- Kovilamuduna
- Madadeniya
- Marathugoda North
- Marathugoda South
- Maruddana
- Medagoda
- Molagoda
- Morankanda
- Mullegama North
- Mullegama South
- Ovissa North
- Ovissa South
- Pahala Hingulwala
- Pahala Kithulgolla
- Paleepana
- Pallegama Pahala
- Palliya Kotuwa
- Pathirada
- Rambukewela
- Siyapathgama
- Uda Kithulgolla
- Udahena
- Udahingulwala
- Uggahakumbura
- Uggala Janapadaya
- Waldeniya
- Warakadeniya
- Watagalathenna
- Watagoda
- Welgala
- Weligalla
- Wewala
- Wewala North

## Quick answers

- Where is Dolapihilla South?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dolapihilla South?Diddeniya, Dolapihilla North, Godahena, Kahatagasthenna, Medagoda, Rambukewela and Weligalla
- How many villages are in Dolapihilla South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dolapihilla South?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dolapihilla South?Godahena Rural Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dolapihilla South?BOC, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dolapihilla South?NSB, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dolapihilla South?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dolapihilla South?LK2106160 (OCHA common operational dataset)