# Sinhapitiya North GN division, Udapalatha DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/sinhapitiya-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Sinhapitiya North Sinhapitiya North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.85 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 1mapped services - 754 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sinhapitiya North? Sinhapitiya North lies in [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Ambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/mawanella/ambalawa/), [Godagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/godagama/), [Rathmalkaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/rathmalkaduwa/), [Sinhapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/sinhapitiya-south/) and [Wallahagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/wallahagoda/). By area it is the 7322nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Sinhapitiya North is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1680° N, 80.5524° E. Local names: සිංහපිටිය උතුර . 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 Sinhapitiya North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sinhapitiya North. - Ratmalakaduwa - Sinhapitiya 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 Sinhapitiya North Named natural and historic features inside Sinhapitiya North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Ambulawa · 961 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Sinnapitiya 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 Sinhapitiya North and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 212 m higher 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 20 108 Feb 21 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 22 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 21 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sinhapitiya North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gampola Nursing Home · Gampola West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16175&mlon=80.56505#map=17/7.16175/80.56505) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Mount Temple 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16592&mlon=80.56979#map=17/7.16592/80.56979) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) Hotel W15 Ambuluwawa · Sinhapitiya North 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16559&mlon=80.54888#map=17/7.16559/80.54888) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Jinaraja Boys College · Godagama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16034&mlon=80.55690#map=17/7.16034/80.55690) College St.Joseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya Gampola · Gampola West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16476&mlon=80.56708#map=17/7.16476/80.56708) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57103#map=17/7.16261/80.57103) 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 Sinhapitiya North Places mapped inside Sinhapitiya North in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Udapalatha DS Division - Amuhena - Amunupuraya - Angammana East - Angammana West - Aregoda - Bothalapitiya - Bowala - Delpitiya - Doragala - Dunukeulla - Egoda Kalugamuwa - Galatha - Galgediyawa - Gampola East - Gampola West - Godagama - Hapugaspitiya - Hunukotugama - Ihalagama - Ilangawatta - Illawathura - Jayamalapura - Kahatapitiya - Kalugalhinna - Keerapane - Kekulanda - Kirinda - Kudamake - Kurukude - Mawathura - Millagaspitiya - Mount Temple - Nawadevita - Pallegama - Paradeka - Polkumbura - Pussellawa - Pussellawagama - Ranawala - Rathmalkaduwa - Sinhapitiya South - Udagama - Udovita - Unambuwa - Wahugapitiya - Wanahapuwa - Wattehena - Weliganga ## Quick answers - Where is Sinhapitiya North?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sinhapitiya North?Ambalawa, Godagama, Rathmalkaduwa, Sinhapitiya South and Wallahagoda - How many villages are in Sinhapitiya North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Sinhapitiya North?Ambulawa (961 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sinhapitiya North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Sinhapitiya North?Gampola Nursing Home, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sinhapitiya North?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sinhapitiya North?Commercial Bank ATM, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sinhapitiya North?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sinhapitiya North?LK2151080 (OCHA common operational dataset)