# Athuparayaya GN division, Dambulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/athuparayaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Athuparayaya Athuparayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.74 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.7km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Athuparayaya? Athuparayaya lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Dambulla Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulla-town/), [Pahala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pahala-wewa/), [Pelvehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pelvehera/), [Rathmalgaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/rathmalgaha-ela/), [Vilhatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/vilhatha/), [Yakkuragala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/yakkuragala-north/) and [Yakkuragala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/yakkuragala-south/). By area it is the 2481st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Athuparayaya is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8736° N, 80.6673° E. Local names: අතුපාරයාය . 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 Athuparayaya Named natural and historic features inside Athuparayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Yakuragala 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 Athuparayaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 116 Feb 24 89 Mar 26 96 Apr 27 154 May 26 133 Jun 26 73 Jul 25 62 Aug 26 70 Sep 26 101 Oct 25 228 Nov 24 279 Dec 23 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Athuparayaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambulla General Hospital · Dambulla Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87270&mlon=80.65066#map=17/7.87270/80.65066) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Dambulla Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87172&mlon=80.65137#map=17/7.87172/80.65137) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Dambulla Town 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87471&mlon=80.65147#map=17/7.87471/80.65147) Hotel Vihanga Village · Pahala Wewa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86600&mlon=80.66409#map=17/7.86600/80.66409) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Dambulla Primary School · Dambulla Town 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86449&mlon=80.64742#map=17/7.86449/80.64742) College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86228&mlon=80.67415#map=17/7.86228/80.67415) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 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 Athuparayaya Places mapped inside Athuparayaya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Colleges and universities1 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 Dambulla DS Division - Angunawel Pelessa - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - Bulagala - Dambulla Town - Dambulugama - Digampathaha - Egodawewa - Embulambe - Etawarahena - Etha Bendiwewa - Gedigaswalana - Haluapullana Wewa - Ihala Ereula - Inamaluwa - Kalogaha Ela - Kalundewa Aluthgama - Kalundewa Paranagama - Kandalama - Kapuwatta - Kimbissa - Kiralagolla - Kumbukkandanwala - LK2206125 - Lenadora North - Lenadora South - Mailattawa - Moragollewa - Nagalawewa - Nayakumbura - Nikawatawana - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pelvehera - Pidurangala - Pohoranwewa - Pol Attawa - Pothana - Puwak Attawala - Rathmalgaha Ela - Rathmalkatuwa - Sigiriya - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Walgamwewa - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Athuparayaya?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Athuparayaya?Dambulla Town, Pahala Wewa, Pelvehera, Rathmalgaha Ela, Vilhatha, Yakkuragala North and Yakkuragala South - What is the best time to visit Athuparayaya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Athuparayaya?Dambulla General Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Athuparayaya?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Athuparayaya?HNB, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Athuparayaya?IOC Filling Station, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Athuparayaya?LK2206160 (OCHA common operational dataset)