# Sigiriya GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/sigiriya/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Sigiriya Sigiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.85 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 99 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.9km² - 99mapped services - 207 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sigiriya? Sigiriya 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 5 other GN divisions: [Egodawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/egodawewa/), [Mailattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/mailattawa/), [Palutawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/palutawa/), [Pidurangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pidurangala/) and [Thalkote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/thalkote/). By area it is the 3899th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Sigiriya is about 150 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9463° N, 80.7489° E. Local names: සීගිරිය . 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 Sigiriya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Sigiriya. The largest with a recorded population: Sigiriya (1,001). - Sigiriya 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 Sigiriya Named natural and historic features inside Sigiriya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Sigiriya Wewa ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Sigiri Rock · 262 m 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 Sigiriya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 185 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 28 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 26 228 Nov 25 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sigiriya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) Bank BOC · Kimbissa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) Hotel Rama Kele Guest house · Sigiriya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94669&mlon=80.75045#map=17/7.94669/80.75045) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Sigiriya Central College · Sigiriya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95173&mlon=80.75056#map=17/7.95173/80.75056) College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94243&mlon=80.73260#map=17/7.94243/80.73260) 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 Sigiriya Places mapped inside Sigiriya in open map data, by type. - ATMs3 - Hotels66 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants28 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 - Athuparayaya - 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 - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Walgamwewa - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Sigiriya?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sigiriya?Egodawewa, Mailattawa, Palutawa, Pidurangala and Thalkote - How many villages are in Sigiriya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sigiriya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Sigiriya?Sigiri Rock (262 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sigiriya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Sigiriya?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sigiriya?BOC, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sigiriya?HNB, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sigiriya?Lanka IOC, about 6.6 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Sigiriya?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Sigiriya?LK2206065 (OCHA common operational dataset)