# Puwakpitiya GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/puwakpitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Puwakpitiya

Puwakpitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.67 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.7km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Puwakpitiya?

Puwakpitiya lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Dambawatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dambawatawana/), [Damunumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/damunumulla/), [Galapamula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/galapamula/), [Galewela Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/galewela-town/), [Nabadagahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/nabadagahawatta/) and [Walaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/walaswewa/). By area it is the 7823rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Puwakpitiya is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7707° N, 80.5759° E. Local names: පුවක්පිටිය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Puwakpitiya 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 Puwakpitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) 

Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75920&mlon=80.57098#map=17/7.75920/80.57098) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Sanjeewa Hotel and Restaurant · Galewela Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76252&mlon=80.57069#map=17/7.76252/80.57069) 

Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) 

School CP/GL/AL Furkhan M.M.V · Nabadagahawatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76764&mlon=80.58143#map=17/7.76764/80.58143) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station - Galewela · Galewela Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76325&mlon=80.57419#map=17/7.76325/80.57419) 

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 Puwakpitiya

Places mapped inside Puwakpitiya in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1

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 Galewela DS Division

- Aluthwewa
- Bambaragaswewa
- Beligamuwa
- Beliyakanda
- Bulanawewa
- Dambagolla
- Dambawatawana
- Damunumulla
- Dandubendiruppa
- Danduyaya
- Dembawa
- Dewahoowa Colony 1
- Dewahoowa Colony 2
- Divulgaskotuwa
- Elamalpotha
- Galapamula
- Galewela Town
- Galgodayaya
- Hathadukkuwa
- Hewanwela
- Hombawa
- Ibbankatuwa
- Ihala Bambawa
- Kendangamuwa
- Kosgahahinna
- Kospotha
- Kumbukgolla
- Lenawala
- Madipola
- Makulugaswewa
- Medabedda North
- Medabedda South
- Meewalapathaha
- Moragolla
- Nabadagahawatta
- Nilagama
- Pahala Bambawa
- Pahala Diggala
- Pahala Wewa
- Palapathwala
- Palu Hombawa
- Pathkolagolla
- Pattiwela
- Pibidunugama
- Pihilyaya
- Ralalerotawewa
- Ranwediyawa
- Silwathgama
- Siyambalagahawela
- Thalakiriyagama
- Thennakonpura
- Wahakotte
- Walaswewa
- Wegodapola
- Weragalawatta
- Wetakoluwewa
- Yatigalpotta
- Yatiwehera

## Quick answers

- Where is Puwakpitiya?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Puwakpitiya?Dambawatawana, Damunumulla, Galapamula, Galewela Town, Nabadagahawatta and Walaswewa
- What is the best time to visit Puwakpitiya?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Puwakpitiya?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Puwakpitiya?NSB Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Puwakpitiya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puwakpitiya?IOC lanka, about 1.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Puwakpitiya?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Puwakpitiya?LK2203110 (OCHA common operational dataset)