# Lihinipitiya GN division, Naula DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/lihinipitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Naula DS Division # Lihinipitiya Lihinipitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **7.47 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.5km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Lihinipitiya? Lihinipitiya lies in [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Andawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/andawala/), [Ganimayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/ganimayaya/), [Hapugasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/hapugasyaya/), [Kumbaloluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/kumbaloluwa/), [Madawala Ulpatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/madawala-ulpatha/), [Meegolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/meegolla/), [Pilihudugolla Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/pilihudugolla-pahalagama/), [Rajjammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/rajjammana/) and [Senagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/senagama/). By area it is the 1758th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/). The centre of Lihinipitiya is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6388° N, 80.6664° E. Local names: ලිහිණිපිටිය . 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 Lihinipitiya Named natural and historic features inside Lihinipitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Ambawagama · 411 m ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Linipitiya - Lynapitiya 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 Lihinipitiya 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 Lihinipitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) Bank People's Bank · Madawala Ulpatha 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61015&mlon=80.63644#map=17/7.61015/80.63644) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koholanwala 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62721&mlon=80.63647#map=17/7.62721/80.63647) Hotel Countryside Hotel · Ududeniya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65407&mlon=80.63618#map=17/7.65407/80.63618) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Andawala maha vidyalaya · Lihinipitiya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61593&mlon=80.67101#map=17/7.61593/80.67101) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69262&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.69262/80.65016) 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 Lihinipitiya Places mapped inside Lihinipitiya 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 Naula DS Division - Alugolla - Ambana - Andawala - Arangala - Bambaragahawatta - Bibila - Bobella - Bowathenna Watta - Dambagolla - Diyankaduwa - Dodamattawela - Elagamuwa - Elhena - Galboda - Galporugolla - Ganimayaya - Habaragahamada - Haduwa - Haduwela - Hapugasyaya - Helambagahawatta - Kadawatha - Kambarawa - Karavilahena - Kongahawela - Koombiyangahaela - Mailpitiya - Maragamuwa - Medapihilla - Meegaha Ela - Meegolla - Millagahamula Thenna - Moragahamada - Moragolla - Murutholuwa - Nalanda - Naula - Nikula - Opalgala - Penalaboda - Pilihudugolla Ihalagama - Pilihudugolla Pahalagama - Pubbiliya - Rajawela - Senagama - Serudandapola - Thalagoda - Ududeniya - Ussattawa - Wambatuyaya - Wewattawa ## Quick answers - Where is Lihinipitiya?In Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Lihinipitiya?Andawala, Ganimayaya, Hapugasyaya, Kumbaloluwa, Madawala Ulpatha, Meegolla, Pilihudugolla Pahalagama, Rajjammana and Senagama - What is the highest point in Lihinipitiya?Ambawagama (411 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lihinipitiya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Lihinipitiya?Nalanda Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lihinipitiya?People's Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lihinipitiya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lihinipitiya?Ceypetco, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lihinipitiya?LK2209225 (OCHA common operational dataset)