# Warapitiya GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/warapitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division # Warapitiya Warapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.88 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.9km² - 376 mtypical elevation ## Where is Warapitiya? Warapitiya lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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: [Bandarapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/bandarapola/), [Dumbukola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/dumbukola/), [Eriyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/eriyagolla/), [Katudeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/katudeniya/), [Udathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/udathenna/) and [Wariyapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/wariyapola/). By area it is the 10675th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Warapitiya is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4383° N, 80.6469° E. Local names: වරාපිටිය . 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 Warapitiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Warapitiya. - Athirahapitiya 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 Warapitiya Named natural and historic features inside Warapitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Udatenna 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 Warapitiya 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 Warapitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Matale · Diyabubula 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46109&mlon=80.62471#map=17/7.46109/80.62471) Bank Bank of ceylon · Ukuwela 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42261&mlon=80.63193#map=17/7.42261/80.63193) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel Strathisla tea estate bungalow · Alwatta 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44397&mlon=80.66102#map=17/7.44397/80.66102) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya · Gongawela 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46438&mlon=80.62705#map=17/7.46438/80.62705) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Matale Police Station · Diyabubula 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46263&mlon=80.62621#map=17/7.46263/80.62621) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Rattota DS Division - Alakolamada - Alwatta - Bambarakiriella - Bandarapola - Bodhikotuwa - Bogambara - Dambagolla - Dankanda - Dombagoda - Epitamulla - Galekoluwa - Gansarapola - Godapola - Hangarankanda - Horagolla - Ihala Owala - Ikirigolla - Kaikawala - Kaineka - Kandenuwara East - Kandenuwara West - Kirimetiya - Koswana North - Koswana South - Kuruwawa - Lonvil - Madakumbura - Maradurawala - Maussagolla - Meda Weragama - Medawatta - Muwandeniya - Neluwakanda - Nikawella - Pahala Hapuvida - Pahala Owala - Palle Weragama - Pallegama - Palleyaya - Pitakanda - Polwattakanda - Punchiseluwakanda - Rattota - Thambalagala - Uda Hapuvida - Uda Weragama - Udagama - Ulpothapitiya - Viharagama - Wanaraniya - Welangahawatta - Weralugasthenna - Wetasyaya ## Quick answers - Where is Warapitiya?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Warapitiya?Bandarapola, Dumbukola, Eriyagolla, Katudeniya, Udathenna and Wariyapola - How many villages are in Warapitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Warapitiya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Warapitiya?District General Hospital Matale, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Warapitiya?Bank of ceylon, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Warapitiya?NSB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Warapitiya?Lanka IOC, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Warapitiya?LK2230250 (OCHA common operational dataset)