# Ethipola West GN division, Yatawatta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/ethipola-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division # Ethipola West Ethipola West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.17 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.2km² - 839 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ethipola West? Ethipola West lies in [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/), [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: [Asgiri Dorakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/asgiri-dorakumbura/), [Asgiri Dorakumbura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/asgiri-dorakumbura-east/), [Ethipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/ethipola/), [Goraka Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/goraka-ela/), [Kiribathgalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kiribathgalla/), [Makulemada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/makulemada/) and [Rathninda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/rathninda/). By area it is the 4684th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.7% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Ethipola West is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4977° N, 80.5773° E. Local names: ඇතිපොල බටහිර . 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 Ethipola West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ethipola West. - Dorakumbura - Etipola 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 Ethipola West Named natural and historic features inside Ethipola West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Ratninda - Ratninde 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 Ethipola West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 447 m higher 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 20 116 Feb 21 89 Mar 23 96 Apr 24 154 May 23 133 Jun 23 73 Jul 23 62 Aug 23 70 Sep 23 101 Oct 22 228 Nov 21 279 Dec 21 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ethipola West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Owilikanda Hospital · Panwatta 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46121&mlon=80.58734#map=17/7.46121/80.58734) Bank gramiya bank · Ovilikanda 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45494&mlon=80.58296#map=17/7.45494/80.58296) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Mandandawela 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47933&mlon=80.62303#map=17/7.47933/80.62303) Hotel Selegama Holiday Bungalow · Bambaragahakanda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47647&mlon=80.56130#map=17/7.47647/80.56130) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Owilikanda Maha Vidyalaya · Katuattamada 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45969&mlon=80.58874#map=17/7.45969/80.58874) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station n · Gongawela 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47004&mlon=80.62378#map=17/7.47004/80.62378) 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 Yatawatta DS Division - Alokagama - Aluthgama - Aluthgama North - Ambanpola - Asgiri Dorakumbura - Asgiri Dorakumbura East - Daluwela - Dangan Place - Deevilla - Deevilla North - Deevilla South - Delgolla - Dikkumbura - Dikkumbura West - Dullewa - Dullewa East - Ethipallawala - Ethipola - Galagama - Galaliyadda - Gammulla - Idangama - Kavudupelella - LK2215285 - Lakshahena - Madadeniya - Mahawela - Mahawela West - Maligathenna - Mathalapitiya - Mathalapitiya South - Mathale North - Mediyapola - Mottuwela - Muruthawatta - Nagolla - Nikagolla - Nikagolla North - Pamunuwa - Polwatta - Rathalawewa - Rathninda - Selagama - Selagama East - Thalgahagoda - Thembilideniya - Udagama - Udagama West - Udasgiriya - Unaweruwa - Urulewatta - Walawela - Walpola - Wattegedara - Yatawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Ethipola West?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ethipola West?Asgiri Dorakumbura, Asgiri Dorakumbura East, Ethipola, Goraka Ela, Kiribathgalla, Makulemada and Rathninda - How many villages are in Ethipola West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ethipola West?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ethipola West?Owilikanda Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ethipola West?gramiya bank, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ethipola West?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethipola West?Lanka IOC, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ethipola West?LK2215280 (OCHA common operational dataset)