# Mathalapitiya GN division, Yatawatta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mathalapitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division # Mathalapitiya Mathalapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.19 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Mathalapitiya? Mathalapitiya 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 5 other GN divisions: [Kahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kahahena/), [Madadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/madadeniya/), [Mathalapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mathalapitiya-south/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/polwatta/) and [Unaweruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/unaweruwa/). By area it is the 9458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Mathalapitiya is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5247° N, 80.5725° E. Local names: මාතලාපිටිය . 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 Mathalapitiya Named natural and historic features inside Mathalapitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Dahaiyagala · 575 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 Mathalapitiya 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 Mathalapitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර · Palapathwala 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52996&mlon=80.62607#map=17/7.52996/80.62607) Bank Regional Rural Bank · Muruthawatta 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56119&mlon=80.60889#map=17/7.56119/80.60889) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station · Palapathwala 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53478&mlon=80.62725#map=17/7.53478/80.62725) Hotel Silver Hill Ecovillage · Mathalapitiya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52390&mlon=80.56616#map=17/7.52390/80.56616) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Buddhagosha Maha Vidyalaya · Palapathwala 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53306&mlon=80.62479#map=17/7.53306/80.62479) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station n · Gongawela 8.3 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mathalapitiya Places mapped inside Mathalapitiya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 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 - Ethipola West - Galagama - Galaliyadda - Gammulla - Idangama - Kavudupelella - LK2215285 - Lakshahena - Madadeniya - Mahawela - Mahawela West - Maligathenna - 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 Mathalapitiya?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mathalapitiya?Kahahena, Madadeniya, Mathalapitiya South, Polwatta and Unaweruwa - What is the highest point in Mathalapitiya?Dahaiyagala (575 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mathalapitiya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mathalapitiya?auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mathalapitiya?Regional Rural Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mathalapitiya?People's Bank ATM, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mathalapitiya?Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mathalapitiya?LK2215225 (OCHA common operational dataset)