# Borapola GN division, Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/borapola/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahaoya DS Division # Borapola Borapola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **15.6 km²**. - 15.6km² ## Where is Borapola? Borapola lies in [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Aranthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/aranthalawa/), [Kelavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/kelavinna/), [Pollebedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/pollebedda/) and [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/samagipura/). By area it is the 676th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/). The centre of Borapola is about 182 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5134° N, 81.3955° E. Local names: බොරපොල . 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 Borapola Named natural and historic features inside Borapola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Akulobekandiya Wewa - Borapola Oya - Borapola Wewa 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 Borapola and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Borapola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maha Oya Base Hospital · Mahaoya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53095&mlon=81.35558#map=17/7.53095/81.35558) Bank Samurthi Bank Koppavelli · Koppavely 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60407&mlon=81.48809#map=17/7.60407/81.48809) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump LANKA IOC · Padiyathalawa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41029&mlon=81.24378#map=17/7.41029/81.24378) Hotel Lake View Unnichchai · Unnichchai 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61964&mlon=81.54787#map=17/7.61964/81.54787) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Niloya Vidyalaya · Kelavinna 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50863&mlon=81.37753#map=17/7.50863/81.37753) College Kandegama Sagaramathie Piriwena · Kandegama 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68136&mlon=81.21709#map=17/7.68136/81.21709) Police station Mahaoya Police Station · Mahaoya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53107&mlon=81.35640#map=17/7.53107/81.35640) 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 Mahaoya DS Division - Aranthalawa - Bedirekka - Bogamuyaya - Dambadeniya - Iddapola - Kekirihena - Kelavinna - Kudaharasgala - Lahugala - Mahaoya - Pollebedda - Poolawala - Samagipura - Tempitiya - Thepelpola - Unuwathura Bubula ## Quick answers - Where is Borapola?In Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Borapola?Aranthalawa, Kelavinna, Pollebedda and Samagipura - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Borapola?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Borapola?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Borapola?Maha Oya Base Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Borapola?Samurthi Bank Koppavelli, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Borapola?Peoples Bank ATM, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Borapola?LANKA IOC, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Borapola?LK5209050 (OCHA common operational dataset)