# Somils GN division, Elahera DS Division, Polonnaruwa District

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Grama Niladhari division · Elahera DS Division 

# Somils

Somils is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elahera DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **2.75 km²**.

- 2.8km²

## Where is Somils?

Somils lies in [Elahera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Gangeyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/gangeyaya/), [Kottapitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/kottapitiya-north/), [Kottapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/kottapitiya-south/) and [Segala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/segala/). By area it is the 5369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Elahera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/). The centre of Somils is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8108° N, 80.8392° E. Local names: සෝමිල්ස් .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Somils and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 152 

Feb 26 113 

Mar 27 86 

Apr 28 120 

May 29 106 

Jun 28 35 

Jul 28 37 

Aug 29 50 

Sep 29 80 

Oct 28 222 

Nov 26 331 

Dec 25 331 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Somils

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital · Bakamoona 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77513&mlon=80.81993#map=17/7.77513/80.81993) 

Bank BOC · Kimbissa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) 

ATM Commercial bank · Sigiriya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95153&mlon=80.75378#map=17/7.95153/80.75378) 

Petrol pump Ceypectco filling station · Lenadora North 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75871&mlon=80.66158#map=17/7.75871/80.66158) 

Hotel fresh air resort & restaurant · Damanayaya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78333&mlon=80.81670#map=17/7.78333/80.81670) 

Mall Polonnaruwa City Center · Polonnaruwa Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94036&mlon=81.00146#map=17/7.94036/81.00146) 

School Nikipitiya Primary School · Nikapitiya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81790&mlon=80.85861#map=17/7.81790/80.85861) 

College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) 

Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94243&mlon=80.73260#map=17/7.94243/80.73260) 

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 Elahera DS Division

- Atharagallewa
- Attanakadawala North
- Attanakadawala South
- Attanakadawala West
- Bakamoona
- Damanayaya
- Diyabeduma
- Elahera
- Gangeyaya
- Heeratiya
- Ihakuluwewa
- Ikiriwewa
- Kahatagahapitiya
- Katukeliyawa
- Kirioya
- Konduruwawa
- Kottapitiya North
- Kottapitiya South
- Kumaraella
- Madudamana
- Maluweyaya
- Nikapitiya
- Orubendi Siyambalawa
- Radavigeoya
- Sarubima
- Segala
- Sirikaduyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Somils?In Elahera DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Somils?Gangeyaya, Kottapitiya North, Kottapitiya South and Segala
- What is the best time to visit Somils?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Somils?Divisional Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Somils?BOC, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Somils?Commercial bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Somils?Ceypectco filling station, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Somils?LK7218080 (OCHA common operational dataset)