# Urapotta GN division, Bingiriya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/urapotta/ Grama Niladhari division · Bingiriya DS Division # Urapotta Urapotta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **6.93 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.9km² - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Urapotta? Urapotta lies in [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bingiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bingiriya/), [Brahmanayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/brahmanayagama/), [Koshenagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/koshenagara/), [Mookalanhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/mookalanhena/), [Pahala Galwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-galwewa/) and [Thammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/thammana/). By area it is the 1952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/). The centre of Urapotta is about 77 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6242° N, 79.9307° E. Local names: ඌරාපොත්ත . 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 Urapotta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Urapotta. - Morawila 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 Urapotta Named natural and historic features inside Urapotta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Dangaha Wewa - Egodawatta Wewa - Urapotta Wewa ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Andaragaspitiya - Deduru Oya 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 Urapotta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Urapotta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Murukandiya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59804&mlon=79.93575#map=17/7.59804/79.93575) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Mookalanhena 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59800&mlon=79.94021#map=17/7.59800/79.94021) Hotel Hotel Rajiu Palace · Bingiriya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60774&mlon=79.91732#map=17/7.60774/79.91732) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Sri Saranankara National College Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59904&mlon=79.93834#map=17/7.59904/79.93834) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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 Bingiriya DS Division - Aluthgama - Bakmeeruppa - Bandarigalgoda - Bingiriya - Bowatta - Brahmanayagama - Getulawa - Hamannapahuwa - Heenpannawa - Hendiyapola - Hiruwalpola - Horagasagara - Ihala Galwewa - Ihala Kadigamuwa - Ihala Kalugama - Ihala Konkandawala - Ihala Koswatta - Kaduruwewa - Karandanayagama - Kelegedara - Kiniyama East - Kiniyama West - Konkadawala - Kosagama - Koshenagara - Kudakalawa - Kurundupotha - Madulupitiya - Manelembuwa - Maunawa - Meladeniya - Molaeliya - Mookalanhena - Murukandiya - Nithalawa - Padiwela - Pahala Galwewa - Pahala Kadigamuwa - Pahala Kiniyama - Pahala Koswatta - Pahala Mandakondana - Pahala Thalampola - Panawewa - Puwakgahakadawala - Tharana - Thorabichchiya - Udawela - Vilattawa Palatha - Wanduressa - Weerapokuna - Wellarawa ## Quick answers - Where is Urapotta?In Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Urapotta?Bingiriya, Brahmanayagama, Koshenagara, Mookalanhena, Pahala Galwewa and Thammana - How many villages are in Urapotta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Urapotta?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Urapotta?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Urapotta?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Urapotta?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urapotta?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Urapotta?LK6142075 (OCHA common operational dataset)