# Dematagahapelessa GN division, Maspotha DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/dematagahapelessa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maspotha DS Division # Dematagahapelessa Dematagahapelessa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maspotha DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **0.57 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 1mapped services - 113 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dematagahapelessa? Dematagahapelessa lies in [Maspotha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Alakoladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kurunegala/alakoladeniya/), [Aswedduma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/aswedduma/), [Heraliyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kurunegala/heraliyawala/), [Thiththawella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/thiththawella/) and [Udabadalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/udabadalawa/). By area it is the 12104th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Maspotha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maspotha/). The centre of Dematagahapelessa is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4973° N, 80.3280° E. Local names: දෙමටගහපැලැස්ස . 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 Dematagahapelessa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dematagahapelessa. - Dematagahapelessa - Sendiriyapitiya 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). ## Weather in Dematagahapelessa 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 Dematagahapelessa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital GlobalMed Channel Centre · Maveedalupotha 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50222&mlon=80.34586#map=17/7.50222/80.34586) Bank SDB Bank - North Western Regional Office · Piduruwella 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47664&mlon=80.30621#map=17/7.47664/80.30621) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Malkaduwawa Filling Station · Bamunawala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47393&mlon=80.32786#map=17/7.47393/80.32786) Hotel Premium Cottages B&B · Kavdawatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49264&mlon=80.34357#map=17/7.49264/80.34357) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School Aswedduma Primary School · Dematagahapelessa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49903&mlon=80.33218#map=17/7.49903/80.33218) College OUSL Kurunegala Regional Center · Malkaduwawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47762&mlon=80.34108#map=17/7.47762/80.34108) Police station SSP Office · Kurunegala Town - West 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47516&mlon=80.35442#map=17/7.47516/80.35442) 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 Dematagahapelessa Places mapped inside Dematagahapelessa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Maspotha DS Division - Aswedduma - Dahigamuwa - Demalussa - Galagedara - Gane Kolaniya - Gonagama - Gurulepola - Hanwella - Hettigedara - Kalahogedara - Kavdawatta - Kidapola - Kudagalgamuwa - Mapegamuwa - Maragama - Maspotha - Maveedalupotha - Minhettiya - Oggamuwa - Pellandeniya - Pimburuwellegama - Rathkarawwa - Rekawa - Siyambalangamuwa - Thisnampola - Thiththawella - Udabadalawa - Udadigana - Wawagedara - Wegolla - Wilgamdematawa - Yanthampalawa ## Quick answers - Where is Dematagahapelessa?In Maspotha DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dematagahapelessa?Alakoladeniya, Aswedduma, Heraliyawala, Thiththawella and Udabadalawa - How many villages are in Dematagahapelessa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dematagahapelessa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dematagahapelessa?GlobalMed Channel Centre, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dematagahapelessa?SDB Bank - North Western Regional Office, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dematagahapelessa?PET, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dematagahapelessa?Malkaduwawa Filling Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dematagahapelessa?LK6151165 (OCHA common operational dataset)