# Doranepola GN division, Rideegama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/doranepola/ Grama Niladhari division · Rideegama DS Division # Doranepola Doranepola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.68 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.7km² - 310 mtypical elevation ## Where is Doranepola? Doranepola lies in [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Buluwalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/buluwalakanda/), [Gabadagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/gabadagama/), [Gonamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/gonamada/), [Hunupolagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/hunupolagedara/), [Kandepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kandepola/), [Kavisigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kavisigamuwa/) and [Kosgollepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kosgollepola/). By area it is the 7795th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/). The centre of Doranepola is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5018° N, 80.4767° E. Local names: දොරණෑපොල . 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 Doranepola Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Doranepola. Settlements here lie between about 131 m and 465 m above sea level (median 310 m). - Doranepola - Kandepola - Moratihe Gabadagama - Udagama 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 Doranepola Named natural and historic features inside Doranepola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Doranepola Tank 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 Doranepola and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 219 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 61 Feb 25 55 Mar 27 94 Apr 27 182 May 26 162 Jun 26 93 Jul 25 65 Aug 25 76 Sep 25 118 Oct 25 258 Nov 25 270 Dec 24 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Doranepola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rideegama Divisional Hospital · Wewegedara 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54818&mlon=80.49143#map=17/7.54818/80.49143) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Wewegedara 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54782&mlon=80.48976#map=17/7.54782/80.48976) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Galapitamulla 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49335&mlon=80.42936#map=17/7.49335/80.42936) Hotel Ridee Vihara Pilgrim Rest · Warakawehera 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53656&mlon=80.48866#map=17/7.53656/80.48866) Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) School Sri Gamini Central College · Kavisigamuwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51549&mlon=80.47063#map=17/7.51549/80.47063) College Gem and Jewellery Research and Training Institute · Malbe 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46638&mlon=80.51778#map=17/7.46638/80.51778) Police station Rideegama Police Station · Wewegedara 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54808&mlon=80.49244#map=17/7.54808/80.49244) 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 Rideegama DS Division - Adapola - Akkara Panaha - Alakolamada - Ambakote - Balagala - Balawattala - Bambaragahakanda - Bogamuwa - Buluwala - Buluwalakanda - Dedurunadeegama - Delvita - Diniminiyathenna - Dodamgasalanada - Dodangahakotuwa - Dunumawa - Erepolakanda - Eriyagolla - Gabadagama - Galbindinaela - Gallawa - Ganegoda - Ginihiriya - Gonadeniya - Gonamada - Gonigoda - Gopallawa - Goraka Ela - Gurumada - Hadiramulla - Haliyamulla - Hewenpola - Hunugalkadulla - Hunupolagedara - Ihala Udattapola - Ikiriwatta - Jakaduwa - Jankure - Kahahena - Kalugahathenna - Kanadeniyawala - Kandegedara - Kandepola - Kandupalatha - Kanugolla - Karandagolla - Katiyawa - Kavisigamuwa - Kelemulla - Kiribathgalla - Kithulgolla - Kithulwala - Kongoda - Korossa - Kosgolla - Kosgollepola - Koswatta - Kothalawalagama - Kotuhena - Kurukeppitiya - Kuthurumahana - Lihiniwehera - Madithiyawa - Mahawela - Malbe - Maspotha - Medagama - Medakanda - Meeliyadda - Meepitiya - Metiyampotha - Minirangama - Mirissala - Morathiha - Nahalla - Nelaulla - Nithulpitiya - Niyangama - Nuwarayaya - Ogodapola - Olagama - Paliella - Pallehorombuwa - Pallekanda - Palleyaya - Panagamuwa - Paragaswewa - Paragoda - Pihimbuwa - Pitiyegedara - Polwatta - Pusselikanda - Pussella - Rambadagalla - Rambukandana - Ranthetikanda - Rathvita - Reddagoda - Rideegama - Siyambalangamuwa - Thalgaspitiya - Thelambugalla - Udahena - Udahorombuwa - Udakendawala - Udattapola Pahala - Wanduressa - Warakawehera - Wegama - Welagedara - Welikanda - Wewegedara ## Quick answers - Where is Doranepola?In Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Doranepola?Buluwalakanda, Gabadagama, Gonamada, Hunupolagedara, Kandepola, Kavisigamuwa and Kosgollepola - How many villages are in Doranepola?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Doranepola?Settlements lie between 131 m and 465 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Doranepola?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Doranepola?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Doranepola?Rideegama Divisional Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Doranepola?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Doranepola?People's Bank ATM, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Doranepola?Lanka filling station, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Doranepola?LK6163240 (OCHA common operational dataset)