# Adippala GN division, Arachchikattuwa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Arachchikattuwa DS Division 

# Adippala

Adippala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.69 km²**.

- 2.7km²

## Where is Adippala?

Adippala lies in [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Ambakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/ambakele/), [Andanan Kattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/andanan-kattuwa/), [Bandarahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/bandarahena/), [Kumarakattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/kumarakattuwa/) and [Welipelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/welipelessa/). By area it is the 5478th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/). The centre of Adippala is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6758° N, 79.8773° E. Local names: අඩිප්පල .

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 Adippala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 

Feb 26 47 

Mar 28 76 

Apr 29 145 

May 28 110 

Jun 28 44 

Jul 27 34 

Aug 27 51 

Sep 27 87 

Oct 27 227 

Nov 26 247 

Dec 26 171 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Adippala

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Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Murukandiya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59804&mlon=79.93575#map=17/7.59804/79.93575) 

Petrol pump CEYPETCO Filling Station, Arachchikattuwa. · Arachchikattuwa West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66716&mlon=79.83545#map=17/7.66716/79.83545) 

Hotel Coco Village Hotel · Dematapitiya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63423&mlon=79.87532#map=17/7.63423/79.87532) 

Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) 

School Pubudu Pre School - Arachchikattuwa · Arachchikattuwa West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66340&mlon=79.83687#map=17/7.66340/79.83687) 

College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) 

Police station Police Station Arachchikattuwa · Rajakadaluwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66165&mlon=79.83737#map=17/7.66165/79.83737) 

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 Arachchikattuwa DS Division

- Ambakele
- Anavilundawa
- Andanan Kattuwa
- Arachchikattuwa East
- Arachchikattuwa West
- Bandarahena
- Bangadeniya
- Battaluoya
- Buruthakele
- Dematapitiya
- Diganwewa
- Elivitiya
- Ihala Attanganaya
- Ilakkattuwa
- Karukkuliya
- Karukupane
- Kottapitiya
- Kumarakattuwa
- Kusala
- Mahamaeliya
- Mukkandaluwa
- Nalladarankattuwa
- Pahala Attanganaya
- Pankulawa
- Rajakadaluwa
- Sengaloya
- Suruvila
- Wairankattuwa
- Weerakumandaluwa
- Welipelessa
- Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda
- Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda

## Quick answers

- Where is Adippala?In Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Adippala?Ambakele, Andanan Kattuwa, Bandarahena, Kumarakattuwa and Welipelessa
- What is the best time to visit Adippala?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Adippala?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Adippala?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Adippala?CEYPETCO Filling Station, Arachchikattuwa., about 4.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Adippala?LK6230105 (OCHA common operational dataset)