# Ilippadeniya GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ilippadeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Ilippadeniya Ilippadeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.40 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ilippadeniya? Ilippadeniya lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Ihala Olidaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ihala-olidaluwa/), [Karavita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavita/), [Mungandaluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/mungandaluwa-west/), [Munneshwarama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/munneshwarama/), [Sawarana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/sawarana/) and [Thittakade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thittakade/). By area it is the 6025th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Ilippadeniya is about 70 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5675° N, 79.8283° E. Local names: ඉලිප්පදෙනිය . 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 Ilippadeniya Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Ilippadeniya. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 14 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Brahmanadaluwa - Ilippadeniya - Madawawela - Palakulama - Panankudawa - Sedarawela 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 Ilippadeniya Named natural and historic features inside Ilippadeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Dorakadawela 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 Ilippadeniya 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 Ilippadeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) Bank HNB · Pitipana North 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57198&mlon=79.79787#map=17/7.57198/79.79787) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Inigodawela 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55156&mlon=79.80941#map=17/7.55156/79.80941) Hotel Ledy Rose Hotel · Maikkulama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56613&mlon=79.80122#map=17/7.56613/79.80122) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Ananda National School - Chilaw · Pitipana East 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57155&mlon=79.80010#map=17/7.57155/79.80010) College IDM Chilaw College · Ichchampitiya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57765&mlon=79.80285#map=17/7.57765/79.80285) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 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 Chilaw DS Division - Aluthwatta - Aluthwatta - Ambakandavila - Dambakele - Deduruoya - Egodawatta - Ichchampitiya - Ihala Olidaluwa - Inigodawela - Kakkapalliya - Kanattawa - Karavita - Karavitagara East - Karavitagara West - Kokkavila - Kurusapaduwa - Maha Vilattawa - Maikkulama - Manuwangama East - Manuwangama West - Maradankulama - Melpura - Merawala - Mugunuwatawana - Mungandaluwa East - Mungandaluwa West - Munneshwarama - Nariyagama North - Nariyagama South - Olidaluwa - Parappanmulla - Pitipana East - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Ilippadeniya?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ilippadeniya?Ihala Olidaluwa, Karavita, Mungandaluwa West, Munneshwarama, Sawarana and Thittakade - How many villages are in Ilippadeniya?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ilippadeniya?Settlements lie between 8 m and 14 m - What is the best time to visit Ilippadeniya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ilippadeniya?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ilippadeniya?HNB, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ilippadeniya?Kandawala, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ilippadeniya?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ilippadeniya?LK6233170 (OCHA common operational dataset)