# Kudirippuwa GN division, Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kudirippuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Kudirippuwa Kudirippuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.23 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.2km² - 1mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kudirippuwa? Kudirippuwa lies in [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Karathanvilluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/karathanvilluwa/), [Mangalaeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/mangalaeliya/), [Mundalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/mundalama/) and [Pulichchakulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/pulichchakulama/). By area it is the 3550th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Kudirippuwa is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8015° N, 79.8219° E. Local names: කුඩිරිප්පුව . 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 Kudirippuwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kudirippuwa. - Mundalama - Mundel 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 Kudirippuwa Named natural and historic features inside Kudirippuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Mundalama Wewa 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 Kudirippuwa 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 Kudirippuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank BOC · Udappuwa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74811&mlon=79.79014#map=17/7.74811/79.79014) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kudirippuwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80553&mlon=79.82526#map=17/7.80553/79.82526) Hotel Captain's Lake Safari Lodge · Nawadankulama 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84920&mlon=79.85761#map=17/7.84920/79.85761) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School Pu/Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Karathanvilluwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79124&mlon=79.82726#map=17/7.79124/79.82726) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station Mundalama · Mundalama 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80780&mlon=79.82559#map=17/7.80780/79.82559) 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 Kudirippuwa Places mapped inside Kudirippuwa in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Kudirippuwa?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kudirippuwa?Karathanvilluwa, Mangalaeliya, Mundalama and Pulichchakulama - How many villages are in Kudirippuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kudirippuwa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kudirippuwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kudirippuwa?Divisional Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kudirippuwa?BOC, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kudirippuwa?HNB, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kudirippuwa?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Kudirippuwa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kudirippuwa?LK6218105 (OCHA common operational dataset)