# Poonapitiya GN division, Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/poonapitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Poonapitiya Poonapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **8.59 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.6km² - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Poonapitiya? Poonapitiya 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 3 other GN divisions: [Andimunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/andimunai/), [Kattakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kattakaduwa/) and [Sinnapaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/sinnapaduwa/). By area it is the 1488th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Poonapitiya is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7965° N, 79.7862° E. Local names: පුනපිටිය . 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 Poonapitiya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Poonapitiya. - Periya Ottapanai - Sinna Ottapanai 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 Poonapitiya Named natural and historic features inside Poonapitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Maduramadu Wewa ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Bambiwatan 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 Poonapitiya 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 Poonapitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank BOC · Udappuwa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74811&mlon=79.79014#map=17/7.74811/79.79014) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kudirippuwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80553&mlon=79.82526#map=17/7.80553/79.82526) Hotel Nayans Paradise Guest House · Palliwasalpaduwa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86090&mlon=79.76432#map=17/7.86090/79.76432) Mall Yellya · Pitipana South 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57658&mlon=79.79501#map=17/7.57658/79.79501) School Pu/Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Karathanvilluwa 4.6 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 4.5 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. ## Other GN divisions in Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Poonapitiya?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poonapitiya?Andimunai, Kattakaduwa and Sinnapaduwa - How many villages are in Poonapitiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Poonapitiya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Poonapitiya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Poonapitiya?Divisional Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poonapitiya?BOC, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poonapitiya?HNB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poonapitiya?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poonapitiya?LK6218120 (OCHA common operational dataset)