# Dippitiya GN division, Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/dippitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Aranayake DS Division # Dippitiya Dippitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **1.29 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.3km² - 12mapped services - 244 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dippitiya? Dippitiya lies in [Aranayake DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/), [Kegalle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/), [Sabaragamuwa Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Gevilipitiya Gama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/gevilipitiya-gama/), [Gevilipitiya Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/gevilipitiya-town/), [Habalakkawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/habalakkawa/), [Keerapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/keerapana/), [Pehinipeddara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/pehinipeddara/), [Vilpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/vilpola/) and [Weragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/mawanella/weragoda/). By area it is the 9052nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Aranayake DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/). The centre of Dippitiya is about 73 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1810° N, 80.4645° E. Local names: දිප්පිටිය . 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 Dippitiya Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Dippitiya. Settlements here lie between about 227 m and 246 m above sea level (median 244 m). - Ambakumbura - Aranayake - Tawalangoda - Tembarawa - Wilpola Junction 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). ## Weather in Dippitiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kegalle District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dippitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aranayake Hospital · Dippitiya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17736&mlon=80.45872#map=17/7.17736/80.45872) Bank Peoples bank · Dippitiya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17447&mlon=80.45843#map=17/7.17447/80.45843) ATM ATM · Rankothdiwala 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25385&mlon=80.44772#map=17/7.25385/80.44772) Petrol pump Babasena filling station · Vilpola 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16995&mlon=80.45879#map=17/7.16995/80.45879) Hotel Grand Lakmina Hotel · Gevilipitiya Town 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18313&mlon=80.45422#map=17/7.18313/80.45422) Mall Hotline Trade Centre · Dippitiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17570&mlon=80.45827#map=17/7.17570/80.45827) School Rajagiri Primary School · Dippitiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17771&mlon=80.45757#map=17/7.17771/80.45757) College City College - Mawanella · Mawanella 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24667&mlon=80.44250#map=17/7.24667/80.44250) Police station Aranayake Police Station · Gevilipitiya Town 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18654&mlon=80.45519#map=17/7.18654/80.45519) 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 Dippitiya Places mapped inside Dippitiya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks2 - Shopping malls2 - Schools5 - Pharmacies1 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 Aranayake DS Division - Ambalakanda - Arama - Aranayaka - Asmadala - Attapitiya - Dampelgoda - Debathgama Pallebage - Debathgama Udabage - Deewela Udagama - Deiyanwala - Devanagala - Duldeniya - Elangipitiya - Epalawa Watta - Gal Athara - Galbokka - Gammannagoda - Ganthuna Medagama - Ganthuna Udagama - Getaberi Kanda - Gevilipitiya Gama - Gevilipitiya Town - Godigamuwa - Habalakkawa - Hakurugammana - Hathgampala - Jambugasmada - Kalugala - Kandamulla - Kande Watta - Kariyagama - Katugaha - Keerapana - Kehelwatta - Kumarapura - Lambutuwa - Moragammana - Narangala - Narangammana - Nikapitiya - Pannala - Pehinipeddara - Podape - Rahala - Randiligama - Ruwandeniya - Selawa East - Selawa West - Thalgamuwa - Thalgaspitiya - Thalgaspitiya Muslimgama - Thelleka - Udagama - Uduwewela - Ussapitiya - Vilpola - Waharakgoda - Wakirigala - Wattegedara - Yodhagama ## Quick answers - Where is Dippitiya?In Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dippitiya?Gevilipitiya Gama, Gevilipitiya Town, Habalakkawa, Keerapana, Pehinipeddara, Vilpola and Weragoda - How many villages are in Dippitiya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dippitiya?Settlements lie between 227 m and 246 m - What is the best time to visit Dippitiya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dippitiya?Aranayake Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dippitiya?Peoples bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dippitiya?ATM, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dippitiya?Babasena filling station, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Dippitiya?2 mapped - How many banks are in Dippitiya?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Dippitiya?LK9209155 (OCHA common operational dataset)