# Kapuhempala GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kapuhempala/ Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division # Kapuhempala Kapuhempala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.05 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 1mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kapuhempala? Kapuhempala lies in [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ambagahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/ambagahawatta/), [Badungoda Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/badungoda-colony/), [Kerenvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kerenvila/), [Kirindagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/kirindagoda/), [Paliwathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/paliwathugoda/) and [Welipatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/welipatha/). By area it is the 9961st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Kapuhempala is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0675° N, 80.2420° E. Local names: කපුහෙම්පල . 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 Kapuhempala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kapuhempala. - Badungoda - Obadagoda 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 Kapuhempala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kapuhempala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital sin dinero · Ambagahawatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07325&mlon=80.23992#map=17/6.07325/80.23992) Bank Sahana Development Bank · Karapitiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06873&mlon=80.22937#map=17/6.06873/80.22937) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Thalagaha Fuel Station · Akmeemana 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07824&mlon=80.24877#map=17/6.07824/80.24877) Hotel The Country House Galle · Welipatha 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06894&mlon=80.23348#map=17/6.06894/80.23348) Mall Antic Gem & Jewellery store · Makuluwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04311&mlon=80.23360#map=17/6.04311/80.23360) School Kapuhempola Nandhimithra Vidyalaya · Kapuhempala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06370&mlon=80.24309#map=17/6.06370/80.24309) College The open University of Sri lanka · Thotagoda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07130&mlon=80.23528#map=17/6.07130/80.23528) Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06710&mlon=80.22512#map=17/6.06710/80.22512) 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 Kapuhempala Places mapped inside Kapuhempala in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Bope-Poddala DS Division - Abeysundarawatta - Addaragoda - Ambagahawatta - Bangalawatta - Baswatta - Beraliyadola - Bokaramullagoda - Galketiya - Godakanda - Hapugala - Hirimburagama - Holuwagoda - Kahadoowawatta - Kalegana North - Kalegana South - Karapitiya - Kerenvila - Kithulampitiya - Kurunda - Kurunda Kanda - Labudoowa - Magadeniya - Mampitiya - Meepawala - Mulana East - Mulana West - Narawala - Navinna - Niladeniya - Opatha - Paliwathugoda - Pannamaga - Panvila - Pelawatta - Penideniya - Poddala - Silvagewatta - Thotagoda - Thunhiripana - Uluvitike - Wakwella - Walawatta - Watareka East ## Quick answers - Where is Kapuhempala?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kapuhempala?Ambagahawatta, Badungoda Colony, Kerenvila, Kirindagoda, Paliwathugoda and Welipatha - How many villages are in Kapuhempala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kapuhempala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kapuhempala?sin dinero, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kapuhempala?Sahana Development Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kapuhempala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kapuhempala?Thalagaha Fuel Station, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kapuhempala?LK3142210 (OCHA common operational dataset)