# Elpitiya Central GN division, Elpitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/elpitiya-central/ Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division # Elpitiya Central Elpitiya Central is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.34 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.3km² - 2mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Elpitiya Central? Elpitiya Central lies in [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Batuwanhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/batuwanhena/), [Digala Nagahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/digala-nagahathenna/), [Elpitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/elpitiya-east/), [Elpitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/elpitiya-north/), [Elpitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/elpitiya-south/), [Goluwamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/goluwamulla/) and [Poojagallena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/poojagallena/). By area it is the 6144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Elpitiya Central is about 77 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3136° N, 80.1652° E. Local names: ඇල්පිටිය මධ්‍යම . 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 Elpitiya Central Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Elpitiya Central. - Katapola - Waturawalakanda - Welimanana 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 Elpitiya Central Named natural and historic features inside Elpitiya Central, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ruwangiri 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 Elpitiya Central 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 Elpitiya Central Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Elpitiya Base Hospital · Igala East 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29379&mlon=80.16403#map=17/6.29379/80.16403) Bank Peoples Bank · Igala East 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29282&mlon=80.16431#map=17/6.29282/80.16431) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Igala East 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28958&mlon=80.16161#map=17/6.28958/80.16161) Hotel The Mgs hotel · Igala East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28678&mlon=80.16299#map=17/6.28678/80.16299) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Ganegoda Maha Vidyalaya · Elpitiya Central 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31318&mlon=80.16321#map=17/6.31318/80.16321) College Aurvada School · Igala East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Sri Lanka Police College - Elpitiya · Elpitiya Central 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32023&mlon=80.16189#map=17/6.32023/80.16189) 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 Elpitiya Central Places mapped inside Elpitiya Central in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 Elpitiya DS Division - Ambana - Ambana North - Amugoda - Atakohota - Avittawa - Batuwanhena - Delpona - Digala Nagahathenna - Dikhena - Ella - Ella Thanabaddegama - Elpitiya East - Elpitiya North - Elpitiya South - Eramulla - Goluwamulla - Goluwamulla North - Goluwamulla West - Himbutugoda - Igala - Igala East - Igala Thalawa - Igala Thalawa East - Ihala Omatta - Indipalegoda - Kahadoowa - Kahadoowa South - Kellapatha - Ketandola Udovita - Kudagala Kadirandola - Mahawela Abhayapura - Metiviliya - Nawadagala - Omatta - Opatha - Pahala Omatta - Pelendagoda - Pinikahana - Pituwala North - Pituwala South - Pituwala West - Poojagallena - Rekadahena - Sittaragoda - Thalagaspe - Thalagaspe West - Thibbotuwawa - Wallambagala - Wallambagala North - Wathuruvila ## Quick answers - Where is Elpitiya Central?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Elpitiya Central?Batuwanhena, Digala Nagahathenna, Elpitiya East, Elpitiya North, Elpitiya South, Goluwamulla and Poojagallena - How many villages are in Elpitiya Central?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Elpitiya Central?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Elpitiya Central?Elpitiya Base Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Elpitiya Central?Peoples Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Elpitiya Central?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elpitiya Central?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Elpitiya Central?LK3112135 (OCHA common operational dataset)