# Kellapatha GN division, Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/kellapatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division # Kellapatha Kellapatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.6km² ## Where is Kellapatha? Kellapatha 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 6 other GN divisions: [Amaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/amaragama/), [Amugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/amugoda/), [Dikhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/dikhena/), [Ketandola Udovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/ketandola-udovita/), [Sittaragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/sittaragoda/) and [Thalagaspe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/thalagaspe/). By area it is the 7877th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Kellapatha is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3129° N, 80.2151° E. Local names: කැල්ලපත . 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 Kellapatha Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kellapatha. - Kellapatha 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kellapatha Named natural and historic features inside Kellapatha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Dandugahahena 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 Kellapatha 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 Kellapatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Health Care Centre · Mattaka 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30230&mlon=80.24953#map=17/6.30230/80.24953) Bank Commercial Bank · Himbutugoda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33881&mlon=80.22245#map=17/6.33881/80.22245) 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 Pitigala Filling Station · Kaluarachchigoda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34618&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.34618/80.22546) Hotel Grand Umaya Hotel and Restaurant · Pitigala 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34473&mlon=80.22145#map=17/6.34473/80.22145) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Amugoda Maha Vidyalaya · Amugoda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32147&mlon=80.21852#map=17/6.32147/80.21852) College Aurvada School · Igala East 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33524&mlon=80.22110#map=17/6.33524/80.22110) 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 Elpitiya DS Division - Ambana - Ambana North - Amugoda - Atakohota - Avittawa - Batuwanhena - Delpona - Digala Nagahathenna - Dikhena - Ella - Ella Thanabaddegama - Elpitiya Central - 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 - 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 Kellapatha?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kellapatha?Amaragama, Amugoda, Dikhena, Ketandola Udovita, Sittaragoda and Thalagaspe - How many villages are in Kellapatha?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kellapatha?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kellapatha?Primary Health Care Centre, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kellapatha?Commercial Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kellapatha?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kellapatha?Pitigala Filling Station, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kellapatha?LK3112110 (OCHA common operational dataset)