# Marthupitiya GN division, Niyagama DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Niyagama DS Division 

# Marthupitiya

Marthupitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.61 km²**.

- 2.6km²

## Where is Marthupitiya?

Marthupitiya lies in [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Godamuna North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/godamuna-north/), [Godamuna South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/godamuna-south/), [Indipalegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/indipalegoda/), [Mattaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/mattaka/) and [Weihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/weihena/). By area it is the 5619th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/). The centre of Marthupitiya is about 81 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3177° N, 80.2434° E. Local names: මාර්තුපිටිය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Marthupitiya 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 Marthupitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Health Care Centre · Mattaka 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30230&mlon=80.24953#map=17/6.30230/80.24953) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Himbutugoda 3.3 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 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Pitigala Filling Station · Kaluarachchigoda 3.7 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 3.9 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 Vidya Shanthi Piriwena · Weihena 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31087&mlon=80.24253#map=17/6.31087/80.24253) 

College Aurvada School · Igala East 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) 

Police station Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 3.1 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 Niyagama DS Division

- Amaragama
- Bambarawana
- Bangamukanda
- Boraluwahena
- Duwegoda
- Godamuna North
- Godamuna South
- Hattaka
- Horangalla (Akulavila)
- Horangalla Thalawa
- Horangalla West
- Kaluarachchigoda
- Karawwa
- Kimbulawala
- Liyanagamakanda
- Manampita
- Maraggoda
- Mattaka
- Naranovita
- Niyagama
- Niyagama South
- Niyagama West
- Pitigala
- Pitigala North
- Poddiwala East
- Poddiwala West
- Polpelaketiya
- Porawagama
- Porawagama South
- Uhanovita
- Usbim Colony
- Wattahena
- Weihena

## Quick answers

- Where is Marthupitiya?In Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Marthupitiya?Godamuna North, Godamuna South, Indipalegoda, Mattaka and Weihena
- What is the best time to visit Marthupitiya?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Marthupitiya?Primary Health Care Centre, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Marthupitiya?Commercial Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Marthupitiya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marthupitiya?Pitigala Filling Station, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Marthupitiya?LK3115050 (OCHA common operational dataset)