# Palolpitiya GN division, Kaburupitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/palolpitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaburupitiya DS Division # Palolpitiya Palolpitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaburupitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.42 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 1mapped services - 68 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palolpitiya? Palolpitiya lies in [Kaburupitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Akurugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/akurugoda/), [Ihala Vitiyala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/ihala-vitiyala-south/), [Pahala Vitiyala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/pahala-vitiyala-central/), [Pahala Vitiyala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/pahala-vitiyala-east/), [Pahala Vitiyala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/pahala-vitiyala-west/), [Polathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/polathugoda/), [Urapola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/urapola-east/) and [Urapola West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/urapola-west/). By area it is the 8599th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Kaburupitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/). The centre of Palolpitiya is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0338° N, 80.5513° E. Local names: පලොල්පිටිය . 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 Palolpitiya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palolpitiya. - Palolpitiya - Urapola 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 Palolpitiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 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 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palolpitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital · Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06498&mlon=80.53989#map=17/6.06498/80.53989) Bank Bank of Ceylone · Malimbada West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00972&mlon=80.51648#map=17/6.00972/80.51648) ATM Boc · Uyanwatta 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94789&mlon=80.54881#map=17/5.94789/80.54881) Petrol pump Thihagoda Ceypetco · Thihagoda East 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01238&mlon=80.56609#map=17/6.01238/80.56609) Hotel Andromeda Resort · Wellethota 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01667&mlon=80.53329#map=17/6.01667/80.53329) Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) School Palolpitiya Maha Vidyalaya · Palolpitiya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03825&mlon=80.56023#map=17/6.03825/80.56023) College Department of Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Technology · Mapalana Mangin Pahala 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06035&mlon=80.56623#map=17/6.06035/80.56623) Police station Thihagoda Police · Thihagoda East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01516&mlon=80.56781#map=17/6.01516/80.56781) 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 Palolpitiya Places mapped inside Palolpitiya 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 Kaburupitiya DS Division - Akurugoda - Beragammulla - Bibulewela - Eriyathota - Ganegama - Gathara East - Gathara North - Gathara West - Godawa - Ihala Vitiyala East - Ihala Vitiyala North - Ihala Vitiyala South - Ihala Vitiyala West - Kahagala - Kahagala South - Kamburupitiya - Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha East - Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha West - Karagoda Uyangoda 2 East - Karagoda Uyangoda 2 West - Karaputugala North - Karaputugala South - Lenabatuwa - Magamure - Malana - Mapalana Mangin Ihala - Mapalana Mangin Pahala - Narandeniya East - Narandeniya West - Pitakatuwana - Sapugoda - Seewelgama - Thumbe - Ullala East - Ullala Masmulla - Ullala West - Urapola East - Urapola West ## Quick answers - Where is Palolpitiya?In Kaburupitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palolpitiya?Akurugoda, Ihala Vitiyala South, Pahala Vitiyala Central, Pahala Vitiyala East, Pahala Vitiyala West, Polathugoda, Urapola East and Urapola West - How many villages are in Palolpitiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palolpitiya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Palolpitiya?Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palolpitiya?Bank of Ceylone, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palolpitiya?Boc, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palolpitiya?Thihagoda Ceypetco, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palolpitiya?LK3227190 (OCHA common operational dataset)