# Ilukpitiya GN division, Kotapola DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/ilukpitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division # Ilukpitiya Ilukpitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **5.08 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.1km² - 150 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ilukpitiya? Ilukpitiya lies in [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/), [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: [Denkandaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/denkandaliya/), [Horagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/horagala-east/), [Horagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/horagala-west/), [Kirilipana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/kirilipana/), [Kosmodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kosmodara/), [Lindagawahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/lindagawahena/), [Mologgamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mologgamuwa-north/) and [Mologgamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mologgamuwa-south/). By area it is the 2876th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Ilukpitiya is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2697° N, 80.5661° E. Local names: ඉලුක්පිටිය . 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 Ilukpitiya Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ilukpitiya. Settlements here lie between about 135 m and 165 m above sea level (median 150 m). - Amunugammulla - Illukpitiya - Wewelwala 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 Ilukpitiya 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 Ilukpitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank Samukirana Rural Bank · Bengamuwa South 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25966&mlon=80.60323#map=17/6.25966/80.60323) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kotapola North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29661&mlon=80.54216#map=17/6.29661/80.54216) Hotel Deniyaya Crown Hill · Kotapola South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27785&mlon=80.54597#map=17/6.27785/80.54597) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Kotapola National College · Kotapola North 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29561&mlon=80.54215#map=17/6.29561/80.54215) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Kosmodara · Kosmodara 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28964&mlon=80.56061#map=17/6.28964/80.56061) 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 Kotapola DS Division - Adaradeniya - Bateyaya - Beliattakumbura - Deniyaya - Deniyaya West - Horagala East - Horagala West - Ihalagama - Kalugalahena - Kandilpana - Keeriwalagama - Kiriweldola - Kolawenigama - Koodaludeniya - Kosmodara - Kotapola North - Kotapola South - Lindagawahena - Mederipitiya - Morawaka - Mugunumulla - Nawalahena - Nishshankapura - Pallegama North - Pallegama South - Paragala - Pathawala Nadakanda - Pelawatta - Poddana - Porupitiya - Pussawela - Thenipita - Usamalagoda - Uvaragala - Viharahena - Waralla ## Quick answers - Where is Ilukpitiya?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ilukpitiya?Denkandaliya, Horagala East, Horagala West, Kirilipana, Kosmodara, Lindagawahena, Mologgamuwa North and Mologgamuwa South - How many villages are in Ilukpitiya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ilukpitiya?Settlements lie between 135 m and 165 m - What is the best time to visit Ilukpitiya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ilukpitiya?Mawarala Hospital, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ilukpitiya?Samukirana Rural Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ilukpitiya?National Savings Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ilukpitiya?Ceypetco, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ilukpitiya?LK3206160 (OCHA common operational dataset)