# Kotapola North GN division, Kotapola DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kotapola-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division # Kotapola North Kotapola North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **6.99 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 3mapped services - 212 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kotapola North? Kotapola North 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 9 other GN divisions: [Batandura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/batandura-south/), [Deniyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/deniyaya/), [Deniyaya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/deniyaya-west/), [Kotapola South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kotapola-south/), [Lindagawahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/lindagawahena/), [Nawalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/nawalahena/), [Pallegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/pallegama-south/), [Pussawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/pussawela/) and [Usamalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/usamalagoda/). By area it is the 1932nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Kotapola North is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3139° N, 80.5404° E. Local names: කොටපොල උතුර . 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 Kotapola North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kotapola North. - Hingurupanagala - Kotapola North 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 Kotapola North Named natural and historic features inside Kotapola North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Diyadawa 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 Kotapola North and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 172 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 25 95 Feb 26 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 27 182 May 27 194 Jun 26 106 Jul 26 89 Aug 26 115 Sep 26 161 Oct 26 231 Nov 26 285 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kotapola North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pallegama Rural Hospital · Pallegama North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32981&mlon=80.52239#map=17/6.32981/80.52239) Bank People's Bank · Deniyaya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34247&mlon=80.56075#map=17/6.34247/80.56075) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kotapola North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29661&mlon=80.54216#map=17/6.29661/80.54216) Hotel Seth Sa Accommodation Block A · Pallegama South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33542&mlon=80.53248#map=17/6.33542/80.53248) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Kotapola National College · Kotapola North 2.0 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 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Kosmodara · Kosmodara 3.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kotapola North Places mapped inside Kotapola North in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - 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 Kotapola DS Division - Adaradeniya - Bateyaya - Beliattakumbura - Deniyaya - Deniyaya West - Horagala East - Horagala West - Ihalagama - Ilukpitiya - Kalugalahena - Kandilpana - Keeriwalagama - Kiriweldola - Kolawenigama - Koodaludeniya - Kosmodara - 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 Kotapola North?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotapola North?Batandura South, Deniyaya, Deniyaya West, Kotapola South, Lindagawahena, Nawalahena, Pallegama South, Pussawela and Usamalagoda - How many villages are in Kotapola North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kotapola North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotapola North?Pallegama Rural Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotapola North?People's Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotapola North?National Savings Bank ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotapola North?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Kotapola North?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kotapola North?LK3206105 (OCHA common operational dataset)