# Thenipita GN division, Kotapola DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/thenipita/

Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division 

# Thenipita

Thenipita is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.53 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.5km²
- 2mapped services
- 486 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thenipita?

Thenipita 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 5 other GN divisions: [Batandura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/batandura-north/), [Batandura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/batandura-south/), [Deniyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/deniyaya/), [Kalugalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kalugalahena/) and [Thalapalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/thalapalakanda/). By area it is the 4258th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Thenipita is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3362° N, 80.5730° E. Local names: තැනිපිට .

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 Thenipita

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thenipita.

- Tenipita

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 Thenipita and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 446 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 23 95 

Feb 24 79 

Mar 25 107 

Apr 25 182 

May 25 194 

Jun 24 106 

Jul 24 89 

Aug 24 115 

Sep 24 161 

Oct 24 231 

Nov 24 285 

Dec 24 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thenipita

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Deniyaya Hospital · Ihalagama 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35755&mlon=80.56827#map=17/6.35755/80.56827) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Thenipita 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34429&mlon=80.57721#map=17/6.34429/80.57721) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Deniyaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33712&mlon=80.55872#map=17/6.33712/80.55872) 

Hotel Gongala Residence Bungalow · Thenipita 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33489&mlon=80.56082#map=17/6.33489/80.56082) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) 

School St.Mathew Collega · Deniyaya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34118&mlon=80.56108#map=17/6.34118/80.56108) 

College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) 

Police station Deniyaya Police Station · Deniyaya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34150&mlon=80.55868#map=17/6.34150/80.55868) 

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 Thenipita

Places mapped inside Thenipita in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Hotels1

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 North
- Kotapola South
- Lindagawahena
- Mederipitiya
- Morawaka
- Mugunumulla
- Nawalahena
- Nishshankapura
- Pallegama North
- Pallegama South
- Paragala
- Pathawala Nadakanda
- Pelawatta
- Poddana
- Porupitiya
- Pussawela
- Usamalagoda
- Uvaragala
- Viharahena
- Waralla

## Quick answers

- Where is Thenipita?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Thenipita?Batandura North, Batandura South, Deniyaya, Kalugalahena and Thalapalakanda
- How many villages are in Thenipita?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Thenipita?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thenipita?Deniyaya Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thenipita?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thenipita?National Savings Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thenipita?Ceypetco, about 1.6 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Thenipita?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Thenipita?LK3206090 (OCHA common operational dataset)