# Keeripitiya West GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/keeripitiya-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Keeripitiya West Keeripitiya West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.91 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.9km² - 355 mtypical elevation ## Where is Keeripitiya West? Keeripitiya West lies in [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Dampahala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/dampahala-west/), [Heegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/heegoda/), [Keeripitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/keeripitiya-east/) and [Pothdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pothdeniya/). By area it is the 5093rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Keeripitiya West is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2932° N, 80.6157° E. Local names: කීරිපිටිය බටහිර . 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 Keeripitiya West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Keeripitiya West. - Bakeemure 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 Keeripitiya West Named natural and historic features inside Keeripitiya West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kiripitiya 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 Keeripitiya West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 315 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 24 95 Feb 25 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 26 182 May 26 194 Jun 25 106 Jul 25 89 Aug 25 115 Sep 25 161 Oct 25 231 Nov 25 285 Dec 24 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Keeripitiya West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) Bank Bank of Ceylone · Urubokka 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29754&mlon=80.63517#map=17/6.29754/80.63517) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29169&mlon=80.63514#map=17/6.29169/80.63514) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31039&mlon=80.62897#map=17/6.31039/80.62897) 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 Pasgoda DS Division - Andaluwa - Batandura North - Batandura South - Bengamuwa East - Bengamuwa South - Bengamuwa West - Beralapanathara North - Beralapanathara South - Dampahala East - Dampahala West - Denkandaliya - Ehelakanda - Galketikanda - Ginnaliya East - Ginnaliya North - Ginnaliya South - Ginnaliya West - Gomila - Heegoda - Hulankanda - Keeripitiya East - Kekundeniya - Ketawala - Kirilipana - Mawarala - Mekiliyathenna - Mologgamuwa North - Mologgamuwa South - Moragala - Napathella - Panakaduwa East - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Keeripitiya West?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Keeripitiya West?Dampahala West, Heegoda, Keeripitiya East and Pothdeniya - How many villages are in Keeripitiya West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Keeripitiya West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Keeripitiya West?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Keeripitiya West?Bank of Ceylone, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Keeripitiya West?National Savings Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keeripitiya West?Bengamuwa, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Keeripitiya West?LK3209105 (OCHA common operational dataset)