# Alapaladeniya North GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/alapaladeniya-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Alapaladeniya North Alapaladeniya North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.63 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.6km² - 128 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alapaladeniya North? Alapaladeniya North lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [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: [Alapaladeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/alapaladeniya-south/), [Edandukitha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/edandukitha-east/), [Edandukitha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/edandukitha-west/), [Kodikaragoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kodikaragoda-west/) and [Millawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/millawa-west/). By area it is the 7955th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Alapaladeniya North is about 99 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2791° N, 80.4537° E. Local names: අලපලාදෙනිය 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 Alapaladeniya North Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Alapaladeniya North. - Alapaladeniya 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 Alapaladeniya North 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 Alapaladeniya North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank National Savings Bank · Weliwa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26164&mlon=80.49125#map=17/6.26164/80.49125) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Shrawani Estate · Weliwa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26391&mlon=80.49188#map=17/6.26391/80.49188) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School MR/Morwaka K.V. · Alapaladeniya South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28039&mlon=80.44349#map=17/6.28039/80.44349) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 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 Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Galabada - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Kudagalahena - Mahapothuvila - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Alapaladeniya North?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alapaladeniya North?Alapaladeniya South, Edandukitha East, Edandukitha West, Kodikaragoda West and Millawa West - How many villages are in Alapaladeniya North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Alapaladeniya North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Alapaladeniya North?Rural Hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alapaladeniya North?National Savings Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alapaladeniya North?Commercial Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alapaladeniya North?IOC Filling Station, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alapaladeniya North?LK3203055 (OCHA common operational dataset)