# Denipitiya West GN division, Welipitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/denipitiya-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Welipitiya DS Division # Denipitiya West Denipitiya West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.10 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 2mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Denipitiya West? Denipitiya West lies in [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Denipitiya Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/denipitiya-central/), [Denipitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/denipitiya-east/), [Kapuwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/kapuwatta/), [Maduragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/maduragoda/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/polwatta/) and [Watagedaramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/watagedaramulla/). By area it is the 9779th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). The centre of Denipitiya West is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9817° N, 80.4461° E. Local names: දෙනිපිටිය 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 Denipitiya West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Denipitiya West. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 10 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Kammalgoda - Polwatta - Welihinda 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 Denipitiya West Named natural and historic features inside Denipitiya West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Watagedaramulla 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 Denipitiya West 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 Denipitiya West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97491&mlon=80.41891#map=17/5.97491/80.41891) Bank Sanasa Bank · Pelena West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97433&mlon=80.43426#map=17/5.97433/80.43426) ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Denipitiya Central 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98353&mlon=80.45248#map=17/5.98353/80.45248) Hotel Blue Castle Guesthouse · Polwatta 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97804&mlon=80.44022#map=17/5.97804/80.44022) Mall New Shopping Complex · Paranakade 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97437&mlon=80.42932#map=17/5.97437/80.42932) School Ridmatharu nursery school · Denipitiya West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98367&mlon=80.44827#map=17/5.98367/80.44827) College Denipitiya Maha Viddyalaya · Denipitiya Central 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98009&mlon=80.45486#map=17/5.98009/80.45486) Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97314&mlon=80.42656#map=17/5.97314/80.42656) 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 Denipitiya West Places mapped inside Denipitiya West in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Welipitiya DS Division - Bathalahena - Beraleliya - Borala - Denipitiya Central - Denipitiya East - Hallala - Ibbawala - Jamburegoda East - Jamburegoda West - Jayawickramapura - Kapuwatta - Kokmaduwa North - Maduragoda - Meeruppa - Moonamalpe - Nalawana - Nivithiwelbokka - Padili Kokmaduwa - Palalla - Penetiyana East - Penetiyana West - Poramba Kananke North - Poramba Kananke South - Puhulahena - Sahabandu Kokmaduwa - Udukawa North - Udukawa South - Uruvitiya - Vilegoda - Wahala Kananke North - Wahala Kananke South - Warakapitiya East - Warakapitiya North - Warakapitiya South - Watagedaramulla - Welipitiya - Wellana ## Quick answers - Where is Denipitiya West?In Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Denipitiya West?Denipitiya Central, Denipitiya East, Kapuwatta, Maduragoda, Polwatta and Watagedaramulla - How many villages are in Denipitiya West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Denipitiya West?Settlements lie between 10 m and 10 m - What is the best time to visit Denipitiya West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Denipitiya West?Weligama District Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Denipitiya West?Sanasa Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Denipitiya West?Sampath Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Denipitiya West?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 0.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Denipitiya West?LK3221185 (OCHA common operational dataset)