# Uruvitiya GN division, Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Welipitiya DS Division 

# Uruvitiya

Uruvitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.66 km²**.

- 0.7km²

## Where is Uruvitiya?

Uruvitiya 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 5 other GN divisions: [Denipitiya Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/denipitiya-central/), [Jayawickramapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/jayawickramapura/), [Meeruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/meeruppa/), [Moonamalpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/moonamalpe/) and [Watagedaramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/watagedaramulla/). By area it is the 11646th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). The centre of Uruvitiya is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9953° N, 80.4554° E. Local names: ඌරුවිටිය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Uruvitiya 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 Uruvitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97491&mlon=80.41891#map=17/5.97491/80.41891) 

Bank Sanasa Bank · Pelena West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97433&mlon=80.43426#map=17/5.97433/80.43426) 

ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 5.4 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 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98353&mlon=80.45248#map=17/5.98353/80.45248) 

Hotel Bamboo Breeze · Kapuwatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98961&mlon=80.44439#map=17/5.98961/80.44439) 

Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) 

School Ridmatharu nursery school · Denipitiya West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98367&mlon=80.44827#map=17/5.98367/80.44827) 

College Denipitiya Maha Viddyalaya · Denipitiya Central 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98009&mlon=80.45486#map=17/5.98009/80.45486) 

Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 4.0 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.

## Other GN divisions in Welipitiya DS Division

- Bathalahena
- Beraleliya
- Borala
- Denipitiya Central
- Denipitiya East
- Denipitiya West
- 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
- Vilegoda
- Wahala Kananke North
- Wahala Kananke South
- Warakapitiya East
- Warakapitiya North
- Warakapitiya South
- Watagedaramulla
- Welipitiya
- Wellana

## Quick answers

- Where is Uruvitiya?In Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Uruvitiya?Denipitiya Central, Jayawickramapura, Meeruppa, Moonamalpe and Watagedaramulla
- What is the best time to visit Uruvitiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Uruvitiya?Weligama District Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Uruvitiya?Sanasa Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Uruvitiya?Sampath Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uruvitiya?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Uruvitiya?LK3221125 (OCHA common operational dataset)