# Bopitiya GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/bopitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division 

# Bopitiya

Bopitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.52 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.5km²
- 523 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bopitiya?

Bopitiya lies in [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bogahakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/bogahakumbura/), [Dikpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/dikpitiya/), [Hapathgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/hapathgamuwa/), [Maliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/maliyadda/) and [Mudagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/mudagamuwa/). By area it is the 3286th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Bopitiya is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0787° N, 80.9969° E. Local names: බෝපිටිය .

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 Bopitiya

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Bopitiya. Settlements here lie between about 392 m and 698 m above sea level (median 523 m).

- Bokanoruwagama
- Etanwela
- Kandearawa
- Pitapattiya
- Thennahena

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 Bopitiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 289 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March, June to July and September**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 144 

Feb 25 106 

Mar 27 102 

Apr 28 155 

May 28 128 

Jun 28 62 

Jul 28 50 

Aug 28 64 

Sep 28 112 

Oct 27 221 

Nov 26 289 

Dec 25 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bopitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary · Bogahakumbura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08105&mlon=81.01073#map=17/7.08105/81.01073) 

Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) 

Hotel Paradise Inn Kandy · Baduluoya East 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15063&mlon=81.02211#map=17/7.15063/81.02211) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Viyaluwa Maha Vidyalaya · Bogahakumbura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07973&mlon=81.01010#map=17/7.07973/81.01010) 

College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06321&mlon=81.05548#map=17/7.06321/81.05548) 

Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 

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 Kandeketiya DS Division

- Baduluoya East
- Baduluoya West
- Beramada
- Bogahakumbura
- Bokanoruwa
- Dikkumbura
- Galauda
- Godunna
- Hapathgamuwa
- Hevandana
- Kandakepoo Ulpotha
- Kandaketiya
- Kirivehera
- Kivulegedara
- Mahakele
- Mahathenna
- Maliyadda
- Mudagamuwa
- Narangala
- Pallewela
- Thalakumbura
- Thetilla
- Wasanagama
- Welaoya
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Bopitiya?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bopitiya?Bogahakumbura, Dikpitiya, Hapathgamuwa, Maliyadda and Mudagamuwa
- How many villages are in Bopitiya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bopitiya?Settlements lie between 392 m and 698 m
- What is the best time to visit Bopitiya?February to March, June to July and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bopitiya?Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bopitiya?People's Bank, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bopitiya?PET, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bopitiya?Ceypetco, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bopitiya?LK8112085 (OCHA common operational dataset)