# Hunuketapitiya GN division, Meegahakiula DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/hunuketapitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Meegahakiula DS Division # Hunuketapitiya Hunuketapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.50 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.5km² - 699 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hunuketapitiya? Hunuketapitiya lies in [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Boliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/boliyadda/), [Ketawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/ketawatta/), [Kohana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/kohana/), [Morahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/morahela/), [Pathanegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pathanegedara/) and [Thaldena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/thaldena/). By area it is the 4302nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/). The centre of Hunuketapitiya is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0855° N, 81.0555° E. Local names: හුණුකැටපිටිය . 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 Hunuketapitiya Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Hunuketapitiya. Settlements here lie between about 543 m and 777 m above sea level (median 699 m). - Dambagahawela - Godahena - Liyangolla - Medagedara - Meegaspitiya 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 Hunuketapitiya Named natural and historic features inside Hunuketapitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Kitulanakanda · 895 m 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 Hunuketapitiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hunuketapitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thaldena Dispensary · Boliyadda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08787&mlon=81.04765#map=17/7.08787/81.04765) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Play Ground · Thaldena 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09487&mlon=81.05394#map=17/7.09487/81.05394) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 2.5 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 10 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 Meegahakiula DS Division - Aggalaulpatha - Akurukaduwa - Balagolla - Ellanda - Kalugahakandura - Karametiya - Karandagahamada - Ketawatta - Kohana - Komarika - Meegahakivula - Morahela - Pitamaruwa - Polgaha Arawa - Polwatta - Roberiya - Thaldena - Watagommana - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Hunuketapitiya?In Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hunuketapitiya?Boliyadda, Ketawatta, Kohana, Morahela, Pathanegedara and Thaldena - How many villages are in Hunuketapitiya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hunuketapitiya?Settlements lie between 543 m and 777 m - What is the highest point in Hunuketapitiya?Kitulanakanda (895 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hunuketapitiya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hunuketapitiya?Thaldena Dispensary, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hunuketapitiya?National Bank, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hunuketapitiya?People's, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hunuketapitiya?Ceypetco, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hunuketapitiya?LK8109100 (OCHA common operational dataset)