# Keppetipola GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/keppetipola/

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Keppetipola

Keppetipola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.83 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.8km²
- 1,189 mtypical elevation

## Where is Keppetipola?

Keppetipola lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Boragas](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boragas/), [Erabadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/erabadda/), [Gavarammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/gavarammana/), [Hewanakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hewanakumbura/), [Himbiliyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/himbiliyagolla/), [Palugama Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/palugama-town/) and [Thennakonwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/thennakonwela/). By area it is the 7378th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Keppetipola is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8872° N, 80.8639° E. Local names: කැප්පෙටිපොල .

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 Keppetipola

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Keppetipola.

- Kandetta
- Pelliwinna

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 Keppetipola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 377 m higher 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 and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 144 

Feb 21 106 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 23 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 21 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Keppetipola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center · Palugama Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89381&mlon=80.86982#map=17/6.89381/80.86982) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Palugama Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89381&mlon=80.87028#map=17/6.89381/80.87028) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) 

Hotel Edison Hotel · Puranwela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89243&mlon=80.87588#map=17/6.89243/80.87588) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Keppetipola Maha Vidyalaya · Palugama Town 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89548&mlon=80.87071#map=17/6.89548/80.87071) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 

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 Welimada DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Alawathugoda
- Alugolla
- Ambagahakumbura
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Galedanda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Keppetipola?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Keppetipola?Boragas, Erabadda, Gavarammana, Hewanakumbura, Himbiliyagolla, Palugama Town and Thennakonwela
- How many villages are in Keppetipola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Keppetipola?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Keppetipola?Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Keppetipola?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Keppetipola?ATM, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keppetipola?Kappetipola Shead, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Keppetipola?LK8130140 (OCHA common operational dataset)