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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Silmiyapura

Silmiyapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.46 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.5km²
- 1,616 mtypical elevation

## Where is Silmiyapura?

Silmiyapura 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 5 other GN divisions: [Alakolagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alakolagala/), [Boragas](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boragas/), [Galahagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/galahagama/), [Hulankapolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hulankapolla/) and [Vidurupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/vidurupola/). By area it is the 8468th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Silmiyapura is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9148° N, 80.8433° E. Local names: සිල්මියාපුර .

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 Silmiyapura

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

- Rendapola
- Silmiyapura

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 Silmiyapura

Named natural and historic features inside Silmiyapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Hakgala

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 Silmiyapura and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 804 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
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- Mar
- Apr
- May
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- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 144 

Feb 18 106 

Mar 19 102 

Apr 21 155 

May 21 128 

Jun 21 62 

Jul 21 50 

Aug 21 64 

Sep 21 112 

Oct 20 221 

Nov 19 289 

Dec 18 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Silmiyapura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center · Palugama Town 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89381&mlon=80.86982#map=17/6.89381/80.86982) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Boragas 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90762&mlon=80.84212#map=17/6.90762/80.84212) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) 

Hotel Haggala Mount Paradise Cottage · Boragas 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90773&mlon=80.84773#map=17/6.90773/80.84773) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Sri Pragnasena Maha Vidyalaya · Boragas 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90702&mlon=80.84018#map=17/6.90702/80.84018) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92818&mlon=80.89845#map=17/6.92818/80.89845) 

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
- Keppetipola
- 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
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Silmiyapura?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Silmiyapura?Alakolagala, Boragas, Galahagama, Hulankapolla and Vidurupola
- How many villages are in Silmiyapura?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Silmiyapura?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Silmiyapura?Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Silmiyapura?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Silmiyapura?ATM, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Silmiyapura?Kappetipola Shead, about 3.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Silmiyapura?LK8130015 (OCHA common operational dataset)
