# Alpitiya GN division, Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alpitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division 

# Alpitiya

Alpitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **5.57 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.6km²
- 186 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alpitiya?

Alpitiya lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ihawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ihawa/), [Kottagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kottagala/), [Makulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/makulla/), [Ruwalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ruwalwela/), [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/udumulla/) and [Watawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/watawanagama/). By area it is the 2571st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Alpitiya is about 171 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9836° N, 81.3959° E. Local names: අල්පිටිය .

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 Alpitiya

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Alpitiya. Settlements here lie between about 162 m and 190 m above sea level (median 186 m).

- Alpitiya
- Karadegangoda
- Meegahapitiya
- Pansalwatta

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 Alpitiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Monaragala 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
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- Nov
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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 Alpitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) 

Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) 

Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) 

School Dambagalla national schloo · Makulla 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98352&mlon=81.37426#map=17/6.98352/81.37426) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 

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 Madulla DS Division

- Alugalge
- Aratugaswela
- Baduluwela
- Bandarawadiya
- Dambagalla
- Deliwa
- Ellekona
- Galbokka
- Galgamuwa
- Gangoda Arawa
- Gangodagama
- Gonathalawa
- Ihawa
- Iluklanda
- Inginiyagala
- Kahagolla
- Kolladeniya
- Kottagala
- Magandana
- Magandaoya Colony
- Makulla
- Mariarawa
- Mullegama
- Namaloya Colony
- Neelawa Bedda
- Nelliyadda
- Obbegoda
- Pagura
- Panguwa
- Polgahagama
- Ritigahawatta
- Ruwalwela
- Thalkotayaya
- Thampalawela
- Therela
- Udumulla
- Watawanagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Alpitiya?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alpitiya?Ihawa, Kottagala, Makulla, Ruwalwela, Udumulla and Watawanagama
- How many villages are in Alpitiya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Alpitiya?Settlements lie between 162 m and 190 m
- What is the best time to visit Alpitiya?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alpitiya?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alpitiya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alpitiya?NSB, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alpitiya?Lanka Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alpitiya?LK8206090 (OCHA common operational dataset)