# Aruppitiya GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/aruppitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division 

# Aruppitiya

Aruppitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.46 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Aruppitiya?

Aruppitiya lies in [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Asiri Uyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/asiri-uyana/), [Batapotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/batapotha/), [Battaramulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/battaramulla-north/), [Battaramulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/battaramulla-south/), [Kumaragewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kumaragewatta/) and [Pahalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pahalawela/). By area it is the 12630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Aruppitiya is about 10 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8976° N, 79.9341° E. Local names: අරුප්පිටිය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Aruppitiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aruppitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Asiri Laboratory · Asiri Uyana 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89204&mlon=79.92902#map=17/6.89204/79.92902) 

Bank NDB · Asiri Uyana 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89301&mlon=79.92844#map=17/6.89301/79.92844) 

ATM BOC · Battaramulla North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89916&mlon=79.92604#map=17/6.89916/79.92604) 

Petrol pump Sri Lanka Army Filling Station · Kumaragewatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89408&mlon=79.93609#map=17/6.89408/79.93609) 

Hotel Battaramulla Hotel Invite · Kumaragewatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89172&mlon=79.93428#map=17/6.89172/79.93428) 

Mall Capital Mall · Thalawathugoda West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87495&mlon=79.93420#map=17/6.87495/79.93420) 

School Overseas School of Colombo · Asiri Uyana 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89289&mlon=79.92951#map=17/6.89289/79.92951) 

College Chaims EDU VISA Center · Asiri Uyana 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89556&mlon=79.93031#map=17/6.89556/79.93031) 

Police station Police Station Thalangama - Koswatte · Thalangama North A 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91090&mlon=79.92935#map=17/6.91090/79.92935) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Aruppitiya

Places mapped inside Aruppitiya in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Kaduwela DS Division

- Arangala
- Asiri Uyana
- Athurugiriya
- Athurugiriya South
- Batapotha
- Batewela
- Battaramulla North
- Battaramulla South
- Boralugoda
- Dedigamuwa
- Embilladeniya
- Evarihena
- Hewagama
- Hokandara East
- Hokandara North
- Hokandara South
- Ihala Bomiriya
- Jayawadanagama
- Kaduwela
- Kalapaluwawa
- Korathota
- Kothalawala
- Kotuwegoda
- Kumaragewatta
- Mahadeniya
- Malabe East
- Malabe North
- Malabe West
- Muttettugoda
- Nawagamuwa
- Nawagamuwa South
- Oruwala
- Pahala Bomiriya A
- Pahala Bomiriya B
- Pahalawela
- Pore
- Pothuarawa
- Raggahawatta
- Rajamalwatta
- Ranala
- Shanthalokagama
- Subhoothipura
- Thalahena North
- Thalahena South
- Thalangama North A
- Thalangama North B
- Thaldiyawala
- Thunadahena
- Udumulla
- Walpola
- Wekewatta
- Welihinda
- Welipillewa
- Welivita
- Wellangiriya
- Wickramasinghapura

## Quick answers

- Where is Aruppitiya?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Aruppitiya?Asiri Uyana, Batapotha, Battaramulla North, Battaramulla South, Kumaragewatta and Pahalawela
- What is the best time to visit Aruppitiya?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Aruppitiya?Asiri Laboratory, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Aruppitiya?NDB, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Aruppitiya?BOC, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aruppitiya?Sri Lanka Army Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Aruppitiya?LK1109245 (OCHA common operational dataset)