# Pannipitiya South GN division, Maharagama DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pannipitiya-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Pannipitiya South Pannipitiya South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.39 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 16mapped services - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pannipitiya South? Pannipitiya South lies in [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Erewwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/erewwala-east/), [Kottawa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-town/), [Maharagama Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-town/), [Pannipitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pannipitiya-north/) and [Rathmaldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/rathmaldeniya/). By area it is the 12957th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Pannipitiya South is about 15 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8449° N, 79.9470° E. Local names: පන්නිපිටිය දකුණ . 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 Pannipitiya South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pannipitiya South. - Pannipitiya 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 Pannipitiya South Named natural and historic features inside Pannipitiya South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Pannipitiya 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 Pannipitiya South 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 Pannipitiya South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ranpatha Weda Madura · Pannipitiya North 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84876&mlon=79.94859#map=17/6.84876/79.94859) Bank Sampath Bank · Pannipitiya South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84608&mlon=79.94953#map=17/6.84608/79.94953) ATM HNB · Pannipitiya South 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84620&mlon=79.95046#map=17/6.84620/79.95046) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Rathmaldeniya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84557&mlon=79.95242#map=17/6.84557/79.95242) Hotel DENT Family Dental Care · Pannipitiya South 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84526&mlon=79.95043#map=17/6.84526/79.95043) Mall New Premasiri Sale Centre · Wattegedara 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84585&mlon=79.92612#map=17/6.84585/79.92612) School Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya · Pannipitiya South 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84534&mlon=79.94664#map=17/6.84534/79.94664) College ESOL Premier Campus · Pannipitiya South 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84610&mlon=79.94730#map=17/6.84610/79.94730) Police station Kottawa Police Station · Kottawa Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84146&mlon=79.96329#map=17/6.84146/79.96329) 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 Pannipitiya South Places mapped inside Pannipitiya South in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities3 - Restaurants8 - Dental clinics1 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 Maharagama DS Division - Dambahena - Depanama - Gangodavila South B - Godigamuwa North - Godigamuwa South A - Godigamuwa South B - Jambugasmulla - Kalalgoda - Kottawa East - Kottawa North - Kottawa South - Kottawa Town - Kottawa West - Liyanagoda - Madiwela - Maharagama East - Maharagama Town - Maharagama West - Makumbura North - Makumbura South - Malapalla East - Malapalla West - Mirihana North - Mirihana South - Navinna - Pamunuwa - Pannipitiya North - Pathiragoda - Polwatta - Pragathipura - Rukmale East A - Rukmale East B - Rukmale West - Thalapathpitiya - Thalawathugoda East - Thalawathugoda West - Udahamulla East - Udahamulla West - Wattegedara - Wijerama ## Quick answers - Where is Pannipitiya South?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pannipitiya South?Erewwala East, Kottawa Town, Maharagama Town, Pannipitiya North and Rathmaldeniya - How many villages are in Pannipitiya South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pannipitiya South?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pannipitiya South?Ranpatha Weda Madura, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pannipitiya South?Sampath Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pannipitiya South?HNB, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pannipitiya South?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many banks are in Pannipitiya South?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Pannipitiya South?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pannipitiya South?LK1121160 (OCHA common operational dataset)