# Kandanapitiya GN division, Ingiriya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kandanapitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Ingiriya DS Division # Kandanapitiya Kandanapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.95 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.0km² - 52 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kandanapitiya? Kandanapitiya lies in [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Arakavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/arakavila/), [Gurulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/gurulana/), [Ihala Bope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/ihala-bope/), [Kottiyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kottiyawatta/), [Kurana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kurana-north/), [Siyambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/siyambalawa/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/udagama/). By area it is the 5029th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/). The centre of Kandanapitiya is about 36 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8171° N, 80.1542° E. Local names: කඳනපිටිය . 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 Kandanapitiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kandanapitiya. - Kandapitiya 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 Kandanapitiya Named natural and historic features inside Kandanapitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Arakawila 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 Kandanapitiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandanapitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MDK Healthcare Center & Hospital Pvt Ltd · Nugadanda 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77917&mlon=80.19471#map=17/6.77917/80.19471) Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79514&mlon=80.14271#map=17/6.79514/80.14271) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Handapangoda Gas Station · Handapangoda East 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) Hotel Grand Thevni Banquet Hall and Holiday Resort · Arakavila 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81749&mlon=80.14497#map=17/6.81749/80.14497) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Clever Kids Preschool · Handapangoda West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79139&mlon=80.14289#map=17/6.79139/80.14289) College Electronics Engineering, SLTC Research University · Padukka 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84219&mlon=80.09244#map=17/6.84219/80.09244) 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 Ingiriya DS Division - Arakavila - Batugampala - Dombagaskanda - Eduragala - Handapangoda East - Handapangoda South - Handapangoda West - Ingiriya East - Ingiriya North - Ingiriya West - Kekuladola - Kekulaliya - Kotigala - Kottiyawatta - Kurana North - Kurana South - Maha Ingiriya - Maputugala - Menerigama - Nambapana - Nimalagama - Pelpitigoda - Poruwadanda East - Poruwadanda West - Raigam Watta - Rathmalgoda East - Rathmalgoda West - Urugala East - Urugala West - Wagawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Kandanapitiya?In Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kandanapitiya?Arakavila, Gurulana, Ihala Bope, Kottiyawatta, Kurana North, Siyambalawa and Udagama - How many villages are in Kandanapitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kandanapitiya?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kandanapitiya?MDK Healthcare Center & Hospital Pvt Ltd, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kandanapitiya?Peoples Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kandanapitiya?People's Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandanapitiya?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kandanapitiya?LK1310015 (OCHA common operational dataset)