# Yakupitiya GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/yakupitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Yakupitiya Yakupitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.59 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.6km² - 77 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yakupitiya? Yakupitiya lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Bellana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/bellana/), [Bellana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/bellana-east/), [Kamburawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kamburawala/), [Kithulgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/agalawatta/kithulgoda/), [Kithulgoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/agalawatta/kithulgoda-south/), [Kurupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/agalawatta/kurupita/), [Lathpandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/lathpandura/), [Magura West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/magura-west/) and [Viharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/viharagama/). By area it is the 3224th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Yakupitiya is about 61 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5109° N, 80.2033° E. Local names: යකුපිටිය . 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 Yakupitiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Yakupitiya. - Yakupitiya 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 Yakupitiya 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 Yakupitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baduraliya Government Hospital · Baduraliya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51472&mlon=80.23270#map=17/6.51472/80.23270) Bank People's Bank · Baduraliya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51627&mlon=80.23174#map=17/6.51627/80.23174) ATM ATM · Nebada 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Baduraliya Filling Station · Baduraliya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=80.23096#map=17/6.51727/80.23096) Hotel New Nadeesha Hotel · Baduraliya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52228&mlon=80.23035#map=17/6.52228/80.23035) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Baduraliya Maha Vidyalaya · Baduraliya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51518&mlon=80.23392#map=17/6.51518/80.23392) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Godakawela Police Station · Yatiyana West 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53384&mlon=80.13847#map=17/6.53384/80.13847) 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Ambegoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diganna - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Hedigalla - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Magura West - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Pelenda West - Penigala - Thiniyawala - Viharagama - Walakada ## Quick answers - Where is Yakupitiya?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yakupitiya?Bellana, Bellana East, Kamburawala, Kithulgoda, Kithulgoda South, Kurupita, Lathpandura, Magura West and Viharagama - How many villages are in Yakupitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Yakupitiya?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Yakupitiya?Baduraliya Government Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yakupitiya?People's Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yakupitiya?ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yakupitiya?Baduraliya Filling Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yakupitiya?LK1336105 (OCHA common operational dataset)