Divulapitiya
Town in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
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Divulapitiya (Sinhala: දිවුලපිටිය, Tamil: திவுலபிடிய) is a town in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located about 19 km (12 mi) away from Negombo.
Divulapitiya
දිවුලපිටිය திவுலபிடிய | |
|---|---|
  Divulapitiya | |
| Coordinates: 7°13′0″N 80°0′56″E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| District | Gampaha District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
| Postal code | 11250[1] |
| Area code | 031 |
| Website | www |
Education
There are a number of Schools in Divulapitiya.[2]
- Divulapitiya Sri Gnanodaya Central College.
- Hunumulla Central College.
- Divulapitiya Ghanawasa College.
- Aluthepola Walagamba Maha Vidyalaya.
Tourist attractions
- Balagalla Saraswathi Pirivena, is an ancient Vihara and Buddhist educational centre located in Divulapitiya. The pirivena was established on 7 March 1903[3] and currently it has been protected as one of archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka.
- Balagalla Walawwa, is an archaeologically protected Walawwa in Divulapitiya and it's also the home of late Minister Lakshman Jayakody.[4]
Climate
The climate in Divulapitiya is classified as Af by the Köppen climate classification. The annual rain fall is about 2540 mm and the average temperature is about 27.0 °C. April is the warmest month with temperature averages 28.0 °C.
| Climate data for Divulapitiya | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30.3 (86.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28 (82) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
22 (72) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25 (77) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25 (77) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79 (3.1) |
82 (3.2) |
144 (5.7) |
266 (10.5) |
376 (14.8) |
214 (8.4) |
150 (5.9) |
119 (4.7) |
224 (8.8) |
377 (14.8) |
333 (13.1) |
176 (6.9) |
2,540 (99.9) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 141 |
| Source: climate-data.org,[5] | |||||||||||||