Divulapitiya
Divulapitiya දිවුලපිටිය திவுலபிடிய | |
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  Divulapitiya | |
| Coordinates: 7°13′0″N 80°0′56″E / 7.21667°N 80.01556°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| District | Gampaha District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
| Postal code | 11250[1] |
| Area code | 031 |
| Website | www |
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Divulapitiya". sri-lankan.net. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Schools". Divulapitiya divisional secretariat. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Balagalla Saraswathi Pirivena celebrates Golden Jubilee". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 5 April 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "ලක්ෂමන් ජයකොඩි සූරීන් පිළිබඳ කෙටි සටහනක් (In Sinhala)". Divaina. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "CLIMATE: DIVULAPITIYA". climate-data.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.