| Official Name: | Nawalapitiya |
| Native Name: | නාවලපිටිය நாவலப்பிட்டி |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Province |
| Government Type: | Urban Council |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Nishantha Kumara Ranasinghe |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | Gamunu Sumathipala |
| Area Total Km2: | 122.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 59,917 (Pasbage Korale Division)[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 491.1 |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Timezone Dst: | Summer time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 7.05°N 112°W |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kandy District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pasbage Korale Division |
| Governing Body: | Nawalapitiya Urban Council |
| Population Urban: | 13,338 (Nawalapitiya Urban Council)[2] |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | 3,102 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 4.30 |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
Nawalapitiya (Sinhala; Sinhalese: නාවලපිටිය, Tamil: நாவலப்பிட்டி|translit=Nāvalappiṭṭi) is a town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. It is 38km (24miles) from Kandy and 112km (70miles) from Colombo, at a height of 589m (1,932feet) above sea level. It is located on the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga. The area was developed during the colonisation of the island by the British, as one of the colony's centres of Coffee Production.[3] [4]
Nawalapitiya is located at the junction of Nawalapitya-Ginigathena (B319); Nawalypitia-Kotmale (B317) and Kandy Roads (AB13).
In 1874 the railway line was extended from Kandy to Nawalapitiya, with the Nawalapitiya railway station opening on 21 December.[5] [6] The station serves as a terminus for a number of commuter trains, with all local trains stopping at the station. The station comprises three platforms and two siding loops. In 1885 the railway was extended to Nanu Oya.[7]