# Dambagahawela GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division 

# Dambagahawela

Dambagahawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.06 km²**.

- 2.1km²

## Where is Dambagahawela?

Dambagahawela lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Himbutuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/himbutuwa/), [Kindigoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/kindigoda-north/), [Udattawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/udattawa-north/) and [Udawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/udawela/). By area it is the 6804th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Dambagahawela is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4412° N, 80.9386° E. Local names: දඹගහවෙල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Dambagahawela and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dambagahawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) 

Bank People's Bank · Girandurukotte 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47080&mlon=81.01746#map=17/7.47080/81.01746) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Girandurukotte 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47497&mlon=81.01695#map=17/7.47497/81.01695) 

Hotel Arana Rathnaella Eco Lodge · Rathnella 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36029&mlon=80.93140#map=17/7.36029/80.93140) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Udawela Bandaranayake Maha Vidyalaya · Udawela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43449&mlon=80.94950#map=17/7.43449/80.94950) 

College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) 

Police station Girandurukotte Police Station · Girandurukotte 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46912&mlon=81.01679#map=17/7.46912/81.01679) 

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 Minipe DS Division

- 08 Ela
- Ambagahapelessa
- Ambagolla
- Asamodagamyaya
- Batumulla
- Bembiya
- Bulathwelkandura
- Dambepitiya
- Dehemigama
- Diyabubula
- Dungolla
- Galamuduna
- Gurulupotha
- Handaganawa
- Hasalaka
- Hasalaka Nagaraya
- Himbutuwa
- Keenapelessa
- Kindigoda North
- Kindigoda South
- Kolonyaya
- Lunumadalaketiya
- Maha Eswedduma
- Mahagalaheenna
- Mahayaya North
- Mahayaya South
- Minipe
- Morayaya
- Muttettuthenna
- Pallegaladebokka
- Pallewatta
- Palugolla
- Rathnella
- Thorapitiya
- Thotillagas Ella
- Udagaladebokka
- Udattawa
- Udattawa North
- Udawela
- Udayagala
- Ulpathagama
- Waragolla
- Welgahawadiya
- Welgala
- Weragama
- Weraganthota
- Wewere

## Quick answers

- Where is Dambagahawela?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dambagahawela?Himbutuwa, Kindigoda North, Udattawa North and Udawela
- What is the best time to visit Dambagahawela?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dambagahawela?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dambagahawela?People's Bank, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dambagahawela?Sampath ATM, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dambagahawela?Lanka Filling Station, about 9.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dambagahawela?LK2121060 (OCHA common operational dataset)