# Danthure GN division, Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/danthure/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatinuwara DS Division # Danthure Danthure is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.91 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.9km² - 535 mtypical elevation ## Where is Danthure? Danthure lies in [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Bathgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/bathgoda/), [Haliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/haliyadda/), [Ihala Dodamwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/ihala-dodamwala/), [Munwathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/munwathugoda/), [Siyambalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/siyambalagoda/), [Udawela Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/udawela-pahalagama/), [Walgampaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/walgampaya/) and [Walgowwagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/walgowwagoda/). By area it is the 10553rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/). The centre of Danthure is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2846° N, 80.5377° E. Local names: දන්තුරේ . 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 Danthure Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Danthure. - Danture 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Danthure Named natural and historic features inside Danthure, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Ormondale Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Danthure 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 Danthure Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Kadugannawa · Madarangoda 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26133&mlon=80.53379#map=17/7.26133/80.53379) Bank People's Bank · Pilimathalawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26508&mlon=80.55092#map=17/7.26508/80.55092) ATM NSB ATM · Pilimathalawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26562&mlon=80.55418#map=17/7.26562/80.55418) Petrol pump Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa · Pilimathalawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26512&mlon=80.55149#map=17/7.26512/80.55149) Hotel shakya Resort · Giragama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27594&mlon=80.55192#map=17/7.27594/80.55192) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Dodanwala Maha Vidyalaya · Pahala Dodamwala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28484&mlon=80.55098#map=17/7.28484/80.55098) College Sri Dheerananda National College - Pilimathalawa · Arambegama East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26816&mlon=80.55273#map=17/7.26816/80.55273) Police station Police Station · Alagalla Watta 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29161&mlon=80.49098#map=17/7.29161/80.49098) 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 Yatinuwara DS Division - Alagalla Watta - Amunupura - Arambegama East - Arambegama West - Balana - Bathgoda - Bulumulla - Dehianga North - Dehianga South - Dehideniya East - Dehideniya West - Dehigama East - Dehigama North - Dehigama South - Deldeniya - Diyapalagoda - Doluwa East - Doluwa West - Edanduwawa East - Edanduwawa West - Embilmeegama North - Embilmeegama South - Gannoruwa Central - Gannoruwa East - Gannoruwa West - Giragama - Godigamuwa - Gondeniya - Govindala - Gurugama - Haliyadda - Ihala Alagalla - Ihala Dodamwala - Ihala Kobbekaduwa - Ilukwatta - Imbulmalgama - Kadawathgama - Kadugannawa Town - Kandangama North - Kandangama South - Karuwalawatta - Kavudupana - Kendakaduwa - Ketakumbura - Kiribathkumbura East - Kiribathkumbura West - Kirimetiya Watta - Kobbekaduwa - Kotabogoda - Kotaligoda North - Kotaligoda South - Kudaoya - Kurunduwatta - Madarangoda - Madiligama - Malgammana - Maligathenna - Mamudawala - Mangalagama - Menikdiwela - Moladanda - Moragolla Mahakanda - Motana Dekinda - Mudaliwatta - Munwathugoda - Pahala Dodamwala - Pahala Mudaliwatta - Pahala Rathmeewala - Pahala Yatigammana - Panabokka - Parakatawella - Pelawa Ihala Meda - Pelawa Ihalagama - Pelawa Pahalagama - Pilapitiya - Pilimathalawa - Pottepitiya - Ranawana - Siyambalagoda - Sooriyagoda - Thismada - Uda Eriyagama East - Uda Eriyagama West - Udarathmeewala - Udawela Nadithalawa - Udawela Pahalagama - Udawela Pallemaditta - Urapola - Walgampaya - Walgowwagoda - Wathurakumbura - Weralugolla - Yahalathenna - Yatigammana ## Quick answers - Where is Danthure?In Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Danthure?Bathgoda, Haliyadda, Ihala Dodamwala, Munwathugoda, Siyambalagoda, Udawela Pahalagama, Walgampaya and Walgowwagoda - How many villages are in Danthure?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Danthure?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Danthure?District Hospital Kadugannawa, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Danthure?People's Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Danthure?NSB ATM, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Danthure?Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Danthure?LK2136225 (OCHA common operational dataset)