# Digampathaha GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/digampathaha/

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Digampathaha

Digampathaha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.64 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.6km²
- 5mapped services
- 200 mtypical elevation

## Where is Digampathaha?

Digampathaha lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Avudangawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/avudangawa/), [Hiriwadunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/hiriwadunna/), [Inamaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/inamaluwa/), [Nagalawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/nagalawewa/), [Siyambala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/siyambala-wewa/), [Thalkote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/thalkote/) and [Wayaulpatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/wayaulpatha/). By area it is the 2524th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Digampathaha is about 151 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9786° N, 80.7269° E. Local names: දිගම්පතහ .

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 Digampathaha

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Digampathaha.

- Daganapothaha
- Digampathaha

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 Digampathaha

Named natural and historic features inside Digampathaha, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 reservoirs and tanks.

- Linwewa
- Rambawala Wewa
- Titiyakola Wewa

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 Digampathaha and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 192 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 116 

Feb 25 89 

Mar 27 96 

Apr 28 154 

May 28 133 

Jun 27 73 

Jul 27 62 

Aug 27 70 

Sep 27 101 

Oct 27 228 

Nov 26 279 

Dec 25 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Digampathaha

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) 

Bank BOC · Kimbissa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sigiriya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95744&mlon=80.75285#map=17/7.95744/80.75285) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) 

Hotel Kassapa Lions Rock · Digampathaha 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97960&mlon=80.72725#map=17/7.97960/80.72725) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Sigiriya Central College · Sigiriya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95173&mlon=80.75056#map=17/7.95173/80.75056) 

College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) 

Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94243&mlon=80.73260#map=17/7.94243/80.73260) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Digampathaha

Places mapped inside Digampathaha in open map data, by type.

- Hotels5

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Dambulla DS Division

- Angunawel Pelessa
- Athuparayaya
- Avudangawa
- Bellanneoya
- Bulagala
- Dambulla Town
- Dambulugama
- Egodawewa
- Embulambe
- Etawarahena
- Etha Bendiwewa
- Gedigaswalana
- Haluapullana Wewa
- Ihala Ereula
- Inamaluwa
- Kalogaha Ela
- Kalundewa Aluthgama
- Kalundewa Paranagama
- Kandalama
- Kapuwatta
- Kimbissa
- Kiralagolla
- Kumbukkandanwala
- LK2206125
- Lenadora North
- Lenadora South
- Mailattawa
- Moragollewa
- Nagalawewa
- Nayakumbura
- Nikawatawana
- Pahala Erevula
- Pahala Wewa
- Pallegama
- Palutawa
- Pannampitiya
- Pelvehera
- Pidurangala
- Pohoranwewa
- Pol Attawa
- Pothana
- Puwak Attawala
- Rathmalgaha Ela
- Rathmalkatuwa
- Sigiriya
- Siyambala Wewa
- Thalkote
- Thittawelgolla
- Vilhatha
- Walgamwewa
- Wavulambe
- Welamitiyawa
- Welangolla
- Welihena
- Wewala Wewa
- Yakkuragala North
- Yakkuragala South
- Yapagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Digampathaha?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Digampathaha?Avudangawa, Hiriwadunna, Inamaluwa, Nagalawewa, Siyambala Wewa, Thalkote and Wayaulpatha
- How many villages are in Digampathaha?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Digampathaha?3 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Digampathaha?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Digampathaha?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Digampathaha?BOC, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Digampathaha?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Digampathaha?Lanka IOC, about 6.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Digampathaha?LK2206030 (OCHA common operational dataset)