# Dammanthenna GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/dammanthenna/

Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division 

# Dammanthenna

Dammanthenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.46 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.5km²
- 491 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dammanthenna?

Dammanthenna lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Divulgas Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/divulgas-pathana/), [Galboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/galboda/), [Gangalapuwakpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/gangalapuwakpitiya/) and [Pottatawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pottatawela/). By area it is the 5902nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Dammanthenna is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5922° N, 80.7498° E. Local names: දම්මන්තැන්න .

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 Dammanthenna

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

- Dambagahamada
- Puwakpitiyadammantenna

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).

## Weather in Dammanthenna and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). 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 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dammanthenna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) 

Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Knuckles Hide Out · Ilukkumbura 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54818&mlon=80.76703#map=17/7.54818/80.76703) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 

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 Laggala DS Division

- Akarahediya
- Dasgiriya
- Dewaladeniya
- Divulgas Pathana
- Etanwala
- Galgedawala
- Ganga Henwala
- Gangalapuwakpitiya
- Gonawala
- Guruwela
- Halminiya
- Hattota Amuna
- Ilukkumbura
- Imaduwa
- Kahagala
- Kaluganga
- Kandepitawala
- Karadamulla
- Kivulawadiya
- Laggala Pallegama
- Lakegala
- Leloya
- Mahalakotuwa
- Maoya
- Meda Ela
- Miniranketiya
- Morathenna
- Narangamuwa
- Pitawala
- Pottatawela
- Rambukoluwa
- Ranamuregama
- Rathninda
- Rawanagama
- Weliwaranagolla
- Wellewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Dammanthenna?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dammanthenna?Divulgas Pathana, Galboda, Gangalapuwakpitiya and Pottatawela
- How many villages are in Dammanthenna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dammanthenna?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dammanthenna?Laggala Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dammanthenna?People's Bank - Rattota, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dammanthenna?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dammanthenna?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dammanthenna?LK2224065 (OCHA common operational dataset)