# Dankanda GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/dankanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Dankanda

Dankanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.2km²
- 556 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dankanda?

Dankanda lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Bodhikotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/bodhikotuwa/), [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/dambagolla/), [Kavudagammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/kavudagammana/), [Kirimetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kirimetiya/) and [Weralugasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/weralugasthenna/). By area it is the 9369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Dankanda is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5198° N, 80.6977° E. Local names: දන්කන්ද .

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 Dankanda

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dankanda.

- Weniwelgolla

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 Dankanda

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

### Estates

1 tea estate.

- Ganapanthiya

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 Dankanda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher 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 22 116 

Feb 23 89 

Mar 25 96 

Apr 26 154 

May 25 133 

Jun 25 73 

Jul 24 62 

Aug 25 70 

Sep 25 101 

Oct 24 228 

Nov 23 279 

Dec 22 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dankanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) 

Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 18 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 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Riverston Holiday Home Rattota · Rattota 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52452&mlon=80.68125#map=17/7.52452/80.68125) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Rattota Hindu maha vidyalayam · Rattota 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52047&mlon=80.67658#map=17/7.52047/80.67658) 

College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) 

Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 

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 Rattota DS Division

- Alakolamada
- Alwatta
- Bambarakiriella
- Bandarapola
- Bodhikotuwa
- Bogambara
- Dambagolla
- Dombagoda
- Epitamulla
- Galekoluwa
- Gansarapola
- Godapola
- Hangarankanda
- Horagolla
- Ihala Owala
- Ikirigolla
- Kaikawala
- Kaineka
- Kandenuwara East
- Kandenuwara West
- Kirimetiya
- Koswana North
- Koswana South
- Kuruwawa
- Lonvil
- Madakumbura
- Maradurawala
- Maussagolla
- Meda Weragama
- Medawatta
- Muwandeniya
- Neluwakanda
- Nikawella
- Pahala Hapuvida
- Pahala Owala
- Palle Weragama
- Pallegama
- Palleyaya
- Pitakanda
- Polwattakanda
- Punchiseluwakanda
- Rattota
- Thambalagala
- Uda Hapuvida
- Uda Weragama
- Udagama
- Ulpothapitiya
- Viharagama
- Wanaraniya
- Warapitiya
- Welangahawatta
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Dankanda?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dankanda?Bodhikotuwa, Dambagolla, Kavudagammana, Kirimetiya and Weralugasthenna
- How many villages are in Dankanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dankanda?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dankanda?Rattota Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dankanda?People's Bank - Rattota, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dankanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dankanda?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dankanda?LK2230045 (OCHA common operational dataset)