# Dodamkumbura GN division, Hanguranketa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/dodamkumbura/ Grama Niladhari division · Hanguranketa DS Division # Dodamkumbura Dodamkumbura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **2.01 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 1mapped services - 1,208 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dodamkumbura? Dodamkumbura lies in [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Bogamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/bogamuwa/), [Dimbulkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/dimbulkumbura/), [Diya - Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/diya-udagama/), [Rikillagaskada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/rikillagaskada/), [Uda Makuruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/uda-makuruppa/), [Udakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/udakanda/) and [Walalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/walalawela/). By area it is the 6904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/). The centre of Dodamkumbura is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1523° N, 80.7930° E. Local names: දොඩන්කුඹුර . 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 Dodamkumbura Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dodamkumbura. - Dimbulkumbura - Walugama 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 Dodamkumbura and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 289 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dodamkumbura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Rikillagaskada · Rikillagaskada 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14528&mlon=80.78255#map=17/7.14528/80.78255) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Padiyapelella 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09452&mlon=80.79949#map=17/7.09452/80.79949) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) Hotel Susith Residence · Dodamkumbura 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15074&mlon=80.79084#map=17/7.15074/80.79084) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Bogamuwa School · Bogamuwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13793&mlon=80.79910#map=17/7.13793/80.79910) College Gateway College · Udadelthota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) Police station Keerthibandarapura Police Station · Pannala 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14432&mlon=80.85583#map=17/7.14432/80.85583) 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 Dodamkumbura Places mapped inside Dodamkumbura in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Hanguranketa DS Division - Adikarigama - Agappala - Ambaliyadda - Ambewela - Arattana - Bambaragama - Bambaragama East - Bambaragama West - Bogahalanda - Bowala - Bulugahapitiya - Dampola - Damunumeya - Damunumeya North - Daraoya - Delgahapitiya - Deliwala - Diggalpotta - Dimbulkumbura - Diya - Udagama - Dolugala - Ekiriya - Enasal Arawa - Endiribedda - Galauda North - Galauda South - Ganga Udagama - Gannewa Udagama - Gedereiyawa - Hakuruthale - Handawalapitiya - Hanguranketha - Hapugasdeniya - Hapuwala - Hilpenkandura - Hingurukaduwa - Hope - Idamalanda - Karalliyadda - Karamidula - Kawatayamana - Kirimetiya - Kithulpe - Kosgaha Debala - Kottala - Labuhena - Madanwala - Madumana - Makempe - Malanwatta - Maliyadda - Malulla - Medagama - Mirahampe - Mudunapita - Muloya - Pallemaluwa - Poramadulla - Puranagama - Pussalamankada - Rahathungoda - Rathmetiya - Rekitipe - Rikillagaskada - Rookwood Estate - Sangaraja Gama - Uda Galauda - Udakanda - Udawatta East - Udawatta Kumbura - Udawatta West - Unanthenna - Walalawela - Warapitiya - Wegama - Welikada - Wetesthenna - Yati Hanguranketha ## Quick answers - Where is Dodamkumbura?In Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dodamkumbura?Bogamuwa, Dimbulkumbura, Diya - Udagama, Rikillagaskada, Uda Makuruppa, Udakanda and Walalawela - How many villages are in Dodamkumbura?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dodamkumbura?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dodamkumbura?Base Hospital Rikillagaskada, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dodamkumbura?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dodamkumbura?PET, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dodamkumbura?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dodamkumbura?LK2306225 (OCHA common operational dataset)