# Dambethalawa GN division, Ampara DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/dambethalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ampara DS Division # Dambethalawa Dambethalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ampara DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **25.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.4km² - 1mapped services - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dambethalawa? Dambethalawa lies in [Ampara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ambagahawella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/ambagahawella/), [Ambamalthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/ambamalthalawa/), [Kahatagasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/kahatagasyaya/), [Mullegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/mullegama/), [Namaloya II](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/namaloya-ii/) and [Namalthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/namalthalawa/). By area it is the 334th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 18.2% of [Ampara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/). The centre of Dambethalawa is about 191 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2943° N, 81.5397° E. Local names: දඹේතලාව . 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 Dambethalawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dambethalawa. - Kahatagasyaya 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 Dambethalawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dambethalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Inginiyagala Divisional Hospital · Inginiyagala 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22626&mlon=81.54213#map=17/7.22626/81.54213) Bank Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch · Uhana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36379&mlon=81.63452#map=17/7.36379/81.63452) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Damith Fuel Station · Uhana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35880&mlon=81.64299#map=17/7.35880/81.64299) Hotel Gal Oya Lake Club · Polwaga Janapadaya 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24115&mlon=81.56784#map=17/7.24115/81.56784) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Samanala Pre School · Dambethalawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26996&mlon=81.53428#map=17/7.26996/81.53428) College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) Police station Inginiyagala Police Station · Inginiyagala 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21997&mlon=81.54495#map=17/7.21997/81.54495) 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 Dambethalawa Places mapped inside Dambethalawa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Ampara DS Division - Ambagahawella - Ambamalthalawa - Gemunupura - Indrasarapura - Jayawardhanapura - Karangawa - Kotavehera - Mihindupura - Namaloya I - Namaloya II - Namalthalawa - Nawagampura - Paragahakele East - Paragahakele West - Polwaga Janapadaya - Saddhathissapura - Samapura - Senanayakepura - Thissapura - Wavinna North - Wavinna South ## Quick answers - Where is Dambethalawa?In Ampara DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dambethalawa?Ambagahawella, Ambamalthalawa, Kahatagasyaya, Mullegama, Namaloya II and Namalthalawa - How many villages are in Dambethalawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dambethalawa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Dambethalawa?Inginiyagala Divisional Hospital, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dambethalawa?Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dambethalawa?People's Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dambethalawa?Damith Fuel Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dambethalawa?LK5215005 (OCHA common operational dataset)