# Thimbirigolla GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thimbirigolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division # Thimbirigolla Thimbirigolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **20.3 km²**. - 20.3km² ## Where is Thimbirigolla? Thimbirigolla lies in [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Ambalanoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/ambalanoya/), [Eggaloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/eggaloya/), [Kumana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kumana/), [Madana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madana/), [Madawalalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madawalalanda/), [Pannalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/pannalgama/), [Thottama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thottama/) and [Wadinagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/wadinagala/). By area it is the 466th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Thimbirigolla is about 202 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1505° N, 81.6635° E. Local names: තිඹිරිගොල්ල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Thimbirigolla Named natural and historic features inside Thimbirigolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Ambalam Oya - Ambalam Oya Reservoir 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 Thimbirigolla 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 Thimbirigolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Thottama · Thottama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12360&mlon=81.68891#map=17/7.12360/81.68891) Bank Peoples Bank · Irakkamam 03 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24825&mlon=81.71824#map=17/7.24825/81.71824) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station · Indrasarapura 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School Pannalagama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Pannalgama 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09278&mlon=81.64981#map=17/7.09278/81.64981) College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20096&mlon=81.65449#map=17/7.20096/81.65449) 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 Damana DS Division - 18A. Janapadaya - Alahena - Ambalanoya - Bakmitiyawa - Damana - Dewalahinda - Diviyagala - Eggaloya - Galkanda - Galmaduwa - Helagampura - Hindakalugama - Hingurana - Kalugolla - Karalewa - Keenawatta - Kethsirigama - Kivulegama - Koknahara - Kumana - Madana - Madawalalanda - Moragahapallama - Muwangala - Padagoda - Pahalalanda - Pallanoya - Pannalgama - Thottama - Uksiripura - Veheragala - Wadinagala ## Quick answers - Where is Thimbirigolla?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thimbirigolla?Ambalanoya, Eggaloya, Kumana, Madana, Madawalalanda, Pannalgama, Thottama and Wadinagala - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thimbirigolla?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thimbirigolla?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thimbirigolla?Divisional Hospital Thottama, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thimbirigolla?Peoples Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thimbirigolla?People's Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thimbirigolla?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thimbirigolla?LK5242125 (OCHA common operational dataset)