# Thottama GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thottama/

Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division 

# Thottama

Thottama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **16.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16.1km²
- 2mapped services
- 47 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thottama?

Thottama 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 4 other GN divisions: [18A. Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/18a-janapadaya/), [Ambalanoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/ambalanoya/), [Kumana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kumana/) and [Thimbirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thimbirigolla/). By area it is the 657th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Thottama is about 205 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1293° N, 81.7005° E. Local names: තොට්ටම .

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 Thottama

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

- Manthottama
- Thottama

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 Thottama 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 Thottama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Thottama · Thottama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12360&mlon=81.68891#map=17/7.12360/81.68891) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon(BOC) · Irakkamam 08 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24759&mlon=81.71954#map=17/7.24759/81.71954) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Lanka Petrol · Pallikudiyiruppu 01 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22272&mlon=81.82083#map=17/7.22272/81.82083) 

Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) 

Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) 

School Pannalagama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Pannalgama 6.9 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 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) 

Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 9.4 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thottama

Places mapped inside Thottama in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2

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 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
- Thimbirigolla
- Uksiripura
- Veheragala
- Wadinagala

## Quick answers

- Where is Thottama?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Thottama?18A. Janapadaya, Ambalanoya, Kumana and Thimbirigolla
- How many villages are in Thottama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Thottama?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thottama?Divisional Hospital Thottama, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thottama?Bank of Ceylon(BOC), about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thottama?People's Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thottama?Lanka Petrol, about 17 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Thottama?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Thottama?LK5242145 (OCHA common operational dataset)