# Dambewatana GN division, Kekirawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/dambewatana/ Grama Niladhari division · Kekirawa DS Division # Dambewatana Dambewatana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **17.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 17.1km² - 139 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dambewatana? Dambewatana lies in [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Balaluwewa1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/balaluwewa1/), [Horapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/horapola/), [Karukkankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/karukkankulama/), [Mailagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/mailagaswewa/), [Nidigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/nidigama/) and [Uduruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/uduruwa/). By area it is the 605th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/). The centre of Dambewatana is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9913° N, 80.5600° E. Local names: දඹේවටන . 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 Dambewatana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dambewatana. - Sakalasuriyagama 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 Dambewatana Named natural and historic features inside Dambewatana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Daniya Wewa - Heen Ela - Kala Wewa - Loku Nankuriyagama Wewa - Wiranda Wewa 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 Dambewatana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dambewatana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Kekirawa · Malawa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04387&mlon=80.59584#map=17/8.04387/80.59584) Bank People's Bank & ATM · Kekirawa Town 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04066&mlon=80.59773#map=17/8.04066/80.59773) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kekirawa Town 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03513&mlon=80.59999#map=17/8.03513/80.59999) Hotel Hotel Basrin · Kalawewa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02178&mlon=80.52821#map=17/8.02178/80.52821) Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) School Kalawewa school ground · Kalawewa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02181&mlon=80.52848#map=17/8.02181/80.52848) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Kekirawa DS Division - Bandarapothana - Baravila - Dunumadalawa - Embulgaswewa - Ganewalpola - Heenukkiriyawa - Horapola - Ihala Puliyankulama - Ihalagama - Kandalama East - Kandalama West - Karukkankulama - Keeriyagaswewa - Kekirawa Town - Kelepuliyankulama - Kithulhitiyawa - Kollankuttigama - Korasagalla - Kotagala - Kuda Kekirawa - Kumbukwewa - Madatugama - Maha Elagamuwa - Maha Kekirawa - Mahadivulwewa - Mailagaswewa - Malawa - Maldenipura - Maminiya Rambewa - Maminiyawa - Mankadawala - Maradankadawala - Maradankadawala Road - Medagama - Medawewa - Moragoda - Mudaperumagama - Murungahitikanda - Navakkulama - Neekiniyawa - Nelbegama - Nidigama - Olombewa - Olukarada - Pallehingura - Pothanegama - Railway Town - Rathmallewa - Shasthrawelliya - Thoruwewa - Uduruwa - Unagollewa ## Quick answers - Where is Dambewatana?In Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dambewatana?Balaluwewa1, Horapola, Karukkankulama, Mailagaswewa, Nidigama and Uduruwa - How many villages are in Dambewatana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Dambewatana?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Dambewatana?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dambewatana?Base Hospital Kekirawa, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dambewatana?People's Bank & ATM, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dambewatana?HNB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dambewatana?Ceypetco, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dambewatana?LK7154195 (OCHA common operational dataset)