# Dunudambuwewa GN division, Nochchiyagama DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/dunudambuwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nochchiyagama DS Division # Dunudambuwewa Dunudambuwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **3.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.8km² - 78 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dunudambuwewa? Dunudambuwewa lies in [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/), [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: [Amunukole](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/amunukole/), [Halmillakulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/halmillakulama/), [Kusumpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/kusumpura/), [Lindawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/lindawewa/), [Nelawagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/nelawagama/) and [Pahala Halmillewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/pahala-halmillewa/). By area it is the 4001st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Nochchiyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/). The centre of Dunudambuwewa is about 151 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2484° N, 80.1940° E. Local names: දුනුදඹුවැව . 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 Dunudambuwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dunudambuwewa. - Botalegama 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 Dunudambuwewa Named natural and historic features inside Dunudambuwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Hammillagama Wewa - Welhena 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 Dunudambuwewa 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 Dunudambuwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Samanala Hospital · Nochchiyagama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26457&mlon=80.21010#map=17/8.26457/80.21010) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Nochchiyagama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26364&mlon=80.21125#map=17/8.26364/80.21125) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Samanala Filling Station · Ralapanawagama 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.28250&mlon=80.25730#map=17/8.28250/80.25730) Hotel Samanala Hotel & Restaurant · Nochchiyagama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25894&mlon=80.20181#map=17/8.25894/80.20181) Mall Sudharshani Traders · Thammennawa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10394&mlon=80.34126#map=17/8.10394/80.34126) School Don Bosco Hotel School · Nochchiyagama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25934&mlon=80.19985#map=17/8.25934/80.19985) College Non Commisioned Officers Training School · Saliyawewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20048&mlon=80.09651#map=17/8.20048/80.09651) Police station Nochhiyagama Police Station · Nochchiyagama 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26513&mlon=80.21203#map=17/8.26513/80.21203) 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 Nochchiyagama DS Division - Adampane - Ambagahawewa - Amunukole - Andarawewa - Bogahawewa - Dombawalagama - Dunupothagama - Ehetuwagama - Galadivulwewa - Halmillakulama - Horuvila - Hunuvilagama - Ittikulama - Jayagama - Katupathwewa - Kukulkatuwa - Kusumpura - Lindawewa - Mahalindawewa - Mihiripura - Mudithagama - Navakkulama - Nelawagama - Nochchiyagama - Ottappuwa - Pahala Halmillewa - Pahala Kedithokkuwa - Pahala Maragahawewa - Pahamunegama - Ralapanawa Colony - Ralapanawagama - Rankethgama - Ranorawa - Thalgaswewa - Thimbiriwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Dunudambuwewa?In Nochchiyagama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dunudambuwewa?Amunukole, Halmillakulama, Kusumpura, Lindawewa, Nelawagama and Pahala Halmillewa - How many villages are in Dunudambuwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Dunudambuwewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Dunudambuwewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dunudambuwewa?Samanala Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dunudambuwewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dunudambuwewa?Boc, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dunudambuwewa?Samanala Filling Station, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dunudambuwewa?LK7139095 (OCHA common operational dataset)