# Dambakele GN division, Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/dambakele/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Dambakele Dambakele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.76 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.8km² - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dambakele? Dambakele lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Dematapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/dematapitiya/), [Karavitagara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-east/), [Karavitagara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-west/), [Kongasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kongasyaya/), [Mahagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mahagama-south/), [Thambagalla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/thambagalla-west/) and [Weerakelewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weerakelewatta/). By area it is the 11178th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Dambakele is about 69 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5599° N, 79.8624° E. Local names: දඹකැලේ . 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 Dambakele Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dambakele. - Karavitaagare East 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 Dambakele and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dambakele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) Bank HNB · Pitipana North 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57198&mlon=79.79787#map=17/7.57198/79.79787) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kakkapalliya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53574&mlon=79.82022#map=17/7.53574/79.82022) Hotel The Lake Front · Mugunuwatawana 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59067&mlon=79.86480#map=17/7.59067/79.86480) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 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 Chilaw DS Division - Aluthwatta - Aluthwatta - Ambakandavila - Deduruoya - Egodawatta - Ichchampitiya - Ihala Olidaluwa - Ilippadeniya - Inigodawela - Kakkapalliya - Kanattawa - Karavita - Karavitagara East - Karavitagara West - Kokkavila - Kurusapaduwa - Maha Vilattawa - Maikkulama - Manuwangama East - Manuwangama West - Maradankulama - Melpura - Merawala - Mugunuwatawana - Mungandaluwa East - Mungandaluwa West - Munneshwarama - Nariyagama North - Nariyagama South - Olidaluwa - Parappanmulla - Pitipana East - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Dambakele?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dambakele?Dematapitiya, Karavitagara East, Karavitagara West, Kongasyaya, Mahagama South, Thambagalla West and Weerakelewatta - How many villages are in Dambakele?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dambakele?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dambakele?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dambakele?HNB, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dambakele?Kandawala, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dambakele?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dambakele?LK6233145 (OCHA common operational dataset)