# Dankotuwa North GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division 

# Dankotuwa North

Dankotuwa North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.33 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Dankotuwa North?

Dankotuwa North lies in [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Dankotuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-east/), [Dankotuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-west/), [Ihala Dummalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/ihala-dummalakotuwa/), [Katukenda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/katukenda-east/) and [Pahala Dummalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/pahala-dummalakotuwa/). By area it is the 13221st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Dankotuwa North is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3009° N, 79.8862° E. Local names: දන්කොටුව උතුර .

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 Dankotuwa North

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dankotuwa North.

- Dankotuwa

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 Dankotuwa North 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 Dankotuwa North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) 

Bank HNB · Dankotuwa East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29718&mlon=79.88450#map=17/7.29718/79.88450) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Gas Filling Station · Dankotuwa West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29619&mlon=79.88118#map=17/7.29619/79.88118) 

Hotel Randula Village Reception Hall · Dankotuwa North 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30273&mlon=79.88653#map=17/7.30273/79.88653) 

Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) 

School Sanghabodhi Vidyalaya · Katukenda East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30668&mlon=79.88543#map=17/7.30668/79.88543) 

College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) 

Police station Police Station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29934&mlon=79.88294#map=17/7.29934/79.88294) 

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 Dankotuwa North

Places mapped inside Dankotuwa North in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Hotels2
- Restaurants1

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 Dankotuwa DS Division

- Bothalegama
- Dankotuwa East
- Dankotuwa South
- Dankotuwa West
- Dikwela
- Etiyawala North
- Etiyawala South
- Godella
- Gonavila North
- Gonavila South
- Haldanduwana North
- Haldanduwana South
- Haldanduwana West
- Hundirapola
- Ihala Bujjampola
- Ihala Dummalakotuwa
- Ihala Mohottimulla
- Jankurawela
- Kahatavila Part
- Kahatavila West
- Kaluwachchimulla
- Katukenda East
- Katukenda West
- Kirimetiyana East
- Kirimetiyana North
- Kirimetiyana South
- Kirimetiyana West
- Lihiriyagama
- Meda Gonavila
- Meda Haldanduwana
- Meda Katukenda
- Meda Kirimetiyana
- Mellawa
- Metikotuwa
- Morukkuliya
- Motemulla
- Pahala Bujjampola
- Pahala Dummalakotuwa
- Pahala Mohottimulla
- Pansal Handiya
- Pothuwatawana
- Sendiriyamulla
- Singakkuliya
- Thamarakuliya
- Thulawala
- Yogiyana

## Quick answers

- Where is Dankotuwa North?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dankotuwa North?Dankotuwa East, Dankotuwa West, Ihala Dummalakotuwa, Katukenda East and Pahala Dummalakotuwa
- How many villages are in Dankotuwa North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dankotuwa North?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dankotuwa North?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dankotuwa North?HNB, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dankotuwa North?Kandawala, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dankotuwa North?Gas Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Dankotuwa North?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dankotuwa North?LK6248130 (OCHA common operational dataset)