# Dankotuwa South GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Dankotuwa South Dankotuwa South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.43 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Dankotuwa South? Dankotuwa South 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/), [Godella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/godella/), [Gonavila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/gonavila-south/) and [Morukkuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/morukkuliya/). By area it is the 12772nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Dankotuwa South is about 40 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2927° N, 79.8803° E. Local names: දන්කොටුව දකුණ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Dankotuwa South Named natural and historic features inside Dankotuwa South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Walauwa Watta 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 Dankotuwa South 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 South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) Bank Commercial Bank · Dankotuwa West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29744&mlon=79.88190#map=17/7.29744/79.88190) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 5.3 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 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29619&mlon=79.88118#map=17/7.29619/79.88118) Hotel Hotel Camellia · Dankotuwa North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30278&mlon=79.88639#map=17/7.30278/79.88639) Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) School Dankotuwa Girls College · Dankotuwa South 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29246&mlon=79.87821#map=17/7.29246/79.87821) College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 3.8 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 0.8 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 South Places mapped inside Dankotuwa South in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - 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 North - 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 South?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dankotuwa South?Dankotuwa East, Dankotuwa West, Godella, Gonavila South and Morukkuliya - What is the best time to visit Dankotuwa South?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dankotuwa South?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dankotuwa South?Commercial Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dankotuwa South?Kandawala, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dankotuwa South?Gas Filling Station, about 0.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dankotuwa South?LK6248190 (OCHA common operational dataset)