# Dankotuwa West GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Dankotuwa West Dankotuwa West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.93 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 6mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dankotuwa West? Dankotuwa West 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 7 other GN divisions: [Dankotuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-east/), [Dankotuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-north/), [Dankotuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-south/), [Gonavila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/gonavila-south/), [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 [Katukenda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/katukenda-west/). By area it is the 10477th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Dankotuwa West is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2995° N, 79.8784° E. Local names: දන්කොටුව බටහිර . 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 West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dankotuwa West. - Dummalakotuwa - Pitagara 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 West 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 West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) Bank Commercial Bank · Dankotuwa West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29744&mlon=79.88190#map=17/7.29744/79.88190) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 6.1 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 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29619&mlon=79.88118#map=17/7.29619/79.88118) Hotel Hotel Camellia · Dankotuwa North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30278&mlon=79.88639#map=17/7.30278/79.88639) Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) School Sri Sangabodhi · Dankotuwa West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29779&mlon=79.87836#map=17/7.29779/79.87836) College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) Police station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30041&mlon=79.88257#map=17/7.30041/79.88257) 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 West Places mapped inside Dankotuwa West in open map data, by type. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Police stations2 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 South - 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 West?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dankotuwa West?Dankotuwa East, Dankotuwa North, Dankotuwa South, Gonavila South, Ihala Dummalakotuwa, Katukenda East and Katukenda West - How many villages are in Dankotuwa West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dankotuwa West?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dankotuwa West?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dankotuwa West?Commercial Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dankotuwa West?Kandawala, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dankotuwa West?Gas Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many banks are in Dankotuwa West?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Dankotuwa West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Dankotuwa West?LK6248125 (OCHA common operational dataset)