# Dope GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dope/ Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division # Dope Dope is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.72 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 8mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dope? Dope lies in [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Angagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/angagoda/), [Bodhimaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/bodhimaluwa/), [Dedduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dedduwa/), [Hunganthota Wadumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/hunganthota-wadumulla/), [Kahagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/kahagalla/), [Kommala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/kommala/), [Pahurumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/pahurumulla/), [Sinharoopagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/sinharoopagama/) and [Warahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/warahena/). By area it is the 7672nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Dope is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4169° N, 80.0110° E. Local names: දෝපේ . 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 Dope Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Dope. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 14 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Alawatugoda - Hungantota - Hungantota Wadumulla 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 Dope Named natural and historic features inside Dope, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 ancient site. - Arachchimulla 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 Dope and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dope Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bentota Medical center · Angagoda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41870&mlon=80.00297#map=17/6.41870/80.00297) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pahurumulla 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42248&mlon=79.99736#map=17/6.42248/79.99736) ATM ATM · Nebada 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Aluthgama West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43062&mlon=79.99912#map=17/6.43062/79.99912) Hotel Namo Villa · Dope 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41659&mlon=80.01250#map=17/6.41659/80.01250) Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) School Walagedara M V · Dope 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41645&mlon=80.01027#map=17/6.41645/80.01027) College Aluthgama College · Seenawatta 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43647&mlon=80.00253#map=17/6.43647/80.00253) Police station Bentota Police · Pahurumulla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42216&mlon=79.99706#map=17/6.42216/79.99706) 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 Dope Places mapped inside Dope in open map data, by type. - Hotels7 - Schools1 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 Bentota DS Division - Akadegoda - Angagoda - Athuruwella - Bodhimaluwa - Dedduwa - Delkabalagoda - Dombagahawatta - Elakaka - Etawalawatta East - Etawalawatta West - Ethungagoda - Galagama - Galbada - Galthuduwa - Gonagalapura - Habakkala - Haburugala - Hipanwatta - Hunganthota Wadumulla - Ihala Malawala - Kahagalla - Kahawegammedda - Kaikawala - Kandemulla - Kolaniya - Kommala - Kotuwabendahena - Kuda Uragaha - Maha Uragaha - Mahagoda - Mahavila East - Mahavila West - Malawala - Miriswatta - Moragoda - Mullegoda - Olaganduwa - Pahurumulla - Pilekumbura - Ranthotuvila - Sinharoopagama - Sooriyagama - Thotakanatta - Thunduwa East - Thunduwa West - Viyandoowa - Warahena - Warakamulla - Yalegama - Yathramulla ## Quick answers - Where is Dope?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dope?Angagoda, Bodhimaluwa, Dedduwa, Hunganthota Wadumulla, Kahagalla, Kommala, Pahurumulla, Sinharoopagama and Warahena - How many villages are in Dope?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dope?Settlements lie between 11 m and 14 m - What is the best time to visit Dope?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Dope?Bentota Medical center, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dope?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dope?ATM, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dope?Ceypetco, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dope?LK3103030 (OCHA common operational dataset)