# Delmar Colony GN division, Madampagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/delmar-colony/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampagama DS Division # Delmar Colony Delmar Colony is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.56 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.6km² - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Delmar Colony? Delmar Colony lies in [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Galdoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/galdoowa/), [Meetiyagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/meetiyagoda/), [Udakerewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/udakerewa/) and [Weragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/weragoda/). By area it is the 12126th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/). The centre of Delmar Colony is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1953° N, 80.0854° E. Local names: ඩෙල්මාර් ජනපදය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Delmar Colony ### Nearby, outside Delmar Colony - Moonstone Mines · attraction, Udakerewa1.2 km - Akurala Beach · beach, Akurala South2.5 km - Tsunami Photo Museum Telwatta · museum, Thelwatta2.9 km - General Tsunami Photo Museum · museum, Pereliya North3.0 km - Community Tsunami Education Center and Tsunami Museum · museum, Pereliya North3.0 km - Tsunami Monument · monument, Pereliya North3.2 km - Turtle Hatchery · zoo, Pereliya South3.5 km - Turtle Hatchery Hikkaduwa · zoo, Pereliya South3.6 km - TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY · museum, Pereliya South3.7 km - Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka · attraction, Seenigama4.2 km - Tukkawadu Mask Museum · museum, Maha Ambalangoda4.7 km - Turtle Farm · zoo, Urawatta5.0 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Delmar Colony - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle34 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo73 km ### Nearest railway station Kahawe (Uduwaragoda South), about 1.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Delmar Colony Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Delmar Colony. - Epitamulla 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 Delmar Colony Named natural and historic features inside Delmar Colony, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Delmar 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 Delmar Colony 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 Delmar Colony Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madampagama Rural Hospital · Wenamulla 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21273&mlon=80.06398#map=17/6.21273/80.06398) Bank Peoples Bank · Meetiyagoda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18996&mlon=80.09657#map=17/6.18996/80.09657) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Dilisha Auto Service · Meetiyagoda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19007&mlon=80.09698#map=17/6.19007/80.09698) Hotel Garden Villa Ronnaduwa · Galdoowa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19438&mlon=80.08016#map=17/6.19438/80.08016) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Olivia Pre-school · Godagama South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17625&mlon=80.08307#map=17/6.17625/80.08307) College Meetiyagoda Primary School · Meetiyagoda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19104&mlon=80.09637#map=17/6.19104/80.09637) Police station Hikkaduwa Police Station · Wellawatta 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14513&mlon=80.09956#map=17/6.14513/80.09956) 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 Madampagama DS Division - Akurala - Akurala North - Akurala South - Andurangoda - Daluwathumulla - Deldoowa - Dewagoda East - Dewagoda West - Dimbuldoowa - Galagoda East - Galagoda West - Galdoowa - Godagama North - Godagama South - Harannagala - Idanthota - Kahawa - Kalupe - Kuleegoda East - Kuleegoda West - Malawenna - Medagoda - Pereliya North - Pereliya South - Seenigama - Seenigama East - Thelwatta - Thotagamuwa - Udumulla - Uduwaragoda North - Uduwaragoda South - Urawatta - Usmudulawa - Wellabada - Wenamulla - Weragoda - Werellana ## Quick answers - Where is Delmar Colony?In Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Delmar Colony?Galdoowa, Meetiyagoda, Udakerewa and Weragoda - What is there to see in Delmar Colony?Moonstone Mines, Akurala Beach, Tsunami Photo Museum Telwatta, General Tsunami Photo Museum - What time zone is Delmar Colony in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Delmar Colony?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Delmar Colony?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Delmar Colony?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Delmar Colony?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Delmar Colony?Madampagama Rural Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Delmar Colony?Peoples Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Delmar Colony?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Delmar Colony?Dilisha Auto Service, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Delmar Colony?LK3160115 (OCHA common operational dataset)