# Katudampe GN division, Rathgama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/katudampe/ Grama Niladhari division · Rathgama DS Division # Katudampe Katudampe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.52 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.5km² - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Katudampe? Katudampe lies in [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Bopagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/bopagoda/), [Devinigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/devinigoda/), [Dodandoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/dodandoowa/), [Dodandugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/dodandugoda/), [Hennathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/hennathota/), [Imbula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/imbula/), [Karawegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/karawegoda/), [Pinkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/pinkanda/), [Thotavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/thotavila/) and [Uduhalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/uduhalpitiya/). By area it is the 5783rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.4% of [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/). The centre of Katudampe is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1098° N, 80.1384° E. Local names: කටුදම්පේ . 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 Katudampe Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Katudampe. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 16 m above sea level (median 15 m). - Delgasduwa - Katudampe - Palamgoda - Totawila 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 Katudampe Named natural and historic features inside Katudampe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Amuneriyagoda · 21 m ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Ratgamakele 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 Katudampe 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 Katudampe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajgama Government Dispensary · Palliyapitiya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09050&mlon=80.14781#map=17/6.09050/80.14781) Bank Sanasa Society · Modara Patuwatha 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11150&mlon=80.12674#map=17/6.11150/80.12674) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Gammeddegoda-Rajgama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09093&mlon=80.14206#map=17/6.09093/80.14206) Hotel The River Edge · Dodandugoda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11178&mlon=80.13081#map=17/6.11178/80.13081) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Yashodara Sangamiththa Primary · Modara Patuwatha 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10843&mlon=80.12626#map=17/6.10843/80.12626) College Lake School · Hikkaduwa East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14650&mlon=80.11750#map=17/6.14650/80.11750) Police station Rathgama Police Station · Devinigoda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09226&mlon=80.13998#map=17/6.09226/80.13998) 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 Rathgama DS Division - Boossa - Bopagoda - Devinigoda - Dolikanda - Gammeddegoda - Gammeddegoda East - Gammeddegoda-Rajgama - Ganegoda - Hegoda - Imbula - Kadurupe - Kandegoda - Kapumulugoda - Karawegoda - Kedala - Mahahegoda - Maliduwa - Mawadavila - Medawala - Owakanda - Palanthriyagoda - Palliyapitiya - Panvila Pahalagoda - Pitiwella North - Pitiwella South - Ranapanadeniya - Rathgama Hegoda - Rathna Udagama - Rejjipura - Rupeewala - Thotavila ## Quick answers - Where is Katudampe?In Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Katudampe?Bopagoda, Devinigoda, Dodandoowa, Dodandugoda, Hennathota, Imbula, Karawegoda, Pinkanda, Thotavila and Uduhalpitiya - How many villages are in Katudampe?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Katudampe?Settlements lie between 7 m and 16 m - What is the highest point in Katudampe?Amuneriyagoda (21 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Katudampe?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Katudampe?Rajgama Government Dispensary, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Katudampe?Sanasa Society, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Katudampe?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katudampe?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Katudampe?LK3163335 (OCHA common operational dataset)