# Dammala GN division, Thawalama DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division 

# Dammala

Dammala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.95 km²**.

- 1.9km²

## Where is Dammala?

Dammala lies in [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/ambewela/), [Banagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/banagala-west/), [Dammala Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/dammala-colony/), [Dangala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dangala-west/), [Opatha North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-north/) and [Thalangalla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thalangalla-east/). By area it is the 7058th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Dammala is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2954° N, 80.4043° E. Local names: දාම්මල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Dammala 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 Dammala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) 

Bank Sanasa Bank,Opatha. · Opatha South 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26736&mlon=80.41306#map=17/6.26736/80.41306) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) 

Hotel Green Palace · Dangala West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30999&mlon=80.40871#map=17/6.30999/80.40871) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Galle/Opatha Secondary School,Opatha. · Opatha South 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26675&mlon=80.41347#map=17/6.26675/80.41347) 

College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) 

Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 

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 Thawalama DS Division

- Batahena
- Dammala Colony
- Ela Ihala
- Ela Ihala North
- Eppala
- Gallandala
- Habarakada East
- Habarakada West
- Halvitigala Colony 1
- Halvitigala Colony 2
- Hiniduma North
- Hiniduma South
- Hiniduma West
- Koralegama
- Kudugalpala
- Kumburegoda
- Malgalla
- Malhathawa
- Opatha East
- Opatha North
- Opatha South
- Opatha West
- Panangala East
- Panangala North
- Panangala West
- Thalangalla
- Thalangalla East
- Thalangalla West
- Thawalama Mookalana
- Thawalama North
- Thawalama South
- Weerapana East
- Weerapana North
- Weerapana South
- Weerapana West

## Quick answers

- Where is Dammala?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dammala?Ambewela, Banagala West, Dammala Colony, Dangala West, Opatha North and Thalangalla East
- What is the best time to visit Dammala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dammala?Rural Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dammala?Sanasa Bank,Opatha., about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dammala?Commercial Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dammala?Neluwa Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dammala?LK3118125 (OCHA common operational dataset)