# Danketiya GN division, Tangalle DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/danketiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Tangalle DS Division 

# Danketiya

Danketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.43 km²**. Open map data shows 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.4km²
- 6mapped services

## Where is Danketiya?

Danketiya lies in [Tangalle DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Godawanagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/godawanagoda/), [Indipokunagoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/indipokunagoda-north/), [Kotuwegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/kotuwegoda/), [Marakolliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/marakolliya/), [Medaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/medaketiya/), [Medilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/medilla/), [Polommaruwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/polommaruwa-north/), [Polommaruwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/polommaruwa-south/) and [Walgameliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/walgameliya/). By area it is the 8565th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Tangalle DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/). The centre of Danketiya is about 145 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0376° N, 80.7948° E. Local names: දංකැටිය .

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 Danketiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 140 

Feb 25 105 

Mar 26 112 

Apr 27 188 

May 27 167 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 26 73 

Aug 27 94 

Sep 26 147 

Oct 26 250 

Nov 25 306 

Dec 25 247 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Danketiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Southern Lanka Hospitals · Indipokunagoda North 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03107&mlon=80.79116#map=17/6.03107/80.79116) 

Bank Hatton National Bank · Indipokunagoda North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02715&mlon=80.79478#map=17/6.02715/80.79478) 

ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Indipokunagoda North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02583&mlon=80.79428#map=17/6.02583/80.79428) 

Hotel Taru holiday Home · Danketiya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03834&mlon=80.79375#map=17/6.03834/80.79375) 

Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) 

School H/Rahula Maha Vidyalaya, Tangalle · Danketiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02974&mlon=80.79504#map=17/6.02974/80.79504) 

College Plus Institute · Indipokunagoda North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02917&mlon=80.79450#map=17/6.02917/80.79450) 

Police station Tangalle Police Station · Kotuwegoda 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02382&mlon=80.79714#map=17/6.02382/80.79714) 

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 Danketiya

Places mapped inside Danketiya in open map data, by type.

- Hotels5
- 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 Tangalle DS Division

- Aluthgoda
- Andupelena
- Ethgalamulla
- Godawanagoda
- Gotaimbaragama
- Gurupokuna
- Ihalagoda
- Indipokunagoda North
- Indipokunagoda South
- Kadiragoda
- Kadurupokuna East
- Kadurupokuna North
- Kadurupokuna South
- Kadurupokuna West
- Kahandamodara
- Kahandawa
- Kattakaduwa North
- Kattakaduwa South
- Kotuwegoda
- Kudawella Central
- Kudawella East
- Kudawella North
- Kudawella South
- Kudawella West
- Mahawela
- Marakolliya
- Mawella North
- Mawella South
- Medagama
- Medaketiya
- Medilla
- Moraketi Ara East
- Moraketi Ara West
- Nakulugamuwa South
- Nalagama East
- Nalagama West
- Netolpitiya North
- Netolpitiya South
- Nidahasgama East
- Nidahasgama West
- Pahajjawa
- Palathuduwa
- Pallikkudawa Rural
- Pallikkudawa Urban
- Pattiyapola East
- Pattiyapola South
- Pattiyapola West
- Polommaruwa North
- Polommaruwa South
- Ranna East
- Ranna West
- Rekawa East
- Rekawa West
- Seenimodara East
- Seenimodara West
- Siyambalagoda
- Sudarshanagama
- Thalapitiyagama
- Thalunna
- Thenagama North
- Thenagama South
- Uduvilagoda
- Unakooruwa East
- Unakooruwa West
- Vigamuwa
- Vitharandeniya North
- Vitharandeniya South
- Wadigala
- Wagegoda
- Walgameliya
- Wella Odaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Danketiya?In Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Danketiya?Godawanagoda, Indipokunagoda North, Kotuwegoda, Marakolliya, Medaketiya, Medilla, Polommaruwa North, Polommaruwa South and Walgameliya
- What is the best time to visit Danketiya?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Danketiya?Southern Lanka Hospitals, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Danketiya?Hatton National Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Danketiya?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Danketiya?Lanka IOC, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Danketiya?LK3333220 (OCHA common operational dataset)