# Dolamawatha GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/dolamawatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Dolamawatha Dolamawatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **20.2 km²**. - 20.2km² ## Where is Dolamawatha? Dolamawatha lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 10 other GN divisions: [Dediyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/dediyagala/), [Ehelape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ehelape/), [Homadola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/homadola/), [Ihala Maliduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ihala-maliduwa/), [Kohugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/kohugoda/), [Udugama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/udugama-east/), [Wathogala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/wathogala/), [Wattehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/wattehena/), [Weerapana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-south/) and [Weerapana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-west/). By area it is the 474th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 13.5% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Dolamawatha is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1809° N, 80.4032° E. Local names: දොලමාවත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Dolamawatha Named natural and historic features inside Dolamawatha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Katanwila ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Kakunkandawatte 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 Dolamawatha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dolamawatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank Samurdhi Bank,Opatha. · Opatha East 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25954&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.25954/80.41540) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Hotel Famous - Eheliyagoda · Ihala Maliduwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14145&mlon=80.40890#map=17/6.14145/80.40890) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Ehelape M.V · Ehelape 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14775&mlon=80.41913#map=17/6.14775/80.41913) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Udugama Police Station · Udugama 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21098&mlon=80.33960#map=17/6.21098/80.33960) 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 Akuressa DS Division - Akuressa - Asmagoda - Bopitiya - Dediyagala - Diganahena - Diyalape - Ehelape - Ellewela - Eramudugoda - Galabadahena - Gallala - Ganhela - Henegama - Henegama West - Higgoda - Hulandawa - Idikatudeniya - Ihala Kiyanduwa - Ihala Maliduwa - Iluppella - Imbulgoda - Ketanvila - Kohugoda - Lenama North - Lenama South - Manikgoda - Maramba North - Maramba South - Melewwa - Minipogoda - Nawalagoda - Nimalawa - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Dolamawatha?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dolamawatha?Dediyagala, Ehelape, Homadola, Ihala Maliduwa, Kohugoda, Udugama East, Wathogala, Wattehena, Weerapana South and Weerapana West - What is the best time to visit Dolamawatha?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dolamawatha?Rural Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dolamawatha?Samurdhi Bank,Opatha., about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dolamawatha?Commercial Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dolamawatha?Cepetco, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dolamawatha?LK3218065 (OCHA common operational dataset)