# Dodampahala Central GN division, Dikwella DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-central/

Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division 

# Dodampahala Central

Dodampahala Central is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.34 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dodampahala Central?

Dodampahala Central lies in [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Dodampahala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-east/), [Dodampahala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-north/), [Dodampahala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-south/) and [Dodampahala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-west/). By area it is the 13176th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Dodampahala Central is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9673° N, 80.7158° E. Local names: දොඩම්පහල මධ්‍යම .

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 Dodampahala Central

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Dodampahala Central. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 9 m above sea level (median 9 m).

- Dodampahala East
- Dodampahala West
- Nilwella

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).

## Weather in Dodampahala Central 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 Dodampahala Central

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96254&mlon=80.67758#map=17/5.96254/80.67758) 

Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00282&mlon=80.67006#map=17/6.00282/80.67006) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) 

Hotel Serene Beach Hotel · Dodampahala East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97017&mlon=80.71875#map=17/5.97017/80.71875) 

Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) 

School Al Hilal Nursery Dikwella - Hilalian · Dickwella South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96796&mlon=80.69416#map=17/5.96796/80.69416) 

College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) 

Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96418&mlon=80.69322#map=17/5.96418/80.69322) 

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 Dodampahala Central

Places mapped inside Dodampahala Central in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

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 Dikwella DS Division

- Bambarenda Central
- Bambarenda East
- Bambarenda North
- Bambarenda South
- Bambarenda West
- Batheegama Central
- Batheegama East
- Batheegama West
- Belideniya
- Beliwatta
- Bodarakanda
- Dandeniya North
- Dandeniya South
- Dickwella Central
- Dickwella East
- Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East
- Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West
- Dickwella North
- Dickwella South
- Dodampahala East
- Dodampahala North
- Dodampahala South
- Dodampahala West
- Godauda
- Kottagoda
- Lunukalapuwa
- Pathegama Central
- Pathegama South
- Pohosathugoda
- Rannawala
- Rathmale
- Suduwella
- Urugamuwa
- Urugamuwa Central
- Urugamuwa East
- Urugamuwa North
- Urugamuwa South
- Urugamuwa West
- Walasgala East
- Walasgala West
- Wattegama
- Wattegama North
- Wattegama South
- Wehella
- Wehella North
- Wehella South
- Wevurukannala

## Quick answers

- Where is Dodampahala Central?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dodampahala Central?Dodampahala East, Dodampahala North, Dodampahala South and Dodampahala West
- How many villages are in Dodampahala Central?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dodampahala Central?Settlements lie between 9 m and 9 m
- What is the best time to visit Dodampahala Central?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dodampahala Central?Batheegama District Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dodampahala Central?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dodampahala Central?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dodampahala Central?Ceypetco, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dodampahala Central?LK3248130 (OCHA common operational dataset)