# Dodampahala East GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Dodampahala East Dodampahala East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.22 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 6mapped services - 42 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dodampahala East? Dodampahala East 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dickwella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-north/), [Dodampahala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-central/), [Dodampahala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-north/), [Ihalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/ihalagoda/), [Kudawella West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/kudawella-west/) and [Nakulugamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/nakulugamuwa-south/). By area it is the 9324th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Dodampahala East is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9784° N, 80.7191° E. Local names: දොඩම්පහල නැගෙනහිර . 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 East Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Dodampahala East. Settlements here lie between about 42 m and 42 m above sea level (median 42 m). - Ihalagoda - Kemagoda - Wellawatta - Weralagoda 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 Dodampahala East Named natural and historic features inside Dodampahala East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Ihalagoda - Mahawela Junction 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 Dodampahala East 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 East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 4.9 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 6.1 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 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) Hotel Shadow Blue Beach · Dodampahala East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97701&mlon=80.72095#map=17/5.97701/80.72095) Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) School Minhath National School · Wattegama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97218&mlon=80.69450#map=17/5.97218/80.69450) College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 1.5 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 3.3 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 East Places mapped inside Dodampahala East in open map data, by type. - Hotels4 - Restaurants2 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 Central - 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 East?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dodampahala East?Dickwella North, Dodampahala Central, Dodampahala North, Ihalagoda, Kudawella West and Nakulugamuwa South - How many villages are in Dodampahala East?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dodampahala East?Settlements lie between 42 m and 42 m - What is the best time to visit Dodampahala East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dodampahala East?Batheegama District Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dodampahala East?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dodampahala East?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dodampahala East?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dodampahala East?LK3248125 (OCHA common operational dataset)