# Dodampahala North GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Dodampahala North Dodampahala North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.97 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Dodampahala North? Dodampahala North 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 5 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 East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-east/), [Dodampahala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-west/) and [Wevurukannala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wevurukannala/). By area it is the 10308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Dodampahala North is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9755° N, 80.7108° E. Local names: දොඩම්පහල උතුර . 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 Dodampahala North 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 North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 3.9 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 5.4 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) Hotel Muthu Villa · Dodampahala North 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97627&mlon=80.71150#map=17/5.97627/80.71150) Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) School Minhath National School · Wattegama 1.8 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 North Places mapped inside Dodampahala North in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 East - 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 North?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dodampahala North?Dickwella North, Dodampahala Central, Dodampahala East, Dodampahala West and Wevurukannala - What is the best time to visit Dodampahala North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dodampahala North?Batheegama District Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dodampahala North?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dodampahala North?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dodampahala North?Ceypetco, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dodampahala North?LK3248120 (OCHA common operational dataset)