# Dampahala West GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/dampahala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Dampahala West Dampahala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.53 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.5km² - 324 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dampahala West? Dampahala West lies in [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/), [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: [Bengamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-east/), [Dampahala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/dampahala-east/), [Heegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/heegoda/), [Hulankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/hulankanda/), [Keeripitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/keeripitiya-west/) and [Pothdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pothdeniya/). By area it is the 4258th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Dampahala West is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2760° N, 80.6261° E. Local names: දම්පහළ බටහිර . 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 Dampahala West Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Dampahala West. Settlements here lie between about 287 m and 348 m above sea level (median 324 m). - Dampahala - Dampahala West - Kariwilakanda - Vilayaya - Vileyaya 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 Dampahala West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 284 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 95 Feb 25 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 26 182 May 26 194 Jun 25 106 Jul 25 89 Aug 25 115 Sep 25 161 Oct 25 231 Nov 25 285 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dampahala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) Bank Bank of Ceylone · Urubokka 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29754&mlon=80.63517#map=17/6.29754/80.63517) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29169&mlon=80.63514#map=17/6.29169/80.63514) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31039&mlon=80.62897#map=17/6.31039/80.62897) 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 Pasgoda DS Division - Andaluwa - Batandura North - Batandura South - Bengamuwa East - Bengamuwa South - Bengamuwa West - Beralapanathara North - Beralapanathara South - Dampahala East - Denkandaliya - Ehelakanda - Galketikanda - Ginnaliya East - Ginnaliya North - Ginnaliya South - Ginnaliya West - Gomila - Heegoda - Hulankanda - Keeripitiya East - Keeripitiya West - Kekundeniya - Ketawala - Kirilipana - Mawarala - Mekiliyathenna - Mologgamuwa North - Mologgamuwa South - Moragala - Napathella - Panakaduwa East - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Dampahala West?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dampahala West?Bengamuwa East, Dampahala East, Heegoda, Hulankanda, Keeripitiya West and Pothdeniya - How many villages are in Dampahala West?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dampahala West?Settlements lie between 287 m and 348 m - What is the best time to visit Dampahala West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dampahala West?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dampahala West?Bank of Ceylone, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dampahala West?National Savings Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dampahala West?Bengamuwa, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dampahala West?LK3209135 (OCHA common operational dataset)