# Dangala West GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dangala-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division 

# Dangala West

Dangala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.92 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.9km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Dangala West?

Dangala West lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [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: [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/ambewela/), [Banagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/banagala-west/), [Dammala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/dammala/), [Dangala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dangala-east/), [Dewalegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/dewalegama-west/) and [Galabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/galabada/). By area it is the 3838th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Dangala West is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3049° N, 80.4123° E. Local names: දංගල 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).

## Weather in Dangala West 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 Dangala West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) 

Bank Sanasa Bank,Opatha. · Opatha South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26736&mlon=80.41306#map=17/6.26736/80.41306) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) 

Hotel Green Palace · Dangala West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30999&mlon=80.40871#map=17/6.30999/80.40871) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Galle/Opatha Secondary School,Opatha. · Opatha South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26675&mlon=80.41347#map=17/6.26675/80.41347) 

College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) 

Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 

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 Dangala West

Places mapped inside Dangala West in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Pitabaddara DS Division

- Alapaladeniya North
- Alapaladeniya South
- Aluwana
- Ambewela
- Banagala East
- Banagala West
- Dangala East
- Dankoluwa
- Dehigaspe
- Derangala
- Diyadawa
- Edandukitha East
- Edandukitha West
- Elamaldeniya
- Galabada
- Gorakawela
- Ihala Ainagama
- Kaduruwana
- Kalubovitiyana
- Kiriwelkele North
- Kiriwelkele South
- Kodikaragoda East
- Kodikaragoda West
- Kosnilgoda
- Kotagala
- Kudagalahena
- Mahapothuvila
- Paradupalla
- Pitabeddara
- Puwakbadovita
- Rambukana East
- Rambukana West
- Siyambalagoda East
- Siyambalagoda West
- Thalapekumbura
- Thennahena
- Wanasinkanda
- Wathurakumbura
- Weliwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Dangala West?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dangala West?Ambewela, Banagala West, Dammala, Dangala East, Dewalegama West and Galabada
- What is the best time to visit Dangala West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dangala West?Rural Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dangala West?Sanasa Bank,Opatha., about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dangala West?Commercial Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dangala West?Neluwa Filling Station, about 9.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dangala West?LK3203020 (OCHA common operational dataset)