# Dankoluwa GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dankoluwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Dankoluwa Dankoluwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.6km² - 1mapped services - 93 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dankoluwa? Dankoluwa 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: [Dehigaspe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dehigaspe/), [Gorakawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/gorakawela/), [Kotagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kotagala/), [Kudagalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kudagalahena/), [Pitabeddara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/pitabeddara/) and [Siyambalagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/siyambalagoda-west/). By area it is the 4171st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Dankoluwa is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2023° N, 80.4835° E. Local names: දංකොළුව . 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 Dankoluwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dankoluwa. - Binghamara 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 Dankoluwa Named natural and historic features inside Dankoluwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Hettigoda - Murukandola 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 Dankoluwa 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 Dankoluwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank Sampath Bank · Weliwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26136&mlon=80.49189#map=17/6.26136/80.49189) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Hotel Sara Grand Residence · Dankoluwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20066&mlon=80.47644#map=17/6.20066/80.47644) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Morawaka Primary School · Weliwa 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26889&mlon=80.49649#map=17/6.26889/80.49649) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25682&mlon=80.49374#map=17/6.25682/80.49374) 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 Dankoluwa Places mapped inside Dankoluwa 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 - Dangala West - 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 Dankoluwa?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dankoluwa?Dehigaspe, Gorakawela, Kotagala, Kudagalahena, Pitabeddara and Siyambalagoda West - How many villages are in Dankoluwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dankoluwa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dankoluwa?Mawarala Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dankoluwa?Sampath Bank, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dankoluwa?Commercial Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dankoluwa?IOC Filling Station, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dankoluwa?LK3203145 (OCHA common operational dataset)