# Dambethenna GN division, Haputale DS Division, Badulla District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/dambethenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Haputale DS Division # Dambethenna Dambethenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **8.28 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.3km² - 4mapped services - 1,598 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dambethenna? Dambethenna lies in [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Creig Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/creig-watta/), [Koslanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/koslanda/), [Kotabakma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kotabakma/), [Liyangahawela Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/liyangahawela-watta/), [Nayabedda Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/nayabedda-estate/), [Pitarathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/pitarathmale/) and [Ranasinghegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/ranasinghegama/). By area it is the 1554th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 12.0% of [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/). The centre of Dambethenna is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7870° N, 81.0150° E. Local names: දඹේතැන්න . 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 Dambethenna Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Dambethenna. - Bandara Eliya - Dambetenne - Dambethenna - Maousakele - Maousakelie - St. Catharine's 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 Dambethenna Named natural and historic features inside Dambethenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 5 estates. - Bandara Eliya - Dambethenna Division - Malla Dambethenna Group - Mousakelle - Saint Catherines 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 Dambethenna and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 786 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 17 144 Feb 18 106 Mar 20 102 Apr 21 155 May 21 128 Jun 21 62 Jul 21 50 Aug 21 64 Sep 21 112 Oct 20 221 Nov 19 289 Dec 18 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dambethenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambatenne Divisional Hospital · Dambethenna 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78823&mlon=81.01117#map=17/6.78823/81.01117) Bank Peoples Bank · Koslanda 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74397&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74397/81.01810) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koslanda 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74442&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74442/81.01810) Hotel Liptora Homestay · Dambethenna 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79544&mlon=81.01220#map=17/6.79544/81.01220) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Primary School · Dambethenna 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78826&mlon=81.01681#map=17/6.78826/81.01681) College St. Joseph's College - Bandarawela · Bandarawela East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82876&mlon=80.99502#map=17/6.82876/80.99502) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 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 Dambethenna Places mapped inside Dambethenna in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 Haputale DS Division - Aluthwela - Bingethenna - Diyathalawa - Dodamwatta - Ellagama - Erenawela - Galkanda - Glenanore - Haputhale Town - Haputhalegama - Hela Kadurugamuwa - Horadorowwa - Jayaminipura - Kahagolla - Kahattewela - Kolathenna - Magiripura - Pahala Kadurugamuwa - Panketiya - Pitarathmale - Ranjallawa - Thotalagala - Umankandura - Viharakele - Welanhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Dambethenna?In Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dambethenna?Creig Watta, Koslanda, Kotabakma, Liyangahawela Watta, Nayabedda Estate, Pitarathmale and Ranasinghegama - How many villages are in Dambethenna?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dambethenna?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dambethenna?Dambatenne Divisional Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dambethenna?Peoples Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dambethenna?Bank of ceylon, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dambethenna?Ceypetco, about 4.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Dambethenna?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Dambethenna?LK8139120 (OCHA common operational dataset)