# Dolahena GN division, Homagama DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/dolahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division # Dolahena Dolahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.50 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 1mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dolahena? Dolahena lies in [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Diyagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/diyagama-east/), [Moonamale - Yakahaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/moonamale-yakahaluwa/), [Pitipana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/pitipana-north/), [Pitipana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/pitipana-south/) and [Prasannapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/prasannapura/). By area it is the 5823rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Dolahena is about 23 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8154° N, 80.0183° E. Local names: දොලහේන . 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 Dolahena Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dolahena. - Dolahena - Pitipana South 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 Dolahena Named natural and historic features inside Dolahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Pitipana 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 Dolahena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dolahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Healan Hospital · Galavilawatta South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84078&mlon=79.99902#map=17/6.84078/79.99902) Bank Sanasa Grameeya Bank · Kiriberiyakele 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83524&mlon=80.02451#map=17/6.83524/80.02451) ATM Hatton National Bank CDM · Homagama Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84162&mlon=80.00490#map=17/6.84162/80.00490) Petrol pump CPC · Homagama Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84107&mlon=80.00214#map=17/6.84107/80.00214) Hotel Ranora Holiday Inn · Kithulavila 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80001&mlon=80.01283#map=17/6.80001/80.01283) Mall Sagara Traders · Pitipana Town 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84451&mlon=80.01770#map=17/6.84451/80.01770) School Dolahena Primary School · Dolahena 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81238&mlon=80.02574#map=17/6.81238/80.02574) College National School of Business Management · Pitipana North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82120&mlon=80.03882#map=17/6.82120/80.03882) Police station Homagama · Katuwana 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83604&mlon=80.00374#map=17/6.83604/80.00374) 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 Dolahena Places mapped inside Dolahena in open map data, by type. - 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 Homagama DS Division - Ambalangoda - Atigala East - Atigala West - Batawala - Brahmanagama - Deepangoda - Diyagama East - Diyagama West - Galavilawatta North - Galavilawatta South - Gehenuwala - Godagama North - Godagama South - Habarakada North - Habarakada South - Habarakada Watta - Henawatta - Henpita - Heraliyawala - Hiripitiya - Homagama East - Homagama North - Homagama South - Homagama Town - Homagama West - Jalthara - Kahathuduwa East - Kahathuduwa North - Kahathuduwa South - Kahathuduwa West - Kandanawatta - Katuwana - Kiriberiyakele - Kirigampamunuwa - Kiriwattuduwa North - Kiriwattuduwa South - Kithulavila - Kithulhena - Kudamaduwa - Kurunduwatta - Magammana East - Magammana West - Mambulgoda - Mattegoda Central 'A' - Mattegoda Central 'B' - Mattegoda East - Mattegoda West - Mawathgama - Meegasmulla - Meegoda North - Meegoda South - Moonamale - Yakahaluwa - Mullegama North - Mullegama South - Nawalamulla - Niyandagala - Ovitigama - Palagama - Panagoda East - Panagoda Town - Panagoda West - Panaluwa - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Pitipana Town - Prasannapura - Rilawala - Sangharama - Siddamulla North - Siddamulla South - Siyambalagoda North - Siyambalagoda South - Suwapubudugama - Uduwana - Undurugoda - Walpita - Watareka North - Watareka South - Weniwelkola - Wethara ## Quick answers - Where is Dolahena?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dolahena?Diyagama East, Moonamale - Yakahaluwa, Pitipana North, Pitipana South and Prasannapura - How many villages are in Dolahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dolahena?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dolahena?Healan Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dolahena?Sanasa Grameeya Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dolahena?Hatton National Bank CDM, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dolahena?CPC, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dolahena?LK1112290 (OCHA common operational dataset)