# Dahampura GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/dahampura/

Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division 

# Dahampura

Dahampura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.40 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 2mapped services
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dahampura?

Dahampura lies in [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/), [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: [Kolonnawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kolonnawa/), [Kuruniyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kuruniyawatta/), [Meethotamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/meethotamulla/), [Singhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/singhapura/) and [Wellampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/wellampitiya/). By area it is the 12912th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Dahampura is about 4.8 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9370° N, 79.8923° E. Local names: දහම්පුර .

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 Dahampura

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dahampura.

- Wellampitiya

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 Dahampura 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 Dahampura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medihub · Dahampura 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93882&mlon=79.89282#map=17/6.93882/79.89282) 

Bank Sampath Bank Wellampitiya · Singhapura 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93602&mlon=79.89526#map=17/6.93602/79.89526) 

ATM HNB · Singhapura 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93349&mlon=79.89440#map=17/6.93349/79.89440) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wellampitiya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93882&mlon=79.89475#map=17/6.93882/79.89475) 

Hotel White Palace Banquet Hall · Kittampahuwa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94067&mlon=79.89711#map=17/6.94067/79.89711) 

Mall Areesha Trading · Dematagoda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93209&mlon=79.87979#map=17/6.93209/79.87979) 

School Learning Tree International · Wellampitiya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93916&mlon=79.89507#map=17/6.93916/79.89507) 

College President's College - Kotte · Salamulla 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92999&mlon=79.89425#map=17/6.92999/79.89425) 

Police station Police Station Wellampitiya · Wellampitiya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93737&mlon=79.89622#map=17/6.93737/79.89622) 

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 Dahampura

Places mapped inside Dahampura in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- 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 Kolonnawa DS Division

- Ambathale
- Batalandahena
- Belagama
- Bopetta
- Dodamgahahena
- Elhena
- Gajabapura
- Gothatuwa
- Gothatuwa New Town
- Halmulla
- Himbutana East
- Himbutana West
- Kajugahawatta
- Kelanimulla
- Kittampahuwa
- Kolonnawa
- Kotikawatta East
- Kotikawatta West
- Kotuvila
- Kuda Buthgamuwa
- Kuruniyawatta
- Madinnagoda
- Maha Buthgamuwa A
- Maha Buthgamuwa B
- Maha Buthgamuwa C
- Malgama
- Maligagodella
- Malpura
- Meethotamulla
- Megoda Kolonnawa
- Mulleriyawa North
- Mulleriyawa South
- Orugodawatta
- Rajasinghagama
- Salamulla
- Sedawatta
- Singhapura
- Udumulla North
- Udumulla South
- Veheragoda
- Wadulla
- Welewatta
- Wellampitiya
- Wennawatta
- Wijayapura

## Quick answers

- Where is Dahampura?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dahampura?Kolonnawa, Kuruniyawatta, Meethotamulla, Singhapura and Wellampitiya
- How many villages are in Dahampura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dahampura?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dahampura?Medihub, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dahampura?Sampath Bank Wellampitiya, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dahampura?HNB, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dahampura?Ceypetco, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dahampura?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dahampura?LK1106115 (OCHA common operational dataset)
