# Dodamgahahena GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division 

# Dodamgahahena

Dodamgahahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.32 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Dodamgahahena?

Dodamgahahena 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 6 other GN divisions: [Elhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/elhena/), [Gothatuwa New Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/gothatuwa-new-town/), [Kajugahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kajugahawatta/), [Kalapaluwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kalapaluwawa/), [Madinnagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/madinnagoda/) and [Malpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/malpura/). By area it is the 13261st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Dodamgahahena is about 7.3 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9187° N, 79.9128° E. Local names: දොඩම්ගහහේන .

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 Dodamgahahena 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 Dodamgahahena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Osuki Ayurveda pvt ltd · Kalapaluwawa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91459&mlon=79.91079#map=17/6.91459/79.91079) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Dodamgahahena 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91845&mlon=79.91511#map=17/6.91845/79.91511) 

ATM BOC · Subhoothipura 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90368&mlon=79.91207#map=17/6.90368/79.91207) 

Petrol pump Sinopec · Kalapaluwawa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91442&mlon=79.91017#map=17/6.91442/79.91017) 

Hotel Hiru Resort and Kite Surfing · Dodamgahahena 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92180&mlon=79.91265#map=17/6.92180/79.91265) 

Mall Beverly Arcade · Welikada East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90675&mlon=79.90268#map=17/6.90675/79.90268) 

School Presidents College · Kalapaluwawa 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91803&mlon=79.91369#map=17/6.91803/79.91369) 

College Universal College Lanka (UCL) · Welikada East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90619&mlon=79.90447#map=17/6.90619/79.90447) 

Police station Gothatuwa Police Post · Gothatuwa New Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92298&mlon=79.91342#map=17/6.92298/79.91342) 

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 Dodamgahahena

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

- Banks1
- 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 Kolonnawa DS Division

- Ambathale
- Batalandahena
- Belagama
- Bopetta
- Dahampura
- 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 Dodamgahahena?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dodamgahahena?Elhena, Gothatuwa New Town, Kajugahawatta, Kalapaluwawa, Madinnagoda and Malpura
- What is the best time to visit Dodamgahahena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dodamgahahena?Osuki Ayurveda pvt ltd, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dodamgahahena?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dodamgahahena?BOC, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dodamgahahena?Sinopec, about 0.6 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Dodamgahahena?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dodamgahahena?LK1106230 (OCHA common operational dataset)