# Dampe GN division, Padukka DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/dampe/ Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division # Dampe Dampe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.78 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 1mapped services - 51 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dampe? Dampe lies in [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Beruketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/beruketiya/), [Horagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/horagala-east/), [Horagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/horagala-west/), [Horakandawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/horakandawala/), [Madulawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/madulawa-north/), [Ovitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/ovitigama/), [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 [Suwapubudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/suwapubudugama/). By area it is the 5305th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Dampe is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8199° N, 80.0507° E. Local names: දාම්පේ . 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 Dampe Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dampe. - Dampe 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 Dampe Named natural and historic features inside Dampe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Goolshaneally 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 Dampe 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 Dampe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Meegoda Ayurveda Hospital · Kurunduwatta 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84619&mlon=80.04177#map=17/6.84619/80.04177) Bank NSB · Ovitigama 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84398&mlon=80.04696#map=17/6.84398/80.04696) ATM Hatton National Bank CDM · Homagama Town 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84162&mlon=80.00490#map=17/6.84162/80.00490) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Godagama North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85184&mlon=80.03400#map=17/6.85184/80.03400) Hotel Hotel Bourbon Grand · Suwapubudugama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80729&mlon=80.04181#map=17/6.80729/80.04181) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Mahinda Rajapaksa National School · Pitipana North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82402&mlon=80.03913#map=17/6.82402/80.03913) College Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo · Dampe 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81730&mlon=80.04498#map=17/6.81730/80.04498) Police station Meegoda Pilice Station · Gehenuwala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84433&mlon=80.04574#map=17/6.84433/80.04574) 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 Dampe Places mapped inside Dampe in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Padukka DS Division - Angampitiya - Angamuwa - Arukwatta North - Arukwatta South - Beliattavila - Beruketiya - Dambora - Galagedara East - Galagedara North - Galagedara South - Ganegoda - Gurulana - Halpe - Horagala East - Horagala West - Horakandawala - Ihala Bope - Kahawala - Kurugala - Liyanwala - Madulawa North - Madulawa South - Mahingala - Malagala - Miriyagalla - Padukka - Pahala Bope - Pahala Padukka - Pinnawala North - Pinnawala South - Pitumpe North - Pitumpe South - Poregedara - Siyambalawa - Thummodara - Udagama - Udumulla - Uggalla - Waga East - Waga North - Waga South - Waga West - Weragala - Wewelpanawa - Yatawathura ## Quick answers - Where is Dampe?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dampe?Beruketiya, Horagala East, Horagala West, Horakandawala, Madulawa North, Ovitigama, Pitipana North, Pitipana South and Suwapubudugama - How many villages are in Dampe?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dampe?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dampe?Meegoda Ayurveda Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dampe?NSB, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dampe?Hatton National Bank CDM, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dampe?Fuel Station, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dampe?LK1118165 (OCHA common operational dataset)