# Dekatana GN division, Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/dekatana/

Grama Niladhari division · Dompe DS Division 

# Dekatana

Dekatana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.78 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.8km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Dekatana?

Dekatana lies in [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Galwalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/galwalagoda/), [Kalukondayawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/kalukondayawa-east/), [Namaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/namaluwa/), [Narampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/narampola/), [Pananwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/pananwala/) and [Parangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/parangoda/). By area it is the 11081st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/). The centre of Dekatana is about 21 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9697° N, 80.0365° E. Local names: දෙකටන .

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 Dekatana

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

- Dekatana West

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 Dekatana and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Dekatana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dompe Hospital · Dompe 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94952&mlon=80.05920#map=17/6.94952/80.05920) 

Bank Hatton National Bank · Walgama West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96167&mlon=80.01016#map=17/6.96167/80.01016) 

ATM ComBank ATM · Delgoda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98793&mlon=80.01395#map=17/6.98793/80.01395) 

Petrol pump cypetco · Namaluwa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97007&mlon=80.04320#map=17/6.97007/80.04320) 

Hotel Grand Senrich Hotel · Kalukondayawa East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95056&mlon=80.03440#map=17/6.95056/80.03440) 

Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) 

School Padmaawathee Central College · Namaluwa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97112&mlon=80.04081#map=17/6.97112/80.04081) 

College Siri Jayanathi Maha Karuna Training Center · Ahugammana 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99144&mlon=80.04083#map=17/6.99144/80.04083) 

Police station Biyagama Police Station · Walgama West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96250&mlon=80.00897#map=17/6.96250/80.00897) 

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 Dekatana

Places mapped inside Dekatana 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 Dompe DS Division

- Alliyawatta
- Anuragoda
- Anuragoda South
- Baduwatta
- Bandaranayakapura East
- Bandaranayakapura West
- Bangalawatta
- Bogahawatta
- Dangalla
- Dangalla North
- Degawatta
- Demalagama
- Dethemulla
- Diyawala
- Diyawala North
- Dompe
- Egoda Guruwala
- Egoda Pelahela
- Etambagahawatta
- Galpothugoda
- Galwalagoda
- Ganegoda
- Ganihigama North
- Ganihigama South
- Giridara
- Giridara West
- Guruwala
- Helummahara
- Hiswella
- Iddamaldeniya
- Ihala Lunugama
- Indolamulla
- Indurugalla
- Kajugaswatta
- Kalukondayawa East
- Kalukondayawa West
- Kannimahara
- Kapugoda
- Kendagolla
- Keragala
- Kimbulvilawatta
- Kirimetiyawatta
- Kirindiwela
- Kiriwana
- Kithulakanda
- Kumarimulla
- Kurunduhena
- Kuttivila
- Lansiyahena
- Madurawa
- Mahal Loluwa
- Mahawalawatta
- Mailawalana
- Mailawalana South
- Malinda
- Malinda East
- Malwana
- Mandawala North
- Mandawala South
- Maryland Colony
- Mawatha
- Meddegama
- Meddegama North
- Meddegama South
- Meegahawatta
- Meethirigala
- Meniklanda
- Millathe
- Millathe Ihala
- Morahena
- Nakandapola
- Namaluwa
- Nandarama Pedesa
- Narampola
- Nedungolla
- Nedungolla South
- Nikawala
- Ovitigama
- Pahala Dompe
- Pahala Lunugama
- Pahala Mapitigama
- Pahala Millathe
- Pallegama
- Pallegama South
- Palugama
- Palugama West
- Palupelpita
- Pananwala
- Parakadamulla
- Parangoda
- Parathapakanda
- Pattiyagama
- Pelahela
- Pelpita
- Pepiliyawala
- Pingamuwa
- Polhena
- Poogoda
- Punchi Mandawala
- Putupagala
- Radawana North
- Radawana South
- Rambutanwatta
- Ranwala
- Samanabedda
- Samanabedda North
- Senasungoda
- Thalgaswatta
- Thelkekuna
- Thimbirigama
- Thittapattara
- Udagama
- Udakanampella
- Udakanampella South
- Udamapitigama
- Udamapitigama South
- Udawela
- Udugama
- Vihara Kumbura
- Waharaka
- Walaramba
- Walpola
- Wanaluwawa North
- Wanaluwawa South
- Watawala
- Wathurugama
- Wedagama
- Welgama
- Weliketiyawatta
- Werahera
- Weralugampala
- Yakambe

## Quick answers

- Where is Dekatana?In Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dekatana?Galwalagoda, Kalukondayawa East, Namaluwa, Narampola, Pananwala and Parangoda
- How many villages are in Dekatana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dekatana?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dekatana?Dompe Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dekatana?Hatton National Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dekatana?ComBank ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dekatana?cypetco, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dekatana?LK1230500 (OCHA common operational dataset)