# Samanabedda GN division, Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/samanabedda/ Grama Niladhari division · Dompe DS Division # Samanabedda Samanabedda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.01 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 3mapped services - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samanabedda? Samanabedda 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: [Gira Imbula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/gira-imbula/), [Hanwella Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/hanwella-town/), [Mahawalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/mahawalawatta/), [Pahala Hanwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/pahala-hanwella/), [Samanabedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/samanabedda-north/) and [Thittapattara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/thittapattara/). By area it is the 6904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/). The centre of Samanabedda is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9172° N, 80.0862° E. Local names: සමනබැද්ද . 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 Samanabedda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Samanabedda. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 24 m above sea level (median 23 m). - Samanabedda - Umandala - Yattowita 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 Samanabedda Named natural and historic features inside Samanabedda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Wak Oya 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 Samanabedda 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 Samanabedda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ground · Suduwella 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91768&mlon=80.10013#map=17/6.91768/80.10013) Bank National Saving Bank · Hanwella Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90901&mlon=80.08227#map=17/6.90901/80.08227) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hanwella Town 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91139&mlon=80.08954#map=17/6.91139/80.08954) Hotel Samanabedda River View Holiday Resort · Samanabedda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91072&mlon=80.08437#map=17/6.91072/80.08437) Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) School Hanwella Rajasinghe Central College · Samanabedda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91102&mlon=80.08203#map=17/6.91102/80.08203) College Rajasinghe College · Hanwella Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90872&mlon=80.08816#map=17/6.90872/80.08816) Police station Parhathgama Police Station · Hanwella Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90078&mlon=80.08762#map=17/6.90078/80.08762) 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 Samanabedda Places mapped inside Samanabedda in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - 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 - Dekatana - 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 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 Samanabedda?In Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Samanabedda?Gira Imbula, Hanwella Town, Mahawalawatta, Pahala Hanwella, Samanabedda North and Thittapattara - How many villages are in Samanabedda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samanabedda?Settlements lie between 18 m and 24 m - What is the best time to visit Samanabedda?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Samanabedda?ground, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samanabedda?National Saving Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Samanabedda?Sampath Bank ATM, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samanabedda?Ceypetco, about 0.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Samanabedda?LK1230665 (OCHA common operational dataset)