# Dambuwa GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/dambuwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division 

# Dambuwa

Dambuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.59 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.6km²
- 24 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dambuwa?

Dambuwa lies in [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/), [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: [Kendaliyeddapaluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/kendaliyeddapaluwa-west/), [Ketagewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ketagewatta/), [Mahara Nugegoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/mahara-nugegoda-north/), [Neligama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/neligama/), [Rampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/rampitiya/) and [Thewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/thewatta/). By area it is the 12001st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Dambuwa is about 14 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0281° N, 79.9364° E. Local names: දඹුව .

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 Dambuwa

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

- Mahara Prison

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 Dambuwa 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 Dambuwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Exceed Prosthetics and Orthotics · Rampitiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02282&mlon=79.93076#map=17/7.02282/79.93076) 

Bank ATM added by hiru · Ketagewatta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02901&mlon=79.92811#map=17/7.02901/79.92811) 

ATM HNB ATM · Pahala Imbulgoda West 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03508&mlon=79.99051#map=17/7.03508/79.99051) 

Petrol pump Lanka Fuel Station · Pahala Karagahamuna North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01310&mlon=79.93958#map=17/7.01310/79.93958) 

Hotel Saninro Hotel Ragama · Ragama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02985&mlon=79.92284#map=17/7.02985/79.92284) 

Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) 

School Step by Step Montessori · Kendaliyeddapaluwa West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03493&mlon=79.93784#map=17/7.03493/79.93784) 

College Wala Hostel C7 Building - Faculty of Medicine, Ragama · Ketagewatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02878&mlon=79.93019#map=17/7.02878/79.93019) 

Police station Ragama Police Station · Thewatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03512&mlon=79.92435#map=17/7.03512/79.92435) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Ja Ela DS Division

- Alexendrawatta
- Bandigoda
- Batagama North
- Batagama South
- Batuwatta East
- Batuwatta West
- Dandugama
- Dehiyagatha North
- Dehiyagatha South
- Dolahena
- Ekala
- Ekala Kurunduwatta
- Gallawatta
- Hapugoda Central
- Hapugoda East
- Hapugoda West
- Indiminna
- Indivitiya
- Ja-Ela
- Jayasamarugama
- Jayasrigama
- Kalaeliya
- Kandana East
- Kandana West
- Kanuwana
- Kapuwatta
- Ketagewatta
- Kudahakapola North
- Kudahakapola South
- Maeliya
- Mahawatta
- Nagoda
- Narangodapaluwa East
- Narangodapaluwa West
- Nedurupitiya
- Nivandama North
- Nivandama South
- Peralanda
- Podiveekumbura
- Polpitimookalana
- Ragama
- Rampitiya
- Rilavulla
- Thewatta
- Thudella North
- Thudella South
- Thudella West
- Thumpeliya
- Uswatta
- Vishakawatta
- Walpola East
- Walpola West
- Weligampitiya North
- Weligampitiya South
- Wewala
- Yakkaduwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Dambuwa?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dambuwa?Kendaliyeddapaluwa West, Ketagewatta, Mahara Nugegoda North, Neligama, Rampitiya and Thewatta
- How many villages are in Dambuwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dambuwa?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dambuwa?Exceed Prosthetics and Orthotics, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dambuwa?ATM added by hiru, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dambuwa?HNB ATM, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dambuwa?Lanka Fuel Station, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dambuwa?LK1221280 (OCHA common operational dataset)