Dankotuwa

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Dankotuwa is a small town situated in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) away from Negombo, 47 km (29 mi) from Colombo and 62 km (39 mi) from Kurunegala. Dankotuwa is a junction town, connecting Colombo - Negombo - Kuliyapitiya main road and Negombo - Kurunegala main road. Dankotuwa Porcelain, a porcelain tableware manufacturing company, is based in Dankotuwa. The company employs 1,500 people.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

D

Dayasritha Thissera

Sri Lankan politician

J

Jerome Emilianuspillai

Ceylon Tamil priest (1901-1972)

Merrill J. Fernando

Sri Lankan businessman (1930–2023)

S

Shehan Madushanka

Sri Lankan cricketer

M

Manju Reijmer

screenwriter

Maureen Charuni

Sri Lankan actress

B

Baptist Fernando

Sri Lankan actor and producer

S

Sirimathi Rasadari

Sri Lankan actress

S

Sunil Costa

Sri Lankan Director

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Western

• Bothalegama
  4.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pannala
  10 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Mahawewa
  11.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Madampe
  14 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Kuliyapitiya
  16.3 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Kelegedara
  18 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Dambadeniya
  19 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Boyawalana
  20.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Wilaththawa
  20.7 mi away
• Munamaldeniya
  21.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Mallehewa
  21.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Morawalapitiya
  23.6 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in North Western →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Asian Honey Bee

Apis cerana

Seen 2026-09-26

Swell moth

Brana calopasa

Seen 2026-09-25

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Seen 2026-09-25

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Seen 2026-09-25

Harlequin Cockroach

Neostylopyga rhombifolia

Seen 2026-09-24

Papaya

Carica papaya

Seen 2026-09-24

Yellow-billed Babbler

Argya affinis

Seen 2026-09-24

Three-striped Palm Squirrel

Funambulus palmarum

Seen 2026-09-24

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).