# Diwanawatta GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/diwanawatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division 

# Diwanawatta

Diwanawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.44 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.4km²
- 489 mtypical elevation

## Where is Diwanawatta?

Diwanawatta lies in [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bamunupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/bamunupola/), [Batugoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/batugoda-north/), [Batugoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/batugoda-south/), [Kaluwana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/kaluwana-south/), [Mullegama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/mullegama-north/) and [Mullegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/mullegama-south/). By area it is the 12728th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Diwanawatta is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3614° N, 80.6014° E. Local names: දිවානවත්ත .

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 Diwanawatta

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

- Koskote

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 Diwanawatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Diwanawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zia Memorial Hospital · Kurudugahaela 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36360&mlon=80.61898#map=17/7.36360/80.61898) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Kurudugahaela 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36179&mlon=80.61787#map=17/7.36179/80.61787) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Nugawela · Nugawela 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32745&mlon=80.58829#map=17/7.32745/80.58829) 

Hotel Sigiriya King's Resort · Batugoda South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36247&mlon=80.59570#map=17/7.36247/80.59570) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Pujapitiya Primary School · Kiralagama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37004&mlon=80.59676#map=17/7.37004/80.59676) 

College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) 

Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 

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 Poojapitiya DS Division

- Alagoda
- Alawatta
- Ambaruppa
- Ankumbura North
- Ankumbura South
- Ankumbura Udagama
- Bamunupola
- Batagalla North
- Batagalla South
- Batagolladeniya
- Batugoda North
- Batugoda South
- Bokkawala
- Dehiwatta
- Diddeniya
- Dolapihilla North
- Dolapihilla South
- Dombagammana
- Egodamulla North
- Egodamulla South
- Galhinna
- Galkanda
- Gallella
- Godahena
- Harankahawa
- Henegama
- Ihalamulla
- Kahatagasthenna
- Kahawatta North
- Kahawatta South
- Kaluwana North
- Kaluwana South
- Kiralagama
- Kovilamuduna
- Madadeniya
- Marathugoda North
- Marathugoda South
- Maruddana
- Medagoda
- Molagoda
- Morankanda
- Mullegama North
- Mullegama South
- Ovissa North
- Ovissa South
- Pahala Hingulwala
- Pahala Kithulgolla
- Paleepana
- Pallegama Pahala
- Palliya Kotuwa
- Pathirada
- Rambukewela
- Siyapathgama
- Uda Kithulgolla
- Udahena
- Udahingulwala
- Uggahakumbura
- Uggala Janapadaya
- Waldeniya
- Warakadeniya
- Watagalathenna
- Watagoda
- Welgala
- Weligalla
- Wewala
- Wewala North

## Quick answers

- Where is Diwanawatta?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Diwanawatta?Bamunupola, Batugoda North, Batugoda South, Kaluwana South, Mullegama North and Mullegama South
- How many villages are in Diwanawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Diwanawatta?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Diwanawatta?Zia Memorial Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Diwanawatta?Commercial Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Diwanawatta?NSB, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diwanawatta?Lanka Filling Station Nugawela, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Diwanawatta?LK2106305 (OCHA common operational dataset)