# Dehigama East GN division, Yatinuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/dehigama-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatinuwara DS Division # Dehigama East Dehigama East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.69 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 3mapped services - 612 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dehigama East? Dehigama East lies in [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Dehigama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/dehigama-north/), [Dehigama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/dehigama-south/), [Gannoruwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/gannoruwa-west/), [Karuwalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/karuwalawatta/), [Kobbekaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/kobbekaduwa/), [Mangalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/mangalagama/), [Pelawa Ihala Meda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/pelawa-ihala-meda/), [Pelawa Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/pelawa-pahalagama/) and [Sooriyagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/sooriyagoda/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/). The centre of Dehigama East is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2967° N, 80.5689° E. Local names: දෙහිගම නැගෙනහිර . 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 Dehigama East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dehigama East. - Murutalawa - Muruthalawa 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 Dehigama East Named natural and historic features inside Dehigama East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Murutalawa 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 Dehigama East 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 Dehigama East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwasevana hospital · Kendakaduwa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27341&mlon=80.59180#map=17/7.27341/80.59180) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Embilmeegama North 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26507&mlon=80.55803#map=17/7.26507/80.55803) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kiribathkumbura West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26779&mlon=80.57685#map=17/7.26779/80.57685) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kendakaduwa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27631&mlon=80.59102#map=17/7.27631/80.59102) Hotel Tesha Villa · Dehigama East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29849&mlon=80.56683#map=17/7.29849/80.56683) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Pelawa navodya maha vidyalaya · Pelawa Pahalagama 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29893&mlon=80.56884#map=17/7.29893/80.56884) College science section · Gannoruwa East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27909&mlon=80.59410#map=17/7.27909/80.59410) Police station Police Post · Uda Eriyagama East 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26592&mlon=80.59262#map=17/7.26592/80.59262) 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 Dehigama East Places mapped inside Dehigama East 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 Yatinuwara DS Division - Alagalla Watta - Amunupura - Arambegama East - Arambegama West - Balana - Bathgoda - Bulumulla - Danthure - Dehianga North - Dehianga South - Dehideniya East - Dehideniya West - Dehigama North - Dehigama South - Deldeniya - Diyapalagoda - Doluwa East - Doluwa West - Edanduwawa East - Edanduwawa West - Embilmeegama North - Embilmeegama South - Gannoruwa Central - Gannoruwa East - Gannoruwa West - Giragama - Godigamuwa - Gondeniya - Govindala - Gurugama - Haliyadda - Ihala Alagalla - Ihala Dodamwala - Ihala Kobbekaduwa - Ilukwatta - Imbulmalgama - Kadawathgama - Kadugannawa Town - Kandangama North - Kandangama South - Karuwalawatta - Kavudupana - Kendakaduwa - Ketakumbura - Kiribathkumbura East - Kiribathkumbura West - Kirimetiya Watta - Kobbekaduwa - Kotabogoda - Kotaligoda North - Kotaligoda South - Kudaoya - Kurunduwatta - Madarangoda - Madiligama - Malgammana - Maligathenna - Mamudawala - Mangalagama - Menikdiwela - Moladanda - Moragolla Mahakanda - Motana Dekinda - Mudaliwatta - Munwathugoda - Pahala Dodamwala - Pahala Mudaliwatta - Pahala Rathmeewala - Pahala Yatigammana - Panabokka - Parakatawella - Pelawa Ihala Meda - Pelawa Ihalagama - Pelawa Pahalagama - Pilapitiya - Pilimathalawa - Pottepitiya - Ranawana - Siyambalagoda - Sooriyagoda - Thismada - Uda Eriyagama East - Uda Eriyagama West - Udarathmeewala - Udawela Nadithalawa - Udawela Pahalagama - Udawela Pallemaditta - Urapola - Walgampaya - Walgowwagoda - Wathurakumbura - Weralugolla - Yahalathenna - Yatigammana ## Quick answers - Where is Dehigama East?In Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dehigama East?Dehigama North, Dehigama South, Gannoruwa West, Karuwalawatta, Kobbekaduwa, Mangalagama, Pelawa Ihala Meda, Pelawa Pahalagama and Sooriyagoda - How many villages are in Dehigama East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dehigama East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dehigama East?Suwasevana hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dehigama East?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dehigama East?Commercial Bank ATM, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dehigama East?Ceypetco, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dehigama East?LK2136095 (OCHA common operational dataset)