# Dickoya South GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/dickoya-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division # Dickoya South Dickoya South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.12 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.1km² - 5mapped services - 1,236 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dickoya South? Dickoya South lies in [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Annfield](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/annfield/), [Dickoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/dickoya/), [Hatton East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-east/), [Hatton North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-north/) and [Wanarajah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/wanarajah/). By area it is the 4759th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Dickoya South is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8822° N, 80.6056° E. Local names: දික්ඔය . 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 Dickoya South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dickoya South. - Dickoya East 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 Dickoya South Named natural and historic features inside Dickoya South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Darrawela · 1,234 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Darrawella 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 Dickoya South and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 317 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dickoya South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital C.R.N medical center · Hatton East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88758&mlon=80.59952#map=17/6.88758/80.59952) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hatton North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89078&mlon=80.59926#map=17/6.89078/80.59926) ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kuduoya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92253&mlon=80.60272#map=17/6.92253/80.60272) Hotel The Farm Resorts · Hatton East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88570&mlon=80.60086#map=17/6.88570/80.60086) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School Highland Central College · Hatton South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88959&mlon=80.59620#map=17/6.88959/80.59620) College St. John Bosco's College, Hatton · Hatton North 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88871&mlon=80.59931#map=17/6.88871/80.59931) Police station Hatton Police Station · Hatton North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89408&mlon=80.59875#map=17/6.89408/80.59875) 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 Dickoya South Places mapped inside Dickoya South in open map data, by type. - Hotels4 - Restaurants1 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 Norwood DS Division - Annfield - Aulton Watta - Bagawanthalawa South - Bogawana - Brownlow - Brownswick - Dickoya - Gawarawila - Hatton East - Hatton North - Hatton South - Hatton West - Injuster - Kirkoswald - Kotiyagala - Lethant - Loinon - Mahanelu - Maskeliya - Maussakele - Mocha - Moray - Newvalleygama - Norwood - Panmur - Rosella - Ruwanpura - Seethagangula - Shanon - Strathspey - Tillary - Venture - Wanarajah - Welioya ## Quick answers - Where is Dickoya South?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dickoya South?Annfield, Dickoya, Hatton East, Hatton North and Wanarajah - How many villages are in Dickoya South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Dickoya South?Darrawela (1,234 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dickoya South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dickoya South?C.R.N medical center, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dickoya South?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dickoya South?ATM HNB, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dickoya South?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dickoya South?LK2330230 (OCHA common operational dataset)