# Diviyagala GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/diviyagala/

Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division 

# Diviyagala

Diviyagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **10.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 10.7km²
- 42 mtypical elevation

## Where is Diviyagala?

Diviyagala lies in [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Damana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/damana/), [Keenawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/keenawatta/), [Moragahapallama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/moragahapallama/), [Muwangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/muwangala/), [Padagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/padagoda/), [Pahalalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/pahalalanda/), [Paragahakele West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/paragahakele-west/), [Samapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/samapura/) and [Uksiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/uksiripura/). By area it is the 1113th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Diviyagala is about 199 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2316° N, 81.6275° E. Local names: දිවියාගල .

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 Diviyagala

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

- Berawa

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 Diviyagala

Named natural and historic features inside Diviyagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Forests and nature

1 forest.

- Diyagalawela

### History

1 ruin.

- Kotavehera

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 Diviyagala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 150 

Feb 26 106 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 152 

May 29 131 

Jun 29 68 

Jul 29 58 

Aug 29 67 

Sep 28 110 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 281 

Dec 26 259 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Diviyagala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Damana Hospital · Alahena 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20055&mlon=81.65580#map=17/7.20055/81.65580) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Senanayakepura 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29096&mlon=81.67335#map=17/7.29096/81.67335) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station · Indrasarapura 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) 

Hotel Mereiyans Village and Gal Oya Lodge · Abhayapura 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27720&mlon=81.60601#map=17/7.27720/81.60601) 

Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) 

School Gamini Maha Vidyalaya · Senanayakepura 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28669&mlon=81.67579#map=17/7.28669/81.67579) 

College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) 

Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20096&mlon=81.65449#map=17/7.20096/81.65449) 

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 Damana DS Division

- 18A. Janapadaya
- Alahena
- Ambalanoya
- Bakmitiyawa
- Damana
- Dewalahinda
- Eggaloya
- Galkanda
- Galmaduwa
- Helagampura
- Hindakalugama
- Hingurana
- Kalugolla
- Karalewa
- Keenawatta
- Kethsirigama
- Kivulegama
- Koknahara
- Kumana
- Madana
- Madawalalanda
- Moragahapallama
- Muwangala
- Padagoda
- Pahalalanda
- Pallanoya
- Pannalgama
- Thimbirigolla
- Thottama
- Uksiripura
- Veheragala
- Wadinagala

## Quick answers

- Where is Diviyagala?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Diviyagala?Damana, Keenawatta, Moragahapallama, Muwangala, Padagoda, Pahalalanda, Paragahakele West, Samapura and Uksiripura
- How many villages are in Diviyagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Diviyagala?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Diviyagala?Damana Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Diviyagala?National Savings Bank, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Diviyagala?People's Bank ATM, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diviyagala?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 8.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Diviyagala?LK5242040 (OCHA common operational dataset)
