# Ihala Digana GN division, Ehetuwewa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/ihala-digana/

Grama Niladhari division · Ehetuwewa DS Division 

# Ihala Digana

Ihala Digana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.00 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.0km²
- 1mapped services
- 117 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ihala Digana?

Ihala Digana lies in [Ehetuwewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Divulgane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/divulgane/), [Galapitadigana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/galapitadigana/), [Nithalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/nithalawa/), [Nithogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/nithogama/) and [Vikadenigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/vikadenigama/). By area it is the 6940th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Ehetuwewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/). The centre of Ihala Digana is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9683° N, 80.3439° E. Local names: ඉහළ දිගන .

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 Ihala Digana

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ihala Digana.

- Bamunugama
- Nithogama

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 Ihala Digana

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

### Water

4 reservoirs and tanks.

- Bamunugama Wewa
- Ihala Digane Wewa
- Pahala Digane Wewa
- Palugaha Wewa

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 Ihala Digana and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 61 

Feb 26 55 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 162 

Jun 27 93 

Jul 27 65 

Aug 27 76 

Sep 27 118 

Oct 27 258 

Nov 26 270 

Dec 26 165 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ihala Digana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ehetuwewa Hospital · Ehetuwewa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93645&mlon=80.34725#map=17/7.93645/80.34725) 

Bank Co-Operative Rural Bank · Ehetuwewa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93691&mlon=80.34640#map=17/7.93691/80.34640) 

ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) 

Petrol pump Galgamuwa Fuel Station · Galgamuwa Town 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99007&mlon=80.26849#map=17/7.99007/80.26849) 

Hotel Yapahuwa Paradise Resort · Moragollagama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90500&mlon=80.42231#map=17/7.90500/80.42231) 

Mall Nimeda store · Ihala Digana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96384&mlon=80.34064#map=17/7.96384/80.34064) 

School Galapita Digana Primary School · Galapitadigana 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96324&mlon=80.33454#map=17/7.96324/80.33454) 

College U.B wanninayaka national college galgamuwa · Wadugama 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98305&mlon=80.26783#map=17/7.98305/80.26783) 

Police station Police Station Galgamuwa · Mahagalgamuwa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00096&mlon=80.27789#map=17/8.00096/80.27789) 

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 Ihala Digana

Places mapped inside Ihala Digana in open map data, by type.

- Shopping malls1

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 Ehetuwewa DS Division

- Andarawewa
- Atharagalla
- Bongama
- Divulgane
- Ehetuwewa
- Eriyawa
- Ethinimale
- Galapitadigana
- Gurugoda
- Hiddewa
- Hunugallewa
- Ihala Embogama
- Kaduruwewa
- Kathnoruwa
- Katugampalagama
- Maha Embogama
- Mahakathnoruwa
- Mahawelithenna
- Makulewa
- Medinnoruwa
- Mudiyannegama
- Nabadewa
- Nakolagane
- Nithalawa
- Nithogama
- Pothanegama
- Rathnadivulwewa
- Thimbiriyawa
- Veheragodayaya
- Vikadenigama
- Walathwewa
- Wedinigama
- Weliyawa
- Yaddessawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Ihala Digana?In Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ihala Digana?Divulgane, Galapitadigana, Nithalawa, Nithogama and Vikadenigama
- How many villages are in Ihala Digana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ihala Digana?4 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Ihala Digana?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ihala Digana?Ehetuwewa Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ihala Digana?Co-Operative Rural Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ihala Digana?Boc, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihala Digana?Galgamuwa Fuel Station, about 8.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ihala Digana?LK6109075 (OCHA common operational dataset)
