# Digankonwewa GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/digankonwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division # Digankonwewa Digankonwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.62 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.6km² - 93 mtypical elevation ## Where is Digankonwewa? Digankonwewa lies in [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Ambagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/ambagaswewa/), [Bakmeewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/bakmeewewa/), [Dampitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/dampitigama/), [Mirihanpitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/mirihanpitigama/), [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/rathmale/) and [Weragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/weragala/). By area it is the 3210th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Digankonwewa is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7326° N, 80.3345° E. Local names: දිගන්කෝන්වැව . 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 Digankonwewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Digankonwewa. Settlements here lie between about 93 m and 93 m above sea level (median 93 m). - Bamunugama - Digankonwewa - Halmillewa 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 Digankonwewa Named natural and historic features inside Digankonwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Alakola 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 Digankonwewa 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 Digankonwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Mankada Hotel Giriulla · Maeliya North 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74658&mlon=80.41427#map=17/7.74658/80.41427) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Sakura Model Preschool Kurunegala · Bakmeewewa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74379&mlon=80.36035#map=17/7.74379/80.36035) College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 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 Ganewatta DS Division - Aluthgama - Arankele - Boraluwa - Divulwewa - Hettigama - Hindawewa - Hiripitiya - Hunupola - Jahapagama - Kalatuwagama - Kanawa - Kekulawala - Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara - Kuda Uyangalla - Kumbukgete - Makulmade - Makulwewa - Malagamuwa - Moragolla - Neeraviya - Nelawa - Nelumpathgama - Neriyawa - Nikadalupotha - Nikagolla - Othuwela - Pannawa - Pothuvila - Pothuwagonna - Santhanagama - Seeradunna - Seerangoda - Thambagalla - Thanthirigama - Thimbiriwewa - Thittawelgala - Thittawella - Uyangalla - Waduwawa - Wegolla - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Digankonwewa?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Digankonwewa?Ambagaswewa, Bakmeewewa, Dampitigama, Mirihanpitigama, Rathmale and Weragala - How many villages are in Digankonwewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Digankonwewa?Settlements lie between 93 m and 93 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Digankonwewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Digankonwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Digankonwewa?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Digankonwewa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Digankonwewa?People's Bank ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Digankonwewa?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Digankonwewa?LK6133005 (OCHA common operational dataset)