# Digannewa GN division, Kotawehera DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/digannewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotawehera DS Division # Digannewa Digannewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **6.91 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.9km² - 69 mtypical elevation ## Where is Digannewa? Digannewa lies in [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/aluthgama/), [Kelegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/kelegama/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/kumbukwewa/) and [Maha Uswewa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/maha-uswewa-north/). By area it is the 1961st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/). The centre of Digannewa is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8958° N, 80.1030° E. Local names: දිගන්නෑව . 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 Digannewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Digannewa. - Hudaliyawa 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 Digannewa Named natural and historic features inside Digannewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Hudaliya Wewa ### Forests and nature 1 garden. - Thalgaswewa 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 Digannewa 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 Digannewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Castle Street Hospital for Women (Teaching) · Dharmapalaya 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84781&mlon=80.03674#map=17/7.84781/80.03674) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Thammennagama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87990&mlon=80.01216#map=17/7.87990/80.01216) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Anamaduwa gas station · Thammennagama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87948&mlon=80.01199#map=17/7.87948/80.01199) Hotel Mud House · Uriyawa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92463&mlon=80.01484#map=17/7.92463/80.01484) Mall Janitha Oil Mart · Miyellewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00416&mlon=80.10552#map=17/8.00416/80.10552) School Palugolla Maha Vidyalaya · Palugolla Track 10 B 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94039&mlon=80.12232#map=17/7.94039/80.12232) College Technical College Anamaduwa · Bammannegama 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89031&mlon=80.02165#map=17/7.89031/80.02165) Police station Kotawehera Police Station · Kotavehera 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80893&mlon=80.07781#map=17/7.80893/80.07781) 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 Kotawehera DS Division - Aluthgama - Dehennegama - Digannewatta - Divullepitiya - Dodamgollegama - Elagammillawa - Galkadawala - Girilla - Hidogama - Hulawa - Ihala Weeradadana - Ithewa - Kelegama - Kotavehera - Kuda Mithawa - Kudarawaliya - Kumbukwewa - Maha Kirinda A - Maha Kirinda B - Mahamithawa - Meewellewa - Monnekulama - Moragolla - Nagala - Nawana - Paalu Uswewa - Palugolla Track 10 A - Palugolla Track 10 B - Sirisethagama - Yakadapatha ## Quick answers - Where is Digannewa?In Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Digannewa?Aluthgama, Kelegama, Kumbukwewa and Maha Uswewa North - How many villages are in Digannewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Digannewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Digannewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Digannewa?Castle Street Hospital for Women (Teaching), about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Digannewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Digannewa?HNB, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Digannewa?Anamaduwa gas station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Digannewa?LK6115025 (OCHA common operational dataset)