# Deheneggama GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/deheneggama/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Deheneggama Deheneggama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.05 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.0km² - 109 mtypical elevation ## Where is Deheneggama? Deheneggama lies in [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/), [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: [Hathpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/hathpokuna/), [Karambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/karambe/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/medagama/) and [Niyandawanaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/niyandawanaya/). By area it is the 4869th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Deheneggama is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8049° N, 80.3544° E. Local names: දැහැනැග්ගම . 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 Deheneggama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Deheneggama. - Kulasendawa - Niyandawane 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 Deheneggama Named natural and historic features inside Deheneggama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Kendalugahamula Wewa - Kulasendewa Wewa - Wetiya 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 Deheneggama 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 Deheneggama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polpithigama Divisional Hospital · Polpithigama 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81518&mlon=80.40517#map=17/7.81518/80.40517) Bank bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank · Bakmeegahawatta 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85388&mlon=80.30289#map=17/7.85388/80.30289) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Ayurveda Paradise Maho · Divullewa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82726&mlon=80.31305#map=17/7.82726/80.31305) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Karambe Maha Vidyalaya · Karambe 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78923&mlon=80.34315#map=17/7.78923/80.34315) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 8.4 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 Maho DS Division - Ambagaswewa - Atawarala - Bakmeegahawatta - Balagollagama - Balalla - Bamunugama - Daladagama - Dampitigama - Digana - Divullewa - Embogama - Gajaneggama - Gala Ambagaswewa - Galewewa - Gallewa - Heenuggala - Heenukwewa - Hithokadawala - Ihalagama - Imbulgodayagama - Ipalogama - Kadambawa - Kandubadagama - Karambe - Karuwalagahawatta - Kattambuwawa - Katuwannawa - Kekunawa - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombakadawala - Konwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Liyanagama - Madurugama - Mahawa East - Mahawa West - Makaduwawa - Maningamuwa - Medagama - Metiyakgama - Mirihanpitigama - Moonamalegama - Moragaswewa - Nagollagama - Nettipalagama - Pahala Balalla - Pahalagama - Pailigama - Palugaswewa - Panwewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Deheneggama?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Deheneggama?Hathpokuna, Karambe, Medagama and Niyandawanaya - How many villages are in Deheneggama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Deheneggama?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Deheneggama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Deheneggama?Polpithigama Divisional Hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Deheneggama?bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Deheneggama?People's Bank ATM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Deheneggama?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Deheneggama?LK6124160 (OCHA common operational dataset)