# Deegama GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/deegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Deegama Deegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **5.05 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.0km² - 98 mtypical elevation ## Where is Deegama? Deegama lies in [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/aluthgama/), [Kalatuwagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/kalatuwagama/), [Kalawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/kalawana/), [Kalugalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/kalugalla/), [Neeraviya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/neeraviya/), [Waduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/waduwawa/) and [Welidalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/welidalla/). By area it is the 2904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Deegama is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6870° N, 80.3694° E. Local names: දීගම . 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 Deegama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Deegama. - Alutgama 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 Deegama Named natural and historic features inside Deegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Deegama 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 Deegama 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 Deegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) Bank NDB Bank · Wariyapola 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62078&mlon=80.24518#map=17/7.62078/80.24518) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) Hotel Suneth HOTEL · Hindawewa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) 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 Aluthgama Junior School · Aluthgama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67218&mlon=80.35573#map=17/7.67218/80.35573) College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62815&mlon=80.24088#map=17/7.62815/80.24088) 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 Polpitigama DS Division - Agare - Ambagaswewa - Amunakole - Angulgamuwa - Baddegama - Bakmeewewa - Balagolla - Bogolla - Bulnewa - Dagama - Dambe - Dekanduwala - Dembatagala - Doraweruwa - Elagamuwa - Galagedaragama - Galahitiyagama - Galgiriyawa - Galketiyagama - Galtenwewa - Hakwatunawa - Halmillawewa - Hangamuwa - Hathigamuwa - Hathpokuna - Henawa - Herathgama - Ihala Thelambiyawa - Ihala Thimbiriyawa - Imihaminegama - Indigolla - Kalawana - Kalugalla - Kambuwatawana - Keralankadawala - Kiribamunegama - Koruwawa - Kosgaha Ela - Kumbukkadawala - Kumbukulawa - Madagalla - Madahapola - Maeliya North - Maeliya South - Makulpotha - Mal Asna - Mamunugama - Medakanda - Meegaswewa - Moragollagama - Morotta - Nikawehera - Nikawewa - Niyandawanaya - Pallekele - Paragaha Ela - Pathirennegama - Pohorawatta - Polgahangoda - Polpithigama - Ponnilawa - Pothuvila - Rambe - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalawa - Thalpathwewa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Deegama?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Deegama?Aluthgama, Kalatuwagama, Kalawana, Kalugalla, Neeraviya, Waduwawa and Welidalla - How many villages are in Deegama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Deegama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Deegama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Deegama?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Deegama?NDB Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Deegama?People's Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Deegama?Gasstation, about 6.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Deegama?LK6127410 (OCHA common operational dataset)