# Diganwewa GN division, Arachchikattuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/diganwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Arachchikattuwa DS Division # Diganwewa Diganwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **7.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.7km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Diganwewa? Diganwewa lies in [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Bandarahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/bandarahena/), [Dematapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/dematapitiya/), [Elivitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/elivitiya/), [Karukkuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/karukkuliya/), [Kumarakattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/kumarakattuwa/), [Mukkandaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/mukkandaluwa/), [Nariyagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/nariyagama-north/) and [Rajakadaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/rajakadaluwa/). By area it is the 1692nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/). The centre of Diganwewa is about 78 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6388° N, 79.8589° E. Local names: දිගන්වැව . 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 Diganwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Diganwewa. - Pahala Palugaswewa 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 Diganwewa Named natural and historic features inside Diganwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Ihala Palugas Wewa ### Estates 3 estates; 1 oil-palm estate. - Alikatuwa - Ihala Palugaswewa - Johanawatte - Palugaswewa Group 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 Diganwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Diganwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Murukandiya 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59804&mlon=79.93575#map=17/7.59804/79.93575) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Filling Station, Arachchikattuwa. · Arachchikattuwa West 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66716&mlon=79.83545#map=17/7.66716/79.83545) Hotel Coco Village Hotel · Dematapitiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63423&mlon=79.87532#map=17/7.63423/79.87532) Mall Suhada Shopping Complex · Pitipana North 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57628&mlon=79.79548#map=17/7.57628/79.79548) School Pubudu Pre School - Arachchikattuwa · Arachchikattuwa West 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66340&mlon=79.83687#map=17/7.66340/79.83687) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station Arachchikattuwa · Rajakadaluwa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66165&mlon=79.83737#map=17/7.66165/79.83737) 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 Arachchikattuwa DS Division - Adippala - Ambakele - Anavilundawa - Andanan Kattuwa - Arachchikattuwa East - Arachchikattuwa West - Bandarahena - Bangadeniya - Battaluoya - Buruthakele - Dematapitiya - Elivitiya - Ihala Attanganaya - Ilakkattuwa - Karukkuliya - Karukupane - Kottapitiya - Kumarakattuwa - Kusala - Mahamaeliya - Mukkandaluwa - Nalladarankattuwa - Pahala Attanganaya - Pankulawa - Rajakadaluwa - Sengaloya - Suruvila - Wairankattuwa - Weerakumandaluwa - Welipelessa - Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda - Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda ## Quick answers - Where is Diganwewa?In Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Diganwewa?Bandarahena, Dematapitiya, Elivitiya, Karukkuliya, Kumarakattuwa, Mukkandaluwa, Nariyagama North and Rajakadaluwa - How many villages are in Diganwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Diganwewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Diganwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Diganwewa?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Diganwewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diganwewa?CEYPETCO Filling Station, Arachchikattuwa., about 4.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Diganwewa?LK6230125 (OCHA common operational dataset)