# Duechbay GN division, Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/duechbay/ Grama Niladhari division · Kalpitiya DS Division # Duechbay Duechbay is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **15.7 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.7km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Duechbay? Duechbay lies in [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/), [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 1 other grama niladhari division: [Kandakuliya Kudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/kandakuliya-kudawa/). By area it is the 672nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.7% of [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/). The centre of Duechbay is about 149 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2765° N, 79.7651° E. Local names: ඩච්බේ . 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 Duechbay Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Duechbay. - Dutch Bay - Karamuna - Kirimundal - Mutwal - Pulyankuda - Rodhapadu 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 Duechbay Named natural and historic features inside Duechbay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 2 islands; 1 headland. - Erumativu - Karamuna - Oddakarentivu ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Paddi - Rodhapadu 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 Duechbay 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 Duechbay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kalpitiya Government hospital · Sinnakudirippu 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23445&mlon=79.76668#map=17/8.23445/79.76668) Bank People's Bank · Sinnakudirippu 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23611&mlon=79.76521#map=17/8.23611/79.76521) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Anawasal · Anawasala 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25943&mlon=79.76587#map=17/8.25943/79.76587) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Pallivasalthurai Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Palliwasalthure 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.18159&mlon=79.73788#map=17/8.18159/79.73788) College Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05303&mlon=79.82908#map=17/8.05303/79.82908) Police station Kalpitiya Police · Mandalakudawa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23504&mlon=79.76473#map=17/8.23504/79.76473) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Duechbay Places mapped inside Duechbay in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Kalpitiya DS Division - Alankudawa - Anawasala - Andankanniya - Daluwa - Ettala - Kandakuliya - Kandakuliya Kudawa - Karamba - Kurinjipitiya North - Kurinjipitiya South - Mampuriya - Mandalakudawa - Mudalappaliya - Musalpitiya - Narakkalliya - Nawakkaduwa - Nirmalapura - Norochchola - Palakudawa - Palliwasalthure - Palliyawatta - Paniyadiya - Periyakudirippu - Pudukudirippuwa - Sinnakudirippu - Thalavila East - Thalavila West - Thethapola - Thigali - Wanni Mundalama ## Quick answers - Where is Duechbay?In Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Duechbay?Kandakuliya Kudawa - How many villages are in Duechbay?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Duechbay?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Duechbay?Kalpitiya Government hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Duechbay?People's Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Duechbay?HNB, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Duechbay?Ceypetco, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Duechbay?LK6203005 (OCHA common operational dataset)