# Dedduwa GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dedduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division # Dedduwa Dedduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **4.31 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.3km² - 6mapped services - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dedduwa? Dedduwa lies in [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 11 other GN divisions: [Andawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/andawala/), [Athuruwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/athuruwella/), [Dope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dope/), [Galagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/galagama/), [Galbada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/galbada/), [Haburugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/haburugala/), [Hunganthota Wadumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/hunganthota-wadumulla/), [Kahagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/kahagalla/), [Mullegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/mullegoda/), [Sooriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/sooriyagama/) and [Warahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/warahena/). By area it is the 3472nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.1% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Dedduwa is about 62 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4056° N, 80.0247° E. Local names: දෙද්දුව . 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 Dedduwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dedduwa. - Dedduwa - Paragahatota 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 Dedduwa Named natural and historic features inside Dedduwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Dedduwa Lake 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 Dedduwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dedduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bentota Medical center · Angagoda 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41870&mlon=80.00297#map=17/6.41870/80.00297) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pahurumulla 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42248&mlon=79.99736#map=17/6.42248/79.99736) ATM ATM · Nebada 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Aluthgama West 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43062&mlon=79.99912#map=17/6.43062/79.99912) Hotel Lunuganga Geoffrey Bawa Country Estate · Dedduwa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40430&mlon=80.02188#map=17/6.40430/80.02188) Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) School Walagedara M V · Dope 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41645&mlon=80.01027#map=17/6.41645/80.01027) College Aluthgama College · Seenawatta 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43647&mlon=80.00253#map=17/6.43647/80.00253) Police station Bentota Police · Pahurumulla 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42216&mlon=79.99706#map=17/6.42216/79.99706) 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 Dedduwa Places mapped inside Dedduwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels6 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 Bentota DS Division - Akadegoda - Angagoda - Athuruwella - Bodhimaluwa - Delkabalagoda - Dombagahawatta - Dope - Elakaka - Etawalawatta East - Etawalawatta West - Ethungagoda - Galagama - Galbada - Galthuduwa - Gonagalapura - Habakkala - Haburugala - Hipanwatta - Hunganthota Wadumulla - Ihala Malawala - Kahagalla - Kahawegammedda - Kaikawala - Kandemulla - Kolaniya - Kommala - Kotuwabendahena - Kuda Uragaha - Maha Uragaha - Mahagoda - Mahavila East - Mahavila West - Malawala - Miriswatta - Moragoda - Mullegoda - Olaganduwa - Pahurumulla - Pilekumbura - Ranthotuvila - Sinharoopagama - Sooriyagama - Thotakanatta - Thunduwa East - Thunduwa West - Viyandoowa - Warahena - Warakamulla - Yalegama - Yathramulla ## Quick answers - Where is Dedduwa?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dedduwa?Andawala, Athuruwella, Dope, Galagama, Galbada, Haburugala, Hunganthota Wadumulla, Kahagalla, Mullegoda, Sooriyagama and Warahena - How many villages are in Dedduwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dedduwa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Dedduwa?Bentota Medical center, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dedduwa?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dedduwa?ATM, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dedduwa?Ceypetco, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dedduwa?LK3103055 (OCHA common operational dataset)