# Delgahadoowa GN division, Hikkaduwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/delgahadoowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Hikkaduwa DS Division # Delgahadoowa Delgahadoowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.87 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 4mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Delgahadoowa? Delgahadoowa lies in [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Arachchikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/arachchikanda/), [Hikkaduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/hikkaduwa-east/), [Katukoliha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/katukoliha/), [Kuda Wewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/kuda-wewala/), [Pinkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/pinkanda/) and [Thiranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/thiranagama/). By area it is the 10710th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/). The centre of Delgahadoowa is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1327° N, 80.1235° E. Local names: දෙල්ගහදූව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Delgahadoowa ### Nearby, outside Delgahadoowa - PABLO Boutique · gallery, Gammaduwatta2.1 km - Surf Control - Surf School & Stuff · attraction, Wewala2.2 km - Turtle Beach · viewpoint, Pannamgoda2.6 km - Shark view point · viewpoint, Pannamgoda2.6 km - Kumarakanda Beach · beach, Modara Patuwatha2.6 km - Hikkaduwa Coral Reaf · attraction, Wavulagoda West2.7 km - Dodanduwa Beach II · beach, Dodandoowa3.4 km - Dodanduwa Beach III · beach, Karawegoda4.4 km - Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka · attraction, Seenigama4.5 km - TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY · museum, Pereliya South4.9 km - Turtle Hatchery Hikkaduwa · zoo, Pereliya South5.0 km - Turtle Hatchery · zoo, Pereliya South5.0 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Delgahadoowa - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle27 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo81 km ### Nearest railway station Thiranagama (Thiranagama Wellabada), about 1.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Delgahadoowa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Delgahadoowa. - Pinkanda 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). ## Weather in Delgahadoowa 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 Delgahadoowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital IMC MED Hospital-Hikkaduwa · Narigama Wellabada 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12412&mlon=80.11143#map=17/6.12412/80.11143) Bank Peoples Bank · Arachchikanda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14124&mlon=80.13697#map=17/6.14124/80.13697) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Arachchikanda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14161&mlon=80.13715#map=17/6.14161/80.13715) Hotel Panwila Cabanas · Delgahadoowa 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13236&mlon=80.12372#map=17/6.13236/80.12372) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Bodhiraja Maha Vidyalaya · Thiranagama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12228&mlon=80.11665#map=17/6.12228/80.11665) College Lake School · Hikkaduwa East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14650&mlon=80.11750#map=17/6.14650/80.11750) Police station Tourist Police · Narigama Wellabada 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12466&mlon=80.10971#map=17/6.12466/80.10971) 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 Delgahadoowa Places mapped inside Delgahadoowa in open map data, by type. - Hotels4 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 Hikkaduwa DS Division - Dodandoowa - Dodandugoda - Gammaduwatta - Handaudumulla - Hennathota - Hikkaduwa Central - Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya - Hikkaduwa West - Katukoliha - Kuda Wewala - Millagoda - Modara Patuwatha - Nakanda - Nalagasdeniya - Narigama - Narigama Wellabada - Pannamgoda - Patuwatha - Pinkanda - Thiranagama - Thiranagama Wellabada - Uduhalpitiya - Wavulagoda East - Wavulagoda West - Wellawatta - Wewala ## Quick answers - Where is Delgahadoowa?In Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Delgahadoowa?Arachchikanda, Hikkaduwa East, Katukoliha, Kuda Wewala, Pinkanda and Thiranagama - What is there to see in Delgahadoowa?PABLO Boutique, Surf Control - Surf School & Stuff, Turtle Beach, Shark view point - What time zone is Delgahadoowa in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Delgahadoowa?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Delgahadoowa?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Delgahadoowa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Delgahadoowa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Delgahadoowa?IMC MED Hospital-Hikkaduwa, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Delgahadoowa?Peoples Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Delgahadoowa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Delgahadoowa?Ceypetco, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Delgahadoowa?LK3136265 (OCHA common operational dataset)