# Dikwewa GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division 

# Dikwewa

Dikwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **2.27 km²**.

- 2.3km²

## Where is Dikwewa?

Dikwewa lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Kalawelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/kalawelwala/), [Kendaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/kendaketiya/), [Mahajandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/mahajandura/), [Meda Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/meda-ara/), [Murawesihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/murawesihena/) and [Siyambalakote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/siyambalakote/). By area it is the 6304th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Dikwewa is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2107° N, 80.9106° E. Local names: දික්වැව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Dikwewa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 140 

Feb 25 105 

Mar 26 112 

Apr 27 188 

May 27 167 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 26 73 

Aug 27 94 

Sep 26 147 

Oct 26 250 

Nov 25 306 

Dec 25 247 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dikwewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Amarathungagama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23439&mlon=80.88006#map=17/6.23439/80.88006) 

Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) 

ATM Com Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33184&mlon=80.85456#map=17/6.33184/80.85456) 

Petrol pump Kolonna Korale · Embilipitiya Pallegama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33400&mlon=80.85372#map=17/6.33400/80.85372) 

Hotel Lavenra Hotel and Restaurant · Thaligala 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21871&mlon=80.94184#map=17/6.21871/80.94184) 

Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) 

School Secondary School · Binkama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19441&mlon=80.89507#map=17/6.19441/80.89507) 

College School of Agriculture Agunakolapalassa · Yakagala 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15297&mlon=80.89450#map=17/6.15297/80.89450) 

Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16547&mlon=80.89692#map=17/6.16547/80.89692) 

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 Angunakolapelessa DS Division

- Abesekaragama
- Achariyagama
- Aluthwewa
- Amarathungagama
- Angunakolapelessa
- Attanayala East
- Attanayala West
- Binkama
- Bogamuwa
- Dabarella North
- Dabarella South
- Daha Amuna
- Dandenigama
- Debokkawa North
- Debokkawa South
- Dimbulgoda
- Gajanayakagama
- Gurunnehege Ara
- Guruwala
- Hakuruwela
- Heenbunna
- Helekada
- Indigetawela
- Jandura
- Julamulla
- Kailawelpotawa
- Kalawelwala
- Kankanamgama
- Karagahawala
- Kariyamaditta
- Kendaketiya
- Kohombagaswewa
- Kotawaya
- Makuladeniya
- Meda Ara
- Medagoda
- Medayala
- Metigathwala
- Netalaporuwa
- Pahalagama
- Rathmalwala
- Sooriyapokuna
- Thalamporuwa
- Thalawa North
- Thalawa South
- Udayala
- Uswewa
- Wakamulla
- Weeragaswewa
- Yakagala

## Quick answers

- Where is Dikwewa?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dikwewa?Kalawelwala, Kendaketiya, Mahajandura, Meda Ara, Murawesihena and Siyambalakote
- What is the best time to visit Dikwewa?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dikwewa?Rural Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dikwewa?HNB, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dikwewa?Com Bank, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dikwewa?Kolonna Korale, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dikwewa?LK3318085 (OCHA common operational dataset)