# Dediyagala GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/dediyagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Dediyagala Dediyagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **11.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 11.6km² - 49 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dediyagala? Dediyagala lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Diganahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/diganahena/), [Dolamawatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/dolamawatha/), [Ehelape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ehelape/), [Vilagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/vilagama/), [Weerapana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-south/) and [Weliketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/weliketiya/). By area it is the 997th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.7% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Dediyagala is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1874° N, 80.4222° E. Local names: දෙදියගල . 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 Dediyagala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dediyagala. - Dediyagala 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 Dediyagala Named natural and historic features inside Dediyagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Dediyagala Forest Reserve 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 Dediyagala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dediyagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank Samurdhi Bank,Opatha. · Opatha East 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25954&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.25954/80.41540) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Hotel Famous - Eheliyagoda · Ihala Maliduwa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14145&mlon=80.40890#map=17/6.14145/80.40890) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Ehelape M.V · Ehelape 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14775&mlon=80.41913#map=17/6.14775/80.41913) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 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 Akuressa DS Division - Akuressa - Asmagoda - Bopitiya - Diganahena - Diyalape - Dolamawatha - Ehelape - Ellewela - Eramudugoda - Galabadahena - Gallala - Ganhela - Henegama - Henegama West - Higgoda - Hulandawa - Idikatudeniya - Ihala Kiyanduwa - Ihala Maliduwa - Iluppella - Imbulgoda - Ketanvila - Kohugoda - Lenama North - Lenama South - Manikgoda - Maramba North - Maramba South - Melewwa - Minipogoda - Nawalagoda - Nimalawa - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Dediyagala?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dediyagala?Diganahena, Dolamawatha, Ehelape, Vilagama, Weerapana South and Weliketiya - How many villages are in Dediyagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dediyagala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dediyagala?Rural Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dediyagala?Samurdhi Bank,Opatha., about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dediyagala?Commercial Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dediyagala?IOC Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dediyagala?LK3218050 (OCHA common operational dataset)