# Dickwella East GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-east/

Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division 

# Dickwella East

Dickwella East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.44 km²**. Open map data shows 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 20mapped services

## Where is Dickwella East?

Dickwella East lies in [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Dickwella Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-central/), [Dickwella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-south/), [Dodampahala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-south/) and [Dodampahala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dodampahala-west/). By area it is the 12701st largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Dickwella East is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9641° N, 80.7015° E. Local names: දික්වැල්ල නැගෙනහි .

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 Dickwella East

### Nearby, outside Dickwella East

- Blue Beach Island · attraction, Dodampahala South2.1 km
- Bathigama Beach · beach, Batheegama Central2.2 km
- kapparawella beach · beach, Suduwella7.1 km
- edanda wella beach · beach, Beliwatta7.3 km
- Blowhole · attraction, Beliwatta7.8 km
- Goyambokka · beach, Unakooruwa East10 km
- Nunna wella · beach, Gandara West10 km
- Wawulpalma · cave, Devinuwara Wawwa11 km
- War Monument · monument, Pallikkudawa Urban12 km
- Devinuwara Beach · beach, Devinuwara Pradeepagara Pedesa13 km
- Paravi Wella Beach · beach, Pallikkudawa Urban13 km
- Hummana Beach Dondra · beach, Devinuwara South13 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: Dickwella East

- 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) · Galle42 km
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala59 km

### Nearest railway station

Wewrukannala (Walasgala West), about 1.8 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 17:55).

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.

## Weather in Dickwella East 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 Dickwella East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96254&mlon=80.67758#map=17/5.96254/80.67758) 

Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00282&mlon=80.67006#map=17/6.00282/80.67006) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) 

Hotel Beldon Boutique Hotel · Dickwella East 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96413&mlon=80.70176#map=17/5.96413/80.70176) 

Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) 

School Al Hilal Nursery Dikwella - Hilalian · Dickwella South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96796&mlon=80.69416#map=17/5.96796/80.69416) 

College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) 

Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96418&mlon=80.69322#map=17/5.96418/80.69322) 

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 Dickwella East

Places mapped inside Dickwella East in open map data, by type.

- Hotels17
- Restaurants3

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 Dikwella DS Division

- Bambarenda Central
- Bambarenda East
- Bambarenda North
- Bambarenda South
- Bambarenda West
- Batheegama Central
- Batheegama East
- Batheegama West
- Belideniya
- Beliwatta
- Bodarakanda
- Dandeniya North
- Dandeniya South
- Dickwella Central
- Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East
- Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West
- Dickwella North
- Dickwella South
- Dodampahala Central
- Dodampahala East
- Dodampahala North
- Dodampahala South
- Dodampahala West
- Godauda
- Kottagoda
- Lunukalapuwa
- Pathegama Central
- Pathegama South
- Pohosathugoda
- Rannawala
- Rathmale
- Suduwella
- Urugamuwa
- Urugamuwa Central
- Urugamuwa East
- Urugamuwa North
- Urugamuwa South
- Urugamuwa West
- Walasgala East
- Walasgala West
- Wattegama
- Wattegama North
- Wattegama South
- Wehella
- Wehella North
- Wehella South
- Wevurukannala

## Quick answers

- Where is Dickwella East?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dickwella East?Dickwella Central, Dickwella South, Dodampahala South and Dodampahala West
- What is there to see in Dickwella East?Blue Beach Island, Bathigama Beach, kapparawella beach, edanda wella beach
- What time zone is Dickwella East in?UTC+5:30
- What currency is used in Dickwella East?Rupee (LKR)
- What language is spoken in Dickwella East?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Dickwella East?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dickwella East?Batheegama District Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dickwella East?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dickwella East?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dickwella East?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dickwella East?LK3248145 (OCHA common operational dataset)