# Dickwella South GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Dickwella South Dickwella South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.49 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 8mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dickwella South? Dickwella South 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dickwella Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-central/), [Dickwella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-east/), [Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-muslim-yonakapura-east/), [Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-muslim-yonakapura-west/), [Wattegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wattegama/) and [Wattegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wattegama-south/). By area it is the 12498th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Dickwella South is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9666° N, 80.6967° E. Local names: දික්වැල්ල දකුණ . 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 Dickwella South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dickwella South. - Dikwella North 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 Dickwella South Named natural and historic features inside Dickwella South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Hiriketiya 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 Dickwella South 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 South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 2.2 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 5.0 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 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) Hotel Surf Bay Villa · Dickwella South 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96510&mlon=80.69629#map=17/5.96510/80.69629) 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 0.3 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 4.1 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 0.5 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 South Places mapped inside Dickwella South in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 East - Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East - Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West - Dickwella North - 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 South?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dickwella South?Dickwella Central, Dickwella East, Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East, Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West, Wattegama and Wattegama South - How many villages are in Dickwella South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dickwella South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dickwella South?Batheegama District Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dickwella South?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dickwella South?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dickwella South?Ceypetco, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dickwella South?LK3248165 (OCHA common operational dataset)