# Wattegama North GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wattegama-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division 

# Wattegama North

Wattegama North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.7km²
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wattegama North?

Wattegama North 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 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/), [Walasgala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/walasgala-west/), [Wattegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wattegama/), [Wehella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wehella/) and [Wevurukannala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wevurukannala/). By area it is the 11705th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Wattegama North is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9771° N, 80.6930° E. Local names: වත්තේගම උතුර .

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 Wattegama North

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wattegama North.

- Wewurukannala

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 Wattegama North 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 Wattegama North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 2.4 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 3.8 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 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) 

Hotel Surf Bay Villa · Dickwella South 1.4 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 Minhath National School · Wattegama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97218&mlon=80.69450#map=17/5.97218/80.69450) 

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 1.4 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.

## 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
- 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 South
- Wehella
- Wehella North
- Wehella South
- Wevurukannala

## Quick answers

- Where is Wattegama North?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wattegama North?Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East, Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West, Walasgala West, Wattegama, Wehella and Wevurukannala
- How many villages are in Wattegama North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Wattegama North?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wattegama North?Batheegama District Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wattegama North?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wattegama North?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wattegama North?Ceypetco, about 4.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wattegama North?LK3248095 (OCHA common operational dataset)