# Diddenipotha East GN division, Mulatiyana DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/diddenipotha-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Mulatiyana DS Division # Diddenipotha East Diddenipotha East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.11 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.1km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Diddenipotha East? Diddenipotha East lies in [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Beragama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/beragama-east/), [Beragama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/beragama-north/), [Diddenipotha South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/diddenipotha-south/), [Makandura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/makandura-east/), [Makandura West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/makandura-west/), [Ransegoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ransegoda-north/) and [Seenipella West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/seenipella-west/). By area it is the 6674th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/). The centre of Diddenipotha East is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1422° N, 80.5697° E. Local names: දිද්දෙනිපොත නැගෙන . 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 Diddenipotha East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Diddenipotha East. - Makandura 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 Diddenipotha East Named natural and historic features inside Diddenipotha East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Ensaldola 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 Diddenipotha 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 Diddenipotha East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayurvedic Hospital Seenipella · Belpamulla 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14199&mlon=80.60059#map=17/6.14199/80.60059) Bank Bank of Ceylon - Makandura · Diddenipotha East 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14029&mlon=80.55739#map=17/6.14029/80.55739) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) Hotel Horakatiya Nature Villa and Camping · Seenipella West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15000&mlon=80.58331#map=17/6.15000/80.58331) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Diddenipotha Maha Vidyalaya · Diddenipotha North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15674&mlon=80.57556#map=17/6.15674/80.57556) College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19797&mlon=80.58714#map=17/6.19797/80.58714) 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 Diddenipotha East Places mapped inside Diddenipotha East in open map data, by type. - Banks1 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 Mulatiyana DS Division - Athapattukanda - Bamunugama East - Bamunugama West - Batadola - Belpamulla - Beragama East - Beragama North - Beragama South - Beragama West - Deiyandara - Dewalegama East - Dewalegama West - Diddenipotha North - Diddenipotha South - Galetumba - Gammedagama - Gombaddala North - Gombaddala South - Horapavita North - Horapavita South - Ketapalakanda - Ketiyape North - Ketiyape South - Kithsiripura - Koramburuwana - Kudapana - Maduwala - Makandura East - Makandura West - Meepavita - Mudaligedara - Mulatiyana - Neralampitiya - Pallawela - Parapamulla East - Parapamulla South - Parapamulla West - Pitawalgamuwa - Radawela East - Radawela West - Ransegoda East - Ransegoda North - Ransegoda South - Ransegoda West - Rathkekulawa - Seenipella East - Seenipella West ## Quick answers - Where is Diddenipotha East?In Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Diddenipotha East?Beragama East, Beragama North, Diddenipotha South, Makandura East, Makandura West, Ransegoda North and Seenipella West - How many villages are in Diddenipotha East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Diddenipotha East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Diddenipotha East?Ayurvedic Hospital Seenipella, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Diddenipotha East?Bank of Ceylon - Makandura, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Diddenipotha East?National Savings Bank ATM, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diddenipotha East?Mawarala Filling Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - How many banks are in Diddenipotha East?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Diddenipotha East?LK3212095 (OCHA common operational dataset)