# Dehigaspe GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dehigaspe/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Dehigaspe Dehigaspe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 1mapped services - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dehigaspe? Dehigaspe lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [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: [Dankoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dankoluwa/), [Hulandawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/hulandawa/), [Kaduruwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kaduruwana/), [Kotagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kotagala/), [Pitabeddara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/pitabeddara/) and [Wathurakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/wathurakumbura/). By area it is the 5642nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Dehigaspe is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1856° N, 80.4947° E. Local names: දෙහිගස්පෙ . 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 Dehigaspe Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dehigaspe. - Waturekumbura 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 Dehigaspe 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 Dehigaspe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank Sampath Bank · Weliwa 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26136&mlon=80.49189#map=17/6.26136/80.49189) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Bedda Eco Cottages · Dehigaspe 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19174&mlon=80.47660#map=17/6.19174/80.47660) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School MR/SADATH MAHA VIDYALAYA · Godapitiya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12340&mlon=80.48311#map=17/6.12340/80.48311) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25682&mlon=80.49374#map=17/6.25682/80.49374) 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 Dehigaspe Places mapped inside Dehigaspe in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya North - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Galabada - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Kudagalahena - Mahapothuvila - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Dehigaspe?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dehigaspe?Dankoluwa, Hulandawa, Kaduruwana, Kotagala, Pitabeddara and Wathurakumbura - How many villages are in Dehigaspe?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dehigaspe?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dehigaspe?Mawarala Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dehigaspe?Sampath Bank, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dehigaspe?Commercial Bank, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dehigaspe?IOC Filling Station, about 8.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dehigaspe?LK3203160 (OCHA common operational dataset)