# Diganathenna GN division, Bandarawela DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/diganathenna/

Grama Niladhari division · Bandarawela DS Division 

# Diganathenna

Diganathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.20 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.2km²
- 1,091 mtypical elevation

## Where is Diganathenna?

Diganathenna lies in [Bandarawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ambegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ambegoda/), [Ettalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ettalapitiya/), [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kirioruwa/), [Konthahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/konthahela/), [Mathetilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/mathetilla/) and [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/wewathenna/). By area it is the 6464th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Bandarawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/). The centre of Diganathenna is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8573° N, 80.9733° E. Local names: දිගනතැන්න .

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 Diganathenna

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

- Diganathenna

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 Diganathenna and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 279 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 144 

Feb 21 106 

Mar 23 102 

Apr 24 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 23 221 

Nov 22 289 

Dec 21 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Diganathenna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bandarawela Base Hopital · Bandarawela West 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83998&mlon=80.98466#map=17/6.83998/80.98466) 

Bank NSB Bank · Bandarawela West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83365&mlon=80.98666#map=17/6.83365/80.98666) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Bandarawela West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83193&mlon=80.98804#map=17/6.83193/80.98804) 

Hotel National Holiday Resort, Bandarawela · Wewathenna 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84763&mlon=80.97444#map=17/6.84763/80.97444) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Sangabodhi Vidyalaya · Ambegoda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85235&mlon=80.96795#map=17/6.85235/80.96795) 

College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) 

Police station bandarawela police station · Bandarawela West 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83508&mlon=80.98522#map=17/6.83508/80.98522) 

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 Bandarawela DS Division

- Ambadandegama
- Ambegoda
- Bambaragama
- Bandarawela East
- Bandarawela West
- Beddearawa
- Beddekumbura
- Bindunuwewa
- Creig Watta
- Darahitawanagoda
- Doolgolla
- Egodagama
- Ettalapitiya
- Gediyaroda
- Icelab Watta
- Inikambedda
- Karagahawela
- Kebillewela North
- Kebillewela South
- Kinigama
- Kirioruwa
- Konthahela
- Liyangahawela
- Liyangahawela Watta
- Mahaulpatha
- Makulella
- Mathetilla
- Nayabedda Estate
- Obadella
- Thanthiriya
- Udaperuwa
- Watagamuwa
- Weheragalathenna
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Diganathenna?In Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Diganathenna?Ambegoda, Ettalapitiya, Kirioruwa, Konthahela, Mathetilla and Wewathenna
- How many villages are in Diganathenna?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Diganathenna?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Diganathenna?Bandarawela Base Hopital, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Diganathenna?NSB Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Diganathenna?People's Bank ATM, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diganathenna?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Diganathenna?LK8133030 (OCHA common operational dataset)