# Dickwella GN division, Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/dickwella/ Grama Niladhari division · Hali-Ela DS Division # Dickwella Dickwella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 2mapped services - 769 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dickwella? Dickwella lies in [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Anthuduwawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/anthuduwawela/), [Bogahamaditta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bogahamaditta/), [Hali-Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/hali-ela/), [Mahawattagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/mahawattagama/), [Medapitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/medapitigama/), [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/samagipura/) and [Udakohovila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/udakohovila/). By area it is the 8041st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/). The centre of Dickwella is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9629° N, 81.0366° E. Local names: දික්වැල්ල . 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 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dickwella. - Watugedaragama-East 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 Named natural and historic features inside Dickwella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Amurthavelly 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 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dickwella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Hospital · Badulla Central 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98984&mlon=81.05137#map=17/6.98984/81.05137) Bank Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Badulla Branch · Badulla East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98449&mlon=81.05845#map=17/6.98449/81.05845) ATM HNB · Badulla East 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) Hotel Sandy's Villa Hiriketiya · Dickwella 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95967&mlon=81.02588#map=17/6.95967/81.02588) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Shalom Kidzone · Bogahamaditta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96849&mlon=81.03907#map=17/6.96849/81.03907) College Audio Visual Unit of Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Badulla East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98432&mlon=81.06253#map=17/6.98432/81.06253) Police station Badulla Police Station · Badulla Central 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99128&mlon=81.05530#map=17/6.99128/81.05530) 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 Places mapped inside Dickwella in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Hali-Ela DS Division - Anthuduwawela - Beddegama - Bogahamaditta - Bogoda - Bulathwatta - Deegalla - Dehivinna - Dematawelhinna - Etampitiya - Gawela - Godegama - Hali-Ela - Hapuwalakumbura - Hethekma - Hinnarangolla - Imbulgoda - Imbulgoda - Jangulla - Kandana - Katugaha - Ketawala - Kirinda - Kokatiyamaluwa - Kudumahuwela - Kurukude - Landewela - Mahathenna - Mahawattagama - Maligathenna - Malitta - Medagama - Medapitigama - Morethota - Mugunumatha East - Mugunumatha West - Neludanda - Neluwa - Niliathugoda - Pahamunuthota - Pallegama - Panakanniya - Pattipola - Perahettiya - Samagipura - Springvalley - Springvalley Estate - Udagama - Udakohovila - Uduwara - Unagolla - Uva Mahawela - Warakadanda - Wegama - Welikemulla - Wepassawela - Wewelhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Dickwella?In Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dickwella?Anthuduwawela, Bogahamaditta, Hali-Ela, Mahawattagama, Medapitigama, Samagipura and Udakohovila - How many villages are in Dickwella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dickwella?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dickwella?Central Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dickwella?Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Badulla Branch, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dickwella?HNB, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dickwella?IOC, about 0.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Dickwella?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Dickwella?LK8124095 (OCHA common operational dataset)