# Dikkumbura GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/dikkumbura/ Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division # Dikkumbura Dikkumbura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **9.98 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.0km² - 432 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dikkumbura? Dikkumbura lies in [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/), [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: [Bolagandawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/bolagandawela/), [Godunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/godunna/), [Hapathgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/hapathgamuwa/), [Kandeyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/kandeyaya/), [Mudagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/mudagamuwa/) and [Wasanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/wasanagama/). By area it is the 1215th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.6% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Dikkumbura is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0970° N, 80.9698° E. Local names: දික්කුඹුර . 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 Dikkumbura Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Dikkumbura. Settlements here lie between about 311 m and 578 m above sea level (median 432 m). - Brahmana Arawa - Dikkumbura - Medalpitiya - Polwattewela - Talpitigalla - Tittawelkandura - Tunnawa - Unagolla - Wasanagama 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 Dikkumbura Named natural and historic features inside Dikkumbura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Beramadahinna · 583 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Talpitigalla 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 Dikkumbura and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 380 m lower 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 26 106 Mar 27 102 Apr 28 155 May 29 128 Jun 28 62 Jul 28 50 Aug 29 64 Sep 28 112 Oct 28 221 Nov 26 289 Dec 25 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dikkumbura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary · Bogahakumbura 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08105&mlon=81.01073#map=17/7.08105/81.01073) Bank People's Bank · Nildandaheenna 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07929&mlon=80.89387#map=17/7.07929/80.89387) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) Hotel Paradise Inn Kandy · Baduluoya East 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15063&mlon=81.02211#map=17/7.15063/81.02211) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Mudagamuwa Vidyalaya · Mudagamuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10597&mlon=80.98303#map=17/7.10597/80.98303) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06321&mlon=81.05548#map=17/7.06321/81.05548) Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09338&mlon=80.86231#map=17/7.09338/80.86231) 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 Kandeketiya DS Division - Baduluoya East - Baduluoya West - Beramada - Bogahakumbura - Bokanoruwa - Bopitiya - Galauda - Godunna - Hapathgamuwa - Hevandana - Kandakepoo Ulpotha - Kandaketiya - Kirivehera - Kivulegedara - Mahakele - Mahathenna - Maliyadda - Mudagamuwa - Narangala - Pallewela - Thalakumbura - Thetilla - Wasanagama - Welaoya - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Dikkumbura?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dikkumbura?Bolagandawela, Godunna, Hapathgamuwa, Kandeyaya, Mudagamuwa and Wasanagama - How many villages are in Dikkumbura?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dikkumbura?Settlements lie between 311 m and 578 m - What is the highest point in Dikkumbura?Beramadahinna (583 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dikkumbura?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Dikkumbura?Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dikkumbura?People's Bank, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dikkumbura?PET, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dikkumbura?IOC Fuel Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dikkumbura?LK8112075 (OCHA common operational dataset)