# Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/ Divisional Secretariat division · Colombo District # Dehiwala DS Division Dehiwala DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **8.46 km²**. It is divided into 15 GN divisions. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 323 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.5km² - 15GN divisions - 323mapped services ## Where is Dehiwala DS Division? Dehiwala DS Division lies in [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other DS divisions: [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/), [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/), [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/), [Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/) and [Thimbirigasyaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/). By area it is the 335th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/). The centre of Dehiwala DS Division is about 9.1 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8569° N, 79.8716° E. Local names: දෙහිවල · தெகிவளை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Dehiwala DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Dehiwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dehiwala-east/) 0.5 0 24 [Dehiwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dehiwala-west/) 0.5 1 57 [Dutugemunu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dutugemunu/) 0.8 3 59 [Galwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/galwala/) 0.5 0 20 [Hathbodhiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/hathbodhiya/) 0.4 1 10 [Jayathilaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/jayathilaka/) 0.4 0 49 [Kalubovila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/kalubovila/) 0.5 0 5 [Karagampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/karagampitiya/) 0.4 1 13 [Kawdana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/kawdana-east/) 1.1 4 13 [Kohuwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/kohuwala/) 0.9 0 38 [Malwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/malwatta/) 0.4 0 8 [Nedimala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/nedimala/) 0.8 3 9 [Sri Saranankara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/sri-saranankara/) 0.3 0 3 [Udyanaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/udyanaya/) 0.5 1 5 [Vilawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/vilawala/) 0.6 0 10 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Dehiwala DS Division Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Dehiwala DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 27 m above sea level (median 22 m). - Attidiya Junction - Balapokuna - Bellanthara - Dehiwala - Divulpitiya - Kalubowila - Kalubowila East - Karagampitiya - Kawdana - Kawdana Broadway - Kohuwala - Nedimala - Nikape - Pallidora 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 Dehiwala DS Division and the best time to visit Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Dehiwala DS Division Places mapped inside Dehiwala DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals19 - Banks38 - ATMs4 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels35 - Shopping malls1 - Schools32 - Colleges and universities38 - Cinemas2 - Pharmacies8 - Restaurants127 - Police stations4 - Dental clinics9 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Dehiwala DS Division?In Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dehiwala DS Division?Kesbewa DS Division, Maharagama DS Division, Ratmalana DS Division, Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division and Thimbirigasyaya DS Division - How many villages are in Dehiwala DS Division?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dehiwala DS Division?Settlements lie between 9 m and 27 m - What is the best time to visit Dehiwala DS Division?January to March and July to August - How many hospitals are in Dehiwala DS Division?19 mapped - How many banks are in Dehiwala DS Division?38 mapped - How many ATMs are in Dehiwala DS Division?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Dehiwala DS Division?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Dehiwala DS Division?LK1130 (OCHA common operational dataset)