# Dedigamuwa GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/dedigamuwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division 

# Dedigamuwa

Dedigamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.93 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.9km²

## Where is Dedigamuwa?

Dedigamuwa lies in [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Batewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/batewela/), [Embilladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/embilladeniya/), [Habarakada North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/habarakada-north/), [Jalthara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/jalthara/), [Korathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/korathota/) and [Nawagamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/nawagamuwa-south/). By area it is the 7103rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Dedigamuwa is about 20 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8974° N, 80.0262° E. Local names: දැඩිගමුව .

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 Dedigamuwa

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

- Medamandiya

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 Dedigamuwa 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dedigamuwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92223&mlon=80.01413#map=17/6.92223/80.01413) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Nawagamuwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92409&mlon=80.01934#map=17/6.92409/80.01934) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Welipillewa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88621&mlon=80.03505#map=17/6.88621/80.03505) 

Hotel Revenda Gardens Hotel · Jalthara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89248&mlon=80.03643#map=17/6.89248/80.03643) 

Mall The Retail Shop · Mullegama North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88521&mlon=80.01662#map=17/6.88521/80.01662) 

School Lenagala Kanista Vidyalaya · Nawalamulla 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88093&mlon=80.03439#map=17/6.88093/80.03439) 

College Ikmanata Leasing · Thunadahena 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90576&mlon=79.98634#map=17/6.90576/79.98634) 

Police station Police Station Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92510&mlon=80.01717#map=17/6.92510/80.01717) 

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 Kaduwela DS Division

- Arangala
- Aruppitiya
- Asiri Uyana
- Athurugiriya
- Athurugiriya South
- Batapotha
- Batewela
- Battaramulla North
- Battaramulla South
- Boralugoda
- Embilladeniya
- Evarihena
- Hewagama
- Hokandara East
- Hokandara North
- Hokandara South
- Ihala Bomiriya
- Jayawadanagama
- Kaduwela
- Kalapaluwawa
- Korathota
- Kothalawala
- Kotuwegoda
- Kumaragewatta
- Mahadeniya
- Malabe East
- Malabe North
- Malabe West
- Muttettugoda
- Nawagamuwa
- Nawagamuwa South
- Oruwala
- Pahala Bomiriya A
- Pahala Bomiriya B
- Pahalawela
- Pore
- Pothuarawa
- Raggahawatta
- Rajamalwatta
- Ranala
- Shanthalokagama
- Subhoothipura
- Thalahena North
- Thalahena South
- Thalangama North A
- Thalangama North B
- Thaldiyawala
- Thunadahena
- Udumulla
- Walpola
- Wekewatta
- Welihinda
- Welipillewa
- Welivita
- Wellangiriya
- Wickramasinghapura

## Quick answers

- Where is Dedigamuwa?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dedigamuwa?Batewela, Embilladeniya, Habarakada North, Jalthara, Korathota and Nawagamuwa South
- How many villages are in Dedigamuwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dedigamuwa?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dedigamuwa?Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dedigamuwa?Peoples Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dedigamuwa?Sampath Bank ATM, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dedigamuwa?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dedigamuwa?LK1109100 (OCHA common operational dataset)