# Diddeniya North GN division, Seethawaka DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/diddeniya-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division # Diddeniya North Diddeniya North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.61 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.6km² - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Diddeniya North? Diddeniya North lies in [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Diddeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/diddeniya-south/), [Ihala Hanwella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/ihala-hanwella-north/), [Ihala Hanwella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/ihala-hanwella-south/), [Neluwattuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/neluwattuduwa/), [Niripola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/niripola/), [Pinnawala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pinnawala-north/) and [Thunnana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/thunnana-east/). By area it is the 5619th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Diddeniya North is about 29 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8900° N, 80.1091° E. Local names: දිද්දෙණිය උතුර . 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 Diddeniya North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Diddeniya North. - Diddeniya - Kolankanda 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 Diddeniya North Named natural and historic features inside Diddeniya North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kolankande 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 Diddeniya North 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 Diddeniya North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Play Ground · Neluwattuduwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90440&mlon=80.12027#map=17/6.90440/80.12027) Bank Peoples Bank · Kahahena 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90091&mlon=80.12774#map=17/6.90091/80.12774) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) Petrol pump Lanka Viking Station Thunanna · Koodaluvila 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88636&mlon=80.08758#map=17/6.88636/80.08758) Hotel Hotel Elephant Park · Pinnawala North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87143&mlon=80.12106#map=17/6.87143/80.12106) Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) School Rajapola Maha Vidyalaya · Pinnawala North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86979&mlon=80.11959#map=17/6.86979/80.11959) College ESOL College - Hanwella · Ihala Hanwella North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91201&mlon=80.09519#map=17/6.91201/80.09519) Police station Parhathgama Police Station · Hanwella Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90078&mlon=80.08762#map=17/6.90078/80.08762) 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 Seethawaka DS Division - Agra Pedesa - Akaravita - Aluth Ambalama - Aradhana Kanda - Avissawella - Bollathawa - Brandigampala - Diddeniya South - Digana - Egodagama - Elamalawala - Eswatta North - Eswatta South - Gira Imbula - Hanwella Town - Hingurala - Ihala Hanwella North - Ihala Hanwella South - Ihala Kosgama North - Ihala Kosgama South - Ilukovita - Jayaweeragoda - Kadugoda North - Kadugoda South - Kahahena - Kahatapitiya - Kalu Aggala - Kanampella East - Kanampella West - Kiriwandala North - Kiriwandala South - Koodaluvila - Koswatta - Kotahera - Kudagama - Kudakanda - Lahirugama - Mambula - Manakada - Mawalgama - Mawathagama East - Mawathagama West - Miriswatta - Muruthagama - Neluwattuduwa - Niripola - Pagngnagula - Pahala Hanwella - Pahala Kosgama East - Pahala Kosgama West - Pahathgama - Pelpola - Puwakpitiya - Puwakpitiya South - Salawa - Seethagama - Seethawaka - Suduwella - Thawalgoda - Thunnana East - Thunnana West - Ukwatta - Walawwatta - Welikanna - Weragolla North - Weragolla South - Weralupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Diddeniya North?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Diddeniya North?Diddeniya South, Ihala Hanwella North, Ihala Hanwella South, Neluwattuduwa, Niripola, Pinnawala North and Thunnana East - How many villages are in Diddeniya North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Diddeniya North?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Diddeniya North?Play Ground, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Diddeniya North?Peoples Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Diddeniya North?Sampath Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diddeniya North?Lanka Viking Station Thunanna, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Diddeniya North?LK1115265 (OCHA common operational dataset)