# Diddeniya South GN division, Seethawaka DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/diddeniya-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division # Diddeniya South Diddeniya South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.52 km²**. - 2.5km² ## Where is Diddeniya South? Diddeniya South 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 8 other GN divisions: [Diddeniya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/diddeniya-north/), [Ihala Hanwella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/ihala-hanwella-south/), [Kudakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kudakanda/), [Mawathagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawathagama-east/), [Pinnawala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pinnawala-north/), [Thunnana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/thunnana-east/), [Uggalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/uggalla/) and [Wewelpanawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/wewelpanawa/). By area it is the 5783rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Diddeniya South is about 29 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8801° N, 80.1062° E. Local names: දිද්දෙණිය දකුණ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Diddeniya South Named natural and historic features inside Diddeniya South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Halgashena - Nagaslanda 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 South 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 South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Play Ground · Neluwattuduwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90440&mlon=80.12027#map=17/6.90440/80.12027) Bank HNB · Galagedara East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=80.09142#map=17/6.85935/80.09142) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 10 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 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88636&mlon=80.08758#map=17/6.88636/80.08758) Hotel Hotel Elephant Park · Pinnawala North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87143&mlon=80.12106#map=17/6.87143/80.12106) Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) School Rajapola Maha Vidyalaya · Pinnawala North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86979&mlon=80.11959#map=17/6.86979/80.11959) College Faculty Of Engineering SLTC Research University · Galagedara East 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85548&mlon=80.09260#map=17/6.85548/80.09260) Police station Parhathgama Police Station · Hanwella Town 3.1 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 North - 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 South?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Diddeniya South?Diddeniya North, Ihala Hanwella South, Kudakanda, Mawathagama East, Pinnawala North, Thunnana East, Uggalla and Wewelpanawa - What is the best time to visit Diddeniya South?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Diddeniya South?Play Ground, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Diddeniya South?HNB, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Diddeniya South?Sampath Bank ATM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diddeniya South?Lanka Viking Station Thunanna, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Diddeniya South?LK1115295 (OCHA common operational dataset)