# Dikovita GN division, Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/dikovita/

Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division 

# Dikovita

Dikovita is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.68 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Dikovita?

Dikovita lies in [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Balagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/balagala/), [Palliyawatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/palliyawatta-north/), [Pattiyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/pattiyawala/) and [Uswetakeiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/uswetakeiyawa/). By area it is the 11522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/). The centre of Dikovita is about 8.2 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0069° N, 79.8675° E. Local names: දික්ඕවිට .

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 Dikovita

Named natural and historic features inside Dikovita, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 oil-palm estate.

- Balagala

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 Dikovita and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Dikovita

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lions Club Eye Hospital · Hekitta 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98322&mlon=79.87616#map=17/6.98322/79.87616) 

Bank HNB · Thimbirigasyaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99450&mlon=79.87462#map=17/6.99450/79.87462) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Thimbirigasyaya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98967&mlon=79.87467#map=17/6.98967/79.87467) 

Hotel Pegasus Reef Hotel · Dikovita 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99973&mlon=79.86921#map=17/6.99973/79.86921) 

Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) 

School Holy Family Preschool and Academy · Balagala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00192&mlon=79.87622#map=17/7.00192/79.87622) 

College UNK Global Maritime Institute and UNK Sagacious · Palliyawatta South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98465&mlon=79.87259#map=17/6.98465/79.87259) 

Police station Wattala · Wattala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99400&mlon=79.89478#map=17/6.99400/79.89478) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Dikovita

Places mapped inside Dikovita in open map data, by type.

- Hotels2
- Restaurants1

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.

## Other GN divisions in Wattala DS Division

- Balagala
- Bopitiya
- Bopitiyathuduwa
- Delathura East
- Delathura West
- Elakanda
- Elapitiwala
- Elehiwatta
- Evariwatta
- Galudupita
- Galwetiya
- Heenkenda
- Hekitta
- Hendala North
- Hendala South
- Horape
- Horapethuduwa
- Kerangapokuna
- Kerawalapitiya
- Kunjawatta
- Kurukulawa North
- Kurukulawa South
- Kurunduhena
- Mabola
- Maha Pamunugama
- Mahabage
- Mangulpokuna
- Matagoda
- Mattumagala
- Nayakakanda North
- Nayakakanda South
- Nugape
- Palliyawatta North
- Palliyawatta South
- Pamunugama
- Paranambalama
- Pattiyawala
- Pulluhena
- Telangapatha
- Thimbirigasyaya
- Thuduwegedara
- Uswetakeiyawa
- Wattala
- Welikadamulla
- Welisara

## Quick answers

- Where is Dikovita?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dikovita?Balagala, Palliyawatta North, Pattiyawala and Uswetakeiyawa
- What is the best time to visit Dikovita?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dikovita?Lions Club Eye Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dikovita?HNB, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dikovita?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dikovita?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dikovita?LK1218150 (OCHA common operational dataset)
