# Diyagala GN division, Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/diyagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Diyagala Diyagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.81 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.8km² - 102 mtypical elevation ## Where is Diyagala? Diyagala lies in [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Aluthgamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/aluthgamgoda/), [Bopitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/bopitiya-west/), [Kotagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kotagedara/), [Naravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/naravila/), [Thambaretiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/thambaretiya/) and [Yatadolawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/yatadolawatta-west/). By area it is the 5251st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Diyagala is about 55 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4970° N, 80.0800° E. Local names: දියගල . 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 Diyagala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Diyagala. - Katugahahena 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 Diyagala Named natural and historic features inside Diyagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Yatadola 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 Diyagala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Diyagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hijama treatment center · Welipenna East - North 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47126&mlon=80.10330#map=17/6.47126/80.10330) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama · Mathugama South 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11203#map=17/6.52237/80.11203) ATM ATM · Nebada 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuel Station - Site B · Kolehekada 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46984&mlon=80.07684#map=17/6.46984/80.07684) Hotel Uma Garden Kandegedara · Kotagedara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.48542&mlon=80.07858#map=17/6.48542/80.07858) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Kiranthidiya Primary School · Keeranthidiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47866&mlon=80.05678#map=17/6.47866/80.05678) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Police Staion- Welipenna · Welipenna West 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46762&mlon=80.10797#map=17/6.46762/80.10797) 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 Matugama DS Division - Aluthgamgoda - Andawala - Badugama - Badugama New Colony - Bondupitiya - Bopitiya East - Bopitiya West - Dewagoda - Dippita - Galmatta - Gurudola - Henegama - Henpita - Hiriketiya - Horawala - Horawala East - Horawala North - Horawala West - Iddagoda East - Iddagoda West - Indigasthuduwa - Keeranthidiya - Keppetiyagahalanda - Kolehekada - Kotagedara - Kurudippita - Ladduwa - Lewwanduwa East - Lewwanduwa North - Lewwanduwa West - Madawala - Mathugama East - Mathugama North - Mathugama South - Mathugama West - Meegama - Naravila - Navuttuduwa - Nugagahalanda - Ovitigala - Panthiya - Pussalamulla - Sandasirigama - Thalgasgoda - Thambaretiya - Walagedara North - Walagedara South - Warakatholla - Welimanana - Welipenna East - North - Welipenna East - South - Welipenna West - Wettewa - Yatadolawatta East - Yatadolawatta West - Yattovita ## Quick answers - Where is Diyagala?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Diyagala?Aluthgamgoda, Bopitiya West, Kotagedara, Naravila, Thambaretiya and Yatadolawatta West - How many villages are in Diyagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Diyagala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Diyagala?hijama treatment center, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Diyagala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Diyagala?ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diyagala?Litro Fuel Station - Site B, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Diyagala?LK1330080 (OCHA common operational dataset)