# Diganna GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/diganna/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Diganna Diganna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **18.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 18.3km² - 132 mtypical elevation ## Where is Diganna? Diganna lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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: [Ambegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/ambegoda/), [Athwelthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/athwelthota/), [Kalukandawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kalukandawa/), [Kodippilikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalawana/kodippilikanda/), [Morapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/morapitiya-south/) and [Pitigalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalawana/pitigalakanda/). By area it is the 548th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.4% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Diganna is about 70 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5092° N, 80.3156° E. Local names: දිගන්න . 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 Diganna Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Diganna. - Diganna 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 Diganna Named natural and historic features inside Diganna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Dotalan Kanda · 421 m - Rusigala · 306 m 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 Diganna 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 Diganna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baduraliya Divisional Hospital · Baduraliya 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51421&mlon=80.23294#map=17/6.51421/80.23294) Bank National Savings Bank · Baduraliya 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51610&mlon=80.23397#map=17/6.51610/80.23397) ATM Nations Trust Bank ATM · Ratnapura Town North 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67975&mlon=80.40566#map=17/6.67975/80.40566) Petrol pump KTS Petrol Station · Thapassarakanda 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53027&mlon=80.39527#map=17/6.53027/80.39527) Hotel Kalawana Circuit Bungalow CEB · Kukulegama North 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53519&mlon=80.36523#map=17/6.53519/80.36523) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya · Kukulegama North 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53992&mlon=80.36423#map=17/6.53992/80.36423) College National Youth Training Centre · Thuttiripitiya 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59602&mlon=80.47859#map=17/6.59602/80.47859) Police station kalawana police station · Thapassarakanda 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53112&mlon=80.39097#map=17/6.53112/80.39097) 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Ambegoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Hedigalla - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Magura West - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Pelenda West - Penigala - Thiniyawala - Viharagama - Walakada - Yakupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Diganna?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Diganna?Ambegoda, Athwelthota, Kalukandawa, Kodippilikanda, Morapitiya South and Pitigalakanda - How many villages are in Diganna?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Diganna?Dotalan Kanda (421 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Diganna?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Diganna?Baduraliya Divisional Hospital, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Diganna?National Savings Bank, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Diganna?Nations Trust Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diganna?KTS Petrol Station, about 9.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Diganna?LK1336145 (OCHA common operational dataset)