# Henegama Palkumbura GN division, Tumpane DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Henegama Palkumbura

Henegama Palkumbura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.58 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.6km²
- 544 mtypical elevation

## Where is Henegama Palkumbura?

Henegama Palkumbura lies in [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Attaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/attaragama/), [Dembaralawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/dembaralawa/), [Gonigoda-Palkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/gonigoda-palkumbura/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/idamegama/), [Medawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/medawala/), [Niyambepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/niyambepola/) and [Ulladupitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/ulladupitiya-west/). By area it is the 12055th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Henegama Palkumbura is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3490° N, 80.5722° E. Local names: හේනේගමපල්කුඹුර .

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 Henegama Palkumbura

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Henegama Palkumbura. Settlements here lie between about 531 m and 544 m above sea level (median 544 m).

- Dulwala
- Medawala
- Niyambepola
- Palkumbura

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).

## Weather in Henegama Palkumbura and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Henegama Palkumbura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medawala Hospital · Medawala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35792&mlon=80.56649#map=17/7.35792/80.56649) 

Bank bank · Medawala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35772&mlon=80.56503#map=17/7.35772/80.56503) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kiribathkumbura West 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26779&mlon=80.57685#map=17/7.26779/80.57685) 

Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel Demon Hotel · Arambegama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33776&mlon=80.56563#map=17/7.33776/80.56563) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Idamegama National College · Idamegama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34480&mlon=80.56057#map=17/7.34480/80.56057) 

College SDTI Campus · Inigala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32120&mlon=80.61343#map=17/7.32120/80.61343) 

Police station Galagedara Police · Haddapitiya 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37385&mlon=80.52607#map=17/7.37385/80.52607) 

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 Tumpane DS Division

- Adungama Palkumbura
- Akkarawatta
- Alawattegama
- Ambagahahena
- Ban Anga
- Barandara
- Bonakot
- Damunugasthenna
- Dehideniya
- Delgasyaya
- Diyapalagoda
- Etambegoda
- Ethamulla
- Galabawa
- Galagedara
- Galagedara Madige
- Galagedara Madige South
- Galagedara West
- Gallenawatta
- Gangodapitiya
- Gunadaha
- Haddapitiya
- Hikgodawalpola
- Hiyadala
- Hiyadala Walpola
- Idamegama
- Kaluwana
- Kandanhena East
- Kandekumbura
- Kannadeniya
- Kinigama East
- Kinigama West
- Kirindiwelpola
- Kobbegala
- Kumburegama
- Kuragama
- Kuragama North
- Marawanagoda
- Medagoda Ihala
- Medagoda Pahala
- Meegahahena
- Meegahahena South
- Minigamuwa
- Minigamuwa Ihala
- Namaltenna
- Naranwala
- Nikathenna
- Niyambepola
- Niyangoda
- Opalla
- Pallekotuwa
- Palukopi Watta
- Paranagama
- Pavulpawa
- Pethigewela
- Poholiyadda
- Ponnila
- Pubbiliya
- Rokhill
- Thahalpitiya
- Thennewela
- Udahenepola
- Udalagama
- Udapitiya
- Uduwa
- Wettewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Henegama Palkumbura?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Henegama Palkumbura?Attaragama, Dembaralawa, Gonigoda-Palkumbura, Idamegama, Medawala, Niyambepola and Ulladupitiya West
- How many villages are in Henegama Palkumbura?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Henegama Palkumbura?Settlements lie between 531 m and 544 m
- What is the best time to visit Henegama Palkumbura?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Henegama Palkumbura?Medawala Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Henegama Palkumbura?bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Henegama Palkumbura?Commercial Bank ATM, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Henegama Palkumbura?Co-operative Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Henegama Palkumbura?LK2103275 (OCHA common operational dataset)