# Hepana GN division, Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/hepana/

Grama Niladhari division · Udunuwara DS Division 

# Hepana

Hepana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.48 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.5km²
- 546 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hepana?

Hepana lies in [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Deliwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/deliwala/), [Gadaladeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/gadaladeniya-south/), [Ganguldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/ganguldeniya/), [Hiddavulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/hiddavulla-east/), [Hiddavulla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/hiddavulla-west/), [Kiriwavula East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/kiriwavula-east/), [Rabbegamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/rabbegamuwa-north/) and [Warakagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/warakagoda/). By area it is the 12542nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/). The centre of Hepana is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2450° N, 80.5555° E. Local names: හේපාන .

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 Hepana

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hepana.

- Ganguldeniya
- Piligama

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 Hepana 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 Hepana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Kadugannawa · Madarangoda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26133&mlon=80.53379#map=17/7.26133/80.53379) 

Bank Hatton National Bank · Embilmeegama South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26495&mlon=80.55763#map=17/7.26495/80.55763) 

ATM NSB ATM · Pilimathalawa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26562&mlon=80.55418#map=17/7.26562/80.55418) 

Petrol pump Seetha Petrol Shed · Embilmeegama North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26425&mlon=80.55950#map=17/7.26425/80.55950) 

Hotel Vecchia Romana · Gadaladeniya North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25537&mlon=80.55818#map=17/7.25537/80.55818) 

Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) 

School primary school · Deliwala 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24549&mlon=80.55745#map=17/7.24549/80.55745) 

College Java Institute Kandy · Pilimathalawa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26605&mlon=80.55305#map=17/7.26605/80.55305) 

Police station Police Station Daulagala · Davulagala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22726&mlon=80.57451#map=17/7.22726/80.57451) 

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 Udunuwara DS Division

- Alanduwaka
- Alapalawala East
- Alapalawala West
- Aluthkanda
- Ambagasthenna
- Ambanwala
- Ambarapola
- Angunawala East
- Angunawala West
- Appallagoda East
- Appallagoda West
- Arattana
- Aravuwawala
- Bambaradeniya
- Batupitiya
- Belungala
- Boowelikada
- Boyagama
- Daskara
- Davulagala
- Dehipagoda East
- Dehipagoda West
- Deldeniya
- Delgahapitiya
- Deliwala
- Dihitideniya
- Dodamdeniya
- Eladetta East
- Eladetta West
- Elpitikanda
- Embekka
- Gadaladeniya North
- Gadaladeniya South
- Gangoda
- Gangoda North
- Gangoda South
- Ganguldeniya
- Ganhatha
- Gelioya
- Godapola East
- Godapola West
- Handessa
- Hathnagoda
- Heeyawala
- Hendeniya East
- Hendeniya West
- Hiddavulla East
- Hiddavulla West
- Hiyarapitiya
- Hondiyadeniya
- Ihala Koorukuttala
- Ihala Pethiyagoda
- Imbuldeniya
- Kamburadeniya
- Karamada North
- Karamada South
- Ketakumbura
- Kiriwavula East
- Kiriwavula West
- Kooradeniya
- Kotagaloluwa
- Kovilakanda
- Lagamuwa
- Liyangaha Watta
- Lunugama
- Mampitiya
- Manikkawa
- Mathgamuwa
- Maveekumbura North
- Maveekumbura South
- Meddegoda
- Meewaladeniya
- Meewathura
- Muruthagahamula
- Naranwala
- Nawa Elpitiya North
- Nawa Elpitiya South
- Nawa Peradeniya
- Nikahetiya
- Pahala Koorukuttala
- Palkumbura
- Palle Aludeniya
- Pamunuwa East
- Pamunuwa West
- Panabokka
- Penideniya
- Pethiyagoda East
- Pethiyagoda West
- Pilapitiya
- Piligalla East
- Piligalla West
- Pitawalawatta
- Polgahaanga
- Rabbegamuwa North
- Rabbegamuwa South
- Rajagiriya
- Rangama
- Rangoda
- Sadikkawatta
- Sangabogama
- Siyambalagoda
- Thalawathura
- Thalawatta
- Uda Aludeniya
- Udagama
- Urulewatta
- Viharagama
- Walagedara North
- Walagedara South
- Walgama
- Warakagoda
- Watadeniya
- Wathupola
- Wattappola
- Wegiriya East
- Wegiriya West
- Welamboda
- Weligalla
- Werawala East
- Werawala West
- Werellamana
- Yalegoda East
- Yalegoda West

## Quick answers

- Where is Hepana?In Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hepana?Deliwala, Gadaladeniya South, Ganguldeniya, Hiddavulla East, Hiddavulla West, Kiriwavula East, Rabbegamuwa North and Warakagoda
- How many villages are in Hepana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Hepana?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hepana?District Hospital Kadugannawa, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hepana?Hatton National Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hepana?NSB ATM, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hepana?Seetha Petrol Shed, about 2.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hepana?LK2139090 (OCHA common operational dataset)