# Halminiya GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/halminiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division 

# Halminiya

Halminiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **11.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 11.5km²
- 270 mtypical elevation

## Where is Halminiya?

Halminiya lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Etanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/etanwala/), [Imaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/imaduwa/), [Kivulawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kivulawadiya/), [Miniranketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/miniranketiya/), [Narangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/narangamuwa/), [Rambukoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rambukoluwa/) and [Ranamuregama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/ranamuregama/). By area it is the 1008th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Halminiya is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4913° N, 80.8086° E. Local names: හල්මිණිය .

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 Halminiya

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Halminiya.

- Hanwella

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 Halminiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Halminiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) 

Bank BOC Hettipola · Hettipola 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53559&mlon=80.91376#map=17/7.53559/80.91376) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel Kaluganga Wana Niwahana · Rambukoluwa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52135&mlon=80.79893#map=17/7.52135/80.79893) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) 

College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) 

Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 

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 Laggala DS Division

- Akarahediya
- Dammanthenna
- Dasgiriya
- Dewaladeniya
- Divulgas Pathana
- Etanwala
- Galgedawala
- Ganga Henwala
- Gangalapuwakpitiya
- Gonawala
- Guruwela
- Hattota Amuna
- Ilukkumbura
- Imaduwa
- Kahagala
- Kaluganga
- Kandepitawala
- Karadamulla
- Kivulawadiya
- Laggala Pallegama
- Lakegala
- Leloya
- Mahalakotuwa
- Maoya
- Meda Ela
- Miniranketiya
- Morathenna
- Narangamuwa
- Pitawala
- Pottatawela
- Rambukoluwa
- Ranamuregama
- Rathninda
- Rawanagama
- Weliwaranagolla
- Wellewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Halminiya?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Halminiya?Etanwala, Imaduwa, Kivulawadiya, Miniranketiya, Narangamuwa, Rambukoluwa and Ranamuregama
- How many villages are in Halminiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Halminiya?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Halminiya?Laggala Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Halminiya?BOC Hettipola, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Halminiya?Sampath ATM, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Halminiya?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Halminiya?LK2224145 (OCHA common operational dataset)