# Hapuwala GN division, Hanguranketa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/hapuwala/ Grama Niladhari division · Hanguranketa DS Division # Hapuwala Hapuwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.66 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.7km² - 968 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hapuwala? Hapuwala lies in [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Ambaliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/ambaliyadda/), [Dampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/dampola/), [Deliwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/deliwala/), [Dolugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/dolugala/), [Hapugasdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/hapugasdeniya/), [Kosgaha Debala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/kosgaha-debala/), [Rathmetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/rathmetiya/) and [Rekitipe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/rekitipe/). By area it is the 7855th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/). The centre of Hapuwala is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1663° N, 80.7598° E. Local names: හපුවල . 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 Hapuwala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hapuwala. - Galahella - Hapuwala 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 Hapuwala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya 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 Hapuwala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hanguranketha Dinisional Hospital · Pallemaluwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17995&mlon=80.77293#map=17/7.17995/80.77293) Bank Bank of Ceylon - Marassana · Meeruppa 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21683&mlon=80.73907#map=17/7.21683/80.73907) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco Fuel Station · Kethigannawela 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22015&mlon=80.75178#map=17/7.22015/80.75178) Hotel Ranga Hotel · Walalawela 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15840&mlon=80.78286#map=17/7.15840/80.78286) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Hapuwala Primary School · Dampola 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17957&mlon=80.75613#map=17/7.17957/80.75613) College Gateway College · Udadelthota 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 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 Hanguranketa DS Division - Adikarigama - Agappala - Ambaliyadda - Ambewela - Arattana - Bambaragama - Bambaragama East - Bambaragama West - Bogahalanda - Bowala - Bulugahapitiya - Dampola - Damunumeya - Damunumeya North - Daraoya - Delgahapitiya - Deliwala - Diggalpotta - Dimbulkumbura - Diya - Udagama - Dodamkumbura - Dolugala - Ekiriya - Enasal Arawa - Endiribedda - Galauda North - Galauda South - Ganga Udagama - Gannewa Udagama - Gedereiyawa - Hakuruthale - Handawalapitiya - Hanguranketha - Hapugasdeniya - Hilpenkandura - Hingurukaduwa - Hope - Idamalanda - Karalliyadda - Karamidula - Kawatayamana - Kirimetiya - Kithulpe - Kosgaha Debala - Kottala - Labuhena - Madanwala - Madumana - Makempe - Malanwatta - Maliyadda - Malulla - Medagama - Mirahampe - Mudunapita - Muloya - Pallemaluwa - Poramadulla - Puranagama - Pussalamankada - Rahathungoda - Rathmetiya - Rekitipe - Rikillagaskada - Rookwood Estate - Sangaraja Gama - Uda Galauda - Udakanda - Udawatta East - Udawatta Kumbura - Udawatta West - Unanthenna - Walalawela - Warapitiya - Wegama - Welikada - Wetesthenna - Yati Hanguranketha ## Quick answers - Where is Hapuwala?In Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hapuwala?Ambaliyadda, Dampola, Deliwala, Dolugala, Hapugasdeniya, Kosgaha Debala, Rathmetiya and Rekitipe - How many villages are in Hapuwala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hapuwala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Hapuwala?Hanguranketha Dinisional Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hapuwala?Bank of Ceylon - Marassana, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hapuwala?Sampath ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hapuwala?Ceypetco Fuel Station, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hapuwala?LK2306170 (OCHA common operational dataset)