# Himidurawa GN division, Uhana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/himidurawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Uhana DS Division # Himidurawa Himidurawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **14.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 14.0km² - 47 mtypical elevation ## Where is Himidurawa? Himidurawa lies in [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Abhayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/abhayapura/), [Galahitiyagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/galahitiyagoda/), [Karangawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/karangawa/), [Kotavehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/kotavehera/), [Mahakandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/mahakandiya/), [Palam Kandavura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/palam-kandavura/), [Samapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/samapura/) and [Velikahagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/velikahagolla/). By area it is the 776th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/). The centre of Himidurawa is about 200 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3130° N, 81.6226° E. Local names: හිමිදුරාව . 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 Himidurawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Himidurawa. - Welikahagolla 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 Himidurawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Himidurawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Prabhodha Hospital · Indrasarapura 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29168&mlon=81.67546#map=17/7.29168/81.67546) Bank DFCC Bank - Uhana · Uhana 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36370&mlon=81.63462#map=17/7.36370/81.63462) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Jayanthi Lanka IOC Fuel Station · Karangawa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30685&mlon=81.66946#map=17/7.30685/81.66946) Hotel Mereiyans Village and Gal Oya Lodge · Abhayapura 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27720&mlon=81.60601#map=17/7.27720/81.60601) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School Galahitiyaagoda Maha Vidyalaya · Galahitiyagoda 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35708&mlon=81.61068#map=17/7.35708/81.61068) College Hardy Advanced Technological Institute · Samapura 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27969&mlon=81.65301#map=17/7.27969/81.65301) Police station Uhana Police station · Uhana 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36301&mlon=81.63662#map=17/7.36301/81.63662) 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 Uhana DS Division - Abhayapura - Bakkiella - Bandaradoowa - Bokkabedda - Buddhangala - Dadayanthalawa East - Dadayanthalawa West - Dematamalpelessa - Galahitiyagoda - Galapitagala East - Galapitagala West - Gemunupura - Gonagala - Gonagolla - Kahatagasyaya - Kohombana - Komariya - Kothmale - Kumarigama - Kumudugama - Lathugala - Mahakandiya - Mayadunna - Nawagiriyawa - Nugelanda North - Nugelanda South - Palam Kandavura - Piyangala - Rajagalathenna North - Rajagalathenna South - Rajagama North - Rajagama South - Ruhunugama - Sandanadapura - Senagama North - Senagama South - Siyambalawewa - Suhadagama North - Suhadagama South - Udagirigama East - Udagirigama West - Udayapura - Uhana - Uhana Thissapura East - Uhana Thissapura West - Veheragama East - Veheragama West - Velikahagolla - Verenketagoda - Walagampura - Weeragoda North - Weeragoda South - Wijayapura East - Wijayapura West ## Quick answers - Where is Himidurawa?In Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Himidurawa?Abhayapura, Galahitiyagoda, Karangawa, Kotavehera, Mahakandiya, Palam Kandavura, Samapura and Velikahagolla - How many villages are in Himidurawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Himidurawa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Himidurawa?Prabhodha Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Himidurawa?DFCC Bank - Uhana, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Himidurawa?People's Bank ATM, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Himidurawa?Jayanthi Lanka IOC Fuel Station, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Himidurawa?LK5212270 (OCHA common operational dataset)