# Hinguruwewa GN division, Palagala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/hinguruwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Palagala DS Division # Hinguruwewa Hinguruwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **5.88 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.9km² - 153 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hinguruwewa? Hinguruwewa lies in [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Andiyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/andiyagala/), [Kirindiwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/kirindiwatta/), [Maneruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/maneruwa/), [Meewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/meewewa/) and [Wambatuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/wambatuwewa/). By area it is the 2404th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/). The centre of Hinguruwewa is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9252° N, 80.5169° E. Local names: හිඟුරුවැව . 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 Hinguruwewa Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Hinguruwewa. Settlements here lie between about 149 m and 161 m above sea level (median 153 m). - Diganegama - Kaluarachchiyagama - Kuda Urulewa - Pataakaarayaagama - Uthunuwadunnawa - Weheragama 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Hinguruwewa Named natural and historic features inside Hinguruwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Hinguru Wewa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Hinguruwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hinguruwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bulnewa Weda Madura · Bulnewa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92306&mlon=80.43060#map=17/7.92306/80.43060) Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galnewa Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Hatton Inn · Musnawa 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00000&mlon=80.46671#map=17/8.00000/80.46671) Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) School Siyambalangamuwa Primary School · Siyambalangamuwa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93927&mlon=80.45408#map=17/7.93927/80.45408) College A/Galkiriyagama Central College · Daniyagama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92714&mlon=80.57037#map=17/7.92714/80.57037) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Palagala DS Division - Aluth Galkiriyagama - Aluth Kadadugama - Ambagaswewa - Anakatawewa - Andiyagala - Balaluwewa 2 - Balaluwewa1 - Budugehinna - Dambulu Halmilla Wewa - Daniyagama - Dematagollagama - Ellawewa - Gam Sabha Halmilla Wewa - Gambirigaswewa - Giranegama - Gonadeniyagama - Hinguruwelpitiya - Ipulwehera - Kalugala - Karavilagala - Katukeliyawa - Kirindiwatta - Maneruwa - Meewewa - Morotte Gama - Narangaswewa - Nelliyagama - Pahalagama - Parawahagama - Pelbendiyawa - Ranawa - Ulpathagama - Undurawa Halmilla Wewa - Wambatuwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Hinguruwewa?In Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hinguruwewa?Andiyagala, Kirindiwatta, Maneruwa, Meewewa and Wambatuwewa - How many villages are in Hinguruwewa?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hinguruwewa?Settlements lie between 149 m and 161 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Hinguruwewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Hinguruwewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hinguruwewa?Bulnewa Weda Madura, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hinguruwewa?Peoples Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hinguruwewa?HNB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hinguruwewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hinguruwewa?LK7166055 (OCHA common operational dataset)