# Heeratiya GN division, Elahera DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/heeratiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Elahera DS Division 

# Heeratiya

Heeratiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elahera DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **2.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.0km²
- 120 mtypical elevation

## Where is Heeratiya?

Heeratiya lies in [Elahera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bakamoona](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/bakamoona/), [Damanayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/damanayaya/), [Elahera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/elahera/), [Maluweyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/maluweyaya/) and [Orubendi Siyambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/orubendi-siyambalawa/). By area it is the 6940th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Elahera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/). The centre of Heeratiya is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7672° N, 80.8131° E. Local names: හීරටිය .

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 Heeratiya

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

- Heeratiya

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 Heeratiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
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- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 152 

Feb 26 113 

Mar 27 86 

Apr 28 120 

May 29 106 

Jun 28 35 

Jul 28 37 

Aug 29 50 

Sep 29 80 

Oct 28 222 

Nov 26 331 

Dec 25 331 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Heeratiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bakamoona Hospital · Bakamoona 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77481&mlon=80.81948#map=17/7.77481/80.81948) 

Bank DFCC Bank · Naula 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71102&mlon=80.65319#map=17/7.71102/80.65319) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypectco filling station · Lenadora North 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75871&mlon=80.66158#map=17/7.75871/80.66158) 

Hotel fresh air resort & restaurant · Damanayaya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78333&mlon=80.81670#map=17/7.78333/80.81670) 

Mall Polonnaruwa City Center · Polonnaruwa Town 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94036&mlon=81.00146#map=17/7.94036/81.00146) 

School Bakamoona Central College · Bakamoona 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77587&mlon=80.82169#map=17/7.77587/80.82169) 

College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86228&mlon=80.67415#map=17/7.86228/80.67415) 

Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 19 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 Elahera DS Division

- Atharagallewa
- Attanakadawala North
- Attanakadawala South
- Attanakadawala West
- Bakamoona
- Damanayaya
- Diyabeduma
- Elahera
- Gangeyaya
- Ihakuluwewa
- Ikiriwewa
- Kahatagahapitiya
- Katukeliyawa
- Kirioya
- Konduruwawa
- Kottapitiya North
- Kottapitiya South
- Kumaraella
- Madudamana
- Maluweyaya
- Nikapitiya
- Orubendi Siyambalawa
- Radavigeoya
- Sarubima
- Segala
- Sirikaduyaya
- Somils

## Quick answers

- Where is Heeratiya?In Elahera DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Heeratiya?Bakamoona, Damanayaya, Elahera, Maluweyaya and Orubendi Siyambalawa
- How many villages are in Heeratiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Heeratiya?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Heeratiya?Bakamoona Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Heeratiya?DFCC Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Heeratiya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Heeratiya?Ceypectco filling station, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Heeratiya?LK7218105 (OCHA common operational dataset)