# Hiddewa GN division, Ehetuwewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/hiddewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ehetuwewa DS Division # Hiddewa Hiddewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.08 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.1km² - 2mapped services - 123 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hiddewa? Hiddewa lies in [Ehetuwewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Divulgane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/divulgane/), [Ehetuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/ehetuwewa/), [Kaduruwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/kaduruwewa/) and [Nithogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/nithogama/). By area it is the 6756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Ehetuwewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/). The centre of Hiddewa is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9446° N, 80.3537° E. Local names: හිද්දෑව . 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 Hiddewa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Hiddewa. Settlements here lie between about 114 m and 130 m above sea level (median 123 m). - Dangahawewa - Geduwagaswewa - Hiddewa - Lokurugama - Morottagama 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 Hiddewa Named natural and historic features inside Hiddewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Andara Wewa - Hiddewa Wewa - Lokurugama 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 Hiddewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hiddewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ehetuwewa Hospital · Ehetuwewa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93645&mlon=80.34725#map=17/7.93645/80.34725) Bank Co-Operative Rural Bank · Ehetuwewa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93691&mlon=80.34640#map=17/7.93691/80.34640) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Galgamuwa Fuel Station · Galgamuwa Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99007&mlon=80.26849#map=17/7.99007/80.26849) Hotel Yapahuwa Paradise Resort · Moragollagama 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90500&mlon=80.42231#map=17/7.90500/80.42231) Mall Gunarathne Store · Hiddewa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94708&mlon=80.35659#map=17/7.94708/80.35659) School Bandaranaike Primary School Ehetuwewa · Ehetuwewa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93615&mlon=80.34672#map=17/7.93615/80.34672) College Thalawa Central College · Thalawa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93806&mlon=80.43940#map=17/7.93806/80.43940) Police station Police Station Galgamuwa · Mahagalgamuwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00096&mlon=80.27789#map=17/8.00096/80.27789) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hiddewa Places mapped inside Hiddewa in open map data, by type. - Shopping malls2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Ehetuwewa DS Division - Andarawewa - Atharagalla - Bongama - Divulgane - Ehetuwewa - Eriyawa - Ethinimale - Galapitadigana - Gurugoda - Hunugallewa - Ihala Digana - Ihala Embogama - Kaduruwewa - Kathnoruwa - Katugampalagama - Maha Embogama - Mahakathnoruwa - Mahawelithenna - Makulewa - Medinnoruwa - Mudiyannegama - Nabadewa - Nakolagane - Nithalawa - Nithogama - Pothanegama - Rathnadivulwewa - Thimbiriyawa - Veheragodayaya - Vikadenigama - Walathwewa - Wedinigama - Weliyawa - Yaddessawa ## Quick answers - Where is Hiddewa?In Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hiddewa?Divulgane, Ehetuwewa, Kaduruwewa and Nithogama - How many villages are in Hiddewa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hiddewa?Settlements lie between 114 m and 130 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Hiddewa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Hiddewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hiddewa?Ehetuwewa Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hiddewa?Co-Operative Rural Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hiddewa?Boc, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hiddewa?Galgamuwa Fuel Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hiddewa?LK6109105 (OCHA common operational dataset)