# Hunugallewa GN division, Ehetuwewa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/hunugallewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Ehetuwewa DS Division 

# Hunugallewa

Hunugallewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **8.30 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.3km²
- 109 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hunugallewa?

Hunugallewa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ehetuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/ehetuwewa/), [Eriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/eriyawa/), [Nabadewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/nabadewa/), [Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pahalagama/) and [Thimbiriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/thimbiriyawa/). By area it is the 1549th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Ehetuwewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/). The centre of Hunugallewa is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9026° N, 80.3272° E. Local names: හුණුගල්ලෑව .

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 Hunugallewa

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Hunugallewa. Settlements here lie between about 109 m and 109 m above sea level (median 109 m).

- Bedigama
- Liyanagegama
- Mahameruwa

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 Hunugallewa

Named natural and historic features inside Hunugallewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

4 reservoirs and tanks.

- Hungale Wewa
- Karuwalagoha Wewa
- Kiwulegama Wewa
- Liyanage Wewa

### Estates

1 estate.

- Mahagama

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 Hunugallewa 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 Hunugallewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ehetuwewa Hospital · Ehetuwewa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93645&mlon=80.34725#map=17/7.93645/80.34725) 

Bank Co-Operative Rural Bank · Ehetuwewa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93691&mlon=80.34640#map=17/7.93691/80.34640) 

Petrol pump Sevana Lanka Filling Station · Belungala 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93220&mlon=80.24345#map=17/7.93220/80.24345) 

Hotel Hotel Yapahuwa Paradise · Divullewa 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82874&mlon=80.31118#map=17/7.82874/80.31118) 

Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) 

School pahalagama mv ground · Pahalagama 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88212&mlon=80.32115#map=17/7.88212/80.32115) 

College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) 

Police station Ambanpola Police Station · Ambanpola South 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91706&mlon=80.24380#map=17/7.91706/80.24380) 

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 Ehetuwewa DS Division

- Andarawewa
- Atharagalla
- Bongama
- Divulgane
- Ehetuwewa
- Eriyawa
- Ethinimale
- Galapitadigana
- Gurugoda
- Hiddewa
- 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 Hunugallewa?In Ehetuwewa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hunugallewa?Ehetuwewa, Eriyawa, Nabadewa, Pahalagama and Thimbiriyawa
- How many villages are in Hunugallewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Hunugallewa?Settlements lie between 109 m and 109 m
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Hunugallewa?4 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Hunugallewa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hunugallewa?Ehetuwewa Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hunugallewa?Co-Operative Rural Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hunugallewa?Sevana Lanka Filling Station, about 9.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hunugallewa?LK6109160 (OCHA common operational dataset)
