# Heenukwewa GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/heenukwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Heenukwewa Heenukwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.37 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 94 mtypical elevation ## Where is Heenukwewa? Heenukwewa lies in [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/), [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: [Embogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/embogama/), [Galewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/galewewa/), [Gallewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/gallewa/) and [Thisnampalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thisnampalagama/). By area it is the 6086th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Heenukwewa is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7830° N, 80.3004° E. Local names: හීනුක්වැව . 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 Heenukwewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Heenukwewa. Settlements here lie between about 94 m and 94 m above sea level (median 94 m). - Galewewa - Kudagalewewa - Timbiriyagedara 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 Heenukwewa 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 Heenukwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahawa Base Hospital · Mahawa East 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82353&mlon=80.28247#map=17/7.82353/80.28247) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel City Line guest house · Rekogama 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82005&mlon=80.27392#map=17/7.82005/80.27392) Mall Thilini Store · Gurugoda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91409&mlon=80.28894#map=17/7.91409/80.28894) School Balalla U.B. Wanninayaka National School · Embogama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79808&mlon=80.30457#map=17/7.79808/80.30457) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 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 Maho DS Division - Ambagaswewa - Atawarala - Bakmeegahawatta - Balagollagama - Balalla - Bamunugama - Daladagama - Dampitigama - Deheneggama - Digana - Divullewa - Embogama - Gajaneggama - Gala Ambagaswewa - Galewewa - Gallewa - Heenuggala - Hithokadawala - Ihalagama - Imbulgodayagama - Ipalogama - Kadambawa - Kandubadagama - Karambe - Karuwalagahawatta - Kattambuwawa - Katuwannawa - Kekunawa - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombakadawala - Konwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Liyanagama - Madurugama - Mahawa East - Mahawa West - Makaduwawa - Maningamuwa - Medagama - Metiyakgama - Mirihanpitigama - Moonamalegama - Moragaswewa - Nagollagama - Nettipalagama - Pahala Balalla - Pahalagama - Pailigama - Palugaswewa - Panwewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Heenukwewa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Heenukwewa?Embogama, Galewewa, Gallewa and Thisnampalagama - How many villages are in Heenukwewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Heenukwewa?Settlements lie between 94 m and 94 m - What is the best time to visit Heenukwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Heenukwewa?Mahawa Base Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Heenukwewa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Heenukwewa?People's Bank ATM, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Heenukwewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Heenukwewa?LK6124245 (OCHA common operational dataset)