# Henegedara GN division, Udubaddawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/henegedara/ Grama Niladhari division · Udubaddawa DS Division # Henegedara Henegedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udubaddawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.69 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.7km² - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Henegedara? Henegedara lies in [Udubaddawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bibiladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/bibiladeniya/), [Bunnehepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/bunnehepola/), [Kanubichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kanubichchiya/), [Kattimahana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kattimahana/), [Meegahapelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/meegahapelessa/), [Palugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/palugamuwa/) and [Udadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/udadeniya/). By area it is the 4064th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Udubaddawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/). The centre of Henegedara is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4662° N, 79.9443° E. Local names: හේනේගෙදර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Henegedara ### Nearby, outside Henegedara - Marawila beach · attraction, Maravila Wella15 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Henegedara - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo32 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo72 km ### Nearest railway station Walahapitiya (Egodagoda), about 9.8 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:56). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Henegedara Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Henegedara. - Henegedara 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 Henegedara Named natural and historic features inside Henegedara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Godasheha 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 Henegedara 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 Henegedara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank RDB Bank · Thunthota 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49277&mlon=79.91576#map=17/7.49277/79.91576) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Bunnehepola Temple · Palugamuwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48699&mlon=79.94073#map=17/7.48699/79.94073) Hotel Hotel Randika · Ihalagama South 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48324&mlon=79.97371#map=17/7.48324/79.97371) Mall ගැමා ෂොපින් සිටි -කුලියාපිටිය · Kuliyapitiya Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46866&mlon=80.04138#map=17/7.46866/80.04138) School Vision Pre School - Bibiladeniya · Bibiladeniya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45174&mlon=79.94953#map=17/7.45174/79.94953) College Jamiah Manarul Hudha Arabic College · Divurumpola 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50632&mlon=79.95749#map=17/7.50632/79.95749) Police station Koswatta Police · Koswatta South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37451&mlon=79.89845#map=17/7.37451/79.89845) 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 Udubaddawa DS Division - Ammanamulla - Bibiladeniya - Bunnehepola - Divurumpola - Dummalasooriya - Dunakadeniya North - Dunakadeniya South - Gahalagaswala - Habarawewa - Horathepola - Ihala Weerakodiyana - Ihala Yagamwela - Ihalagama North - Ihalagama South - Ilippugamuwa - Kahadenigama - Kandayaya - Kanubichchiya - Kappangamuwa - Karandavila - Kattimahana - Kekunawala - Kootharippuwa - Kovulwewa - Kumara Udawela - Kumbukgahamulla - Mahaagara - Meegahapelessa - Nawasigahawatta - Pahala Weerakodiyana - Pahala Yagamwela - Pahalagama - Palugamuwa - Paranagama - Polgaha Agara - Rantetiyawa - Siyambalagasruppa East - Siyambalagasruppa West - Thunthota - Udadeniya - Walpitagama - Wathuwatta ## Quick answers - Where is Henegedara?In Udubaddawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Henegedara?Bibiladeniya, Bunnehepola, Kanubichchiya, Kattimahana, Meegahapelessa, Palugamuwa and Udadeniya - What is there to see in Henegedara?Marawila beach - What time zone is Henegedara in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Henegedara?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Henegedara?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Henegedara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Henegedara?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Henegedara?Medical Centre, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Henegedara?RDB Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Henegedara?Kandawala, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Henegedara?Bunnehepola Temple, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Henegedara?LK6175140 (OCHA common operational dataset)