# Henapola GN division, Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/henapola/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Henapola Henapola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.59 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.6km² - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Henapola? Henapola lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Galamuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/galamuna/), [Galmuruwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-south/), [Medagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/medagoda/), [Mugunuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mugunuwatawana/), [Pallakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pallakele/) and [Pothuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pothuvila/). By area it is the 4181st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Henapola is about 61 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4785° N, 79.8853° E. Local names: හේනේපොල . 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 Henapola Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Henapola. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 20 m above sea level (median 19 m). - Henepola - Thimbiriyagaswela - Udalawela 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 Henapola Named natural and historic features inside Henapola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Ahalandewatte - Henepola 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 Henapola and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Henapola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel Flower Garden Hotel · Mellawagara 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Bright International School · Galmuruwa South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48333&mlon=79.90000#map=17/7.48333/79.90000) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 Madampe DS Division - Athuwana - Dematapitiya - Egodayagama - Erunvila - Galahitiyawa - Galmuruwa North - Galmuruwa South - Hareendragama - Heen Agara - Ihalagama - Indigasvila - Irattakulama North - Irattakulama South - Kachchakaduwa - Karukkuwa - Karukkuwatawana - Kongasyaya - Kuda Bingiriya - Kudirippuwa - Mahabaddegama - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Manakkulama - Maraggalagama - Medagama - Mellawagara - Mugunuwatawana - Nankadawara - Nelumpokuna - Pallakele - Pambala - Pambala South - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Henapola?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Henapola?Galamuna, Galmuruwa South, Medagoda, Mugunuwatawana, Pallakele and Pothuvila - How many villages are in Henapola?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Henapola?Settlements lie between 10 m and 20 m - What is the best time to visit Henapola?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Henapola?Medical Centre, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Henapola?Peoples Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Henapola?Kandawala, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Henapola?Ceypetco, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Henapola?LK6236220 (OCHA common operational dataset)