# Hirewatta GN division, Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/hirewatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambalangoda DS Division # Hirewatta Hirewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.23 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.2km² - 9mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hirewatta? Hirewatta lies in [Ambalangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Maha Ambalangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/maha-ambalangoda/), [Paniyandoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/paniyandoowa/), [Patabendimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/patabendimulla/), [Urawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/urawatta/) and [Vilegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/vilegoda/). By area it is the 13591st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Ambalangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/). The centre of Hirewatta is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2312° N, 80.0540° E. Local names: හිරේවත්ත . 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 Hirewatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hirewatta. - Ketantota 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 Hirewatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hirewatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwana Hospital · Hirewatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23226&mlon=80.05456#map=17/6.23226/80.05456) Bank Nations Trust Bank · Hirewatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23373&mlon=80.05434#map=17/6.23373/80.05434) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Hirewatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23265&mlon=80.05453#map=17/6.23265/80.05453) Hotel Italia Beach Hotel · Hirewatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23158&mlon=80.05306#map=17/6.23158/80.05306) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School ᴀɴɢᴇʟꜱ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ · Vilegoda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23394&mlon=80.05544#map=17/6.23394/80.05544) College Cambridge College of British English - Ambalangoda Branch · Vilegoda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23451&mlon=80.05457#map=17/6.23451/80.05457) Police station Police Station · Heppumulla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24488&mlon=80.04756#map=17/6.24488/80.04756) 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 Hirewatta Places mapped inside Hirewatta in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants3 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 Ambalangoda DS Division - Batadoowa - Batapola Central - Batapola East - Batapola North - Batapola South - Batapola West - Diddeliya - Domanvila - Dorala - Eranavila - Godahena - Heppumulla - Kaluwadumulla - Karittakanda - Keraminiya - Kobeithuduwa - Kondagala - Lewdoowa - Maha Ambalangoda - Meetiyagoda - Metiwala - Nawagama - Nindana - Okanda - Paniyandoowa - Patabendimulla - Polhunnawa - Polwatta - Poramba - Thalgasgoda - Thanipolgahalanga - Thilakapura - Udakerewa - Vilegoda - Walakada ## Quick answers - Where is Hirewatta?In Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hirewatta?Maha Ambalangoda, Paniyandoowa, Patabendimulla, Urawatta and Vilegoda - How many villages are in Hirewatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hirewatta?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hirewatta?Suwana Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hirewatta?Nations Trust Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hirewatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hirewatta?Lanka IOC, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Hirewatta?1 mapped - How many banks are in Hirewatta?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Hirewatta?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Hirewatta?LK3133095 (OCHA common operational dataset)