# Hegalla-Piyagama GN division, Balapitiya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/hegalla-piyagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Balapitiya DS Division # Hegalla-Piyagama Hegalla-Piyagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Balapitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.51 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 1mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hegalla-Piyagama? Hegalla-Piyagama lies in [Balapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Godapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/godapitiya/), [Katuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/katuvila/), [Kosgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/kosgoda/) and [Kudagodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/kudagodagama/). By area it is the 12388th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Balapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/). The centre of Hegalla-Piyagama is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3267° N, 80.0375° E. Local names: හෑගල්ල පියගම . 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 Hegalla-Piyagama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hegalla-Piyagama. - Hegalla Piyagama - Madombe Karittapitiya 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 Hegalla-Piyagama 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 Hegalla-Piyagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kosgoda Hospital · Kosgoda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33646&mlon=80.02965#map=17/6.33646/80.02965) Bank BOC Ahungalla · Middaramulla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31536&mlon=80.03492#map=17/6.31536/80.03492) ATM ATM · Nebada 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ahungalla Filling Station · Ahungalla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31712&mlon=80.03363#map=17/6.31712/80.03363) Hotel Jasper Ousean vila · Ahungalla 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32344&mlon=80.03083#map=17/6.32344/80.03083) Mall Kanelma Shopping Centre · Wellabada 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29139&mlon=80.04091#map=17/6.29139/80.04091) School Hegalle maha vidyalaya · Hegalla-Piyagama 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32529&mlon=80.03493#map=17/6.32529/80.03493) College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) Police station Kosgoda · Kosgoda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33534&mlon=80.03036#map=17/6.33534/80.03036) 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 Hegalla-Piyagama Places mapped inside Hegalla-Piyagama in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Balapitiya DS Division - Ahungalla - Andadola - Balapitiya - Berathuduwa - Bogahapitiya - Bogahawatta - Boraluketiya - Brahmanawatta North - Brahmanawatta South - Doowemodara - Elathota - Galmangoda - Galvehera - Godapitiya - Heenatiya North - Heenatiya South - Kadiragonna - Kandegoda - Katuvila - Kosgoda - Kudagodagama - Kurunduwatta - Madoowa - Mahakarawa - Mahaladoowa - Mahapitiya - Makumbura - Middaramulla - Nanathota Palatha - Nape - Paragahathota - Pathegangoda - Pathiraja Pedesa - Pathirajagama - Pelegas Palatha - Petiwatta - Polathu Palatha - Randombe North - Randombe South - Seenigoda - Viharagoda - Wadumulla - Walagedara - Wandadoowa - Wathugedara - Wathugedara South - Wathurawela - Wathuregama - Weliwathugoda - Wellabada ## Quick answers - Where is Hegalla-Piyagama?In Balapitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hegalla-Piyagama?Godapitiya, Katuvila, Kosgoda and Kudagodagama - How many villages are in Hegalla-Piyagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hegalla-Piyagama?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hegalla-Piyagama?Kosgoda Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hegalla-Piyagama?BOC Ahungalla, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hegalla-Piyagama?ATM, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hegalla-Piyagama?Ahungalla Filling Station, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hegalla-Piyagama?LK3106060 (OCHA common operational dataset)