# Hawpe GN division, Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/hawpe/ Grama Niladhari division · Imaduwa DS Division # Hawpe Hawpe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.48 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.5km² - 39 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hawpe? Hawpe lies in [Imaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Angulugaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/angulugaha/), [Bedipita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/bedipita/), [Godaudamandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/godaudamandiya/), [Hawpe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/hawpe-north/), [Kahanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/kahanda/), [Kahanda Athireka 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/kahanda-athireka-1/), [Pelawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/pelawatta/) and [Puswelkada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/puswelkada/). By area it is the 8408th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Imaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/). The centre of Hawpe is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0356° N, 80.3385° E. Local names: හවුපෙ . 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 Hawpe Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hawpe. - Hawpe 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 Hawpe Named natural and historic features inside Hawpe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kandawattagoda · 144 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Wilehena 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 Hawpe 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 Hawpe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jeewanthie Medical Centre · Harumalgoda West 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01667&mlon=80.30000#map=17/6.01667/80.30000) Bank Bank of Cylone - Koggala · Koggala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98808&mlon=80.32529#map=17/5.98808/80.32529) ATM BOC · Fort 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02614&mlon=80.21937#map=17/6.02614/80.21937) Petrol pump Ceypetco Ahangama · Ahangama Central 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96925&mlon=80.36964#map=17/5.96925/80.36964) Hotel Kahanda Kanda · Kahanda Athireka 1 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02105&mlon=80.34113#map=17/6.02105/80.34113) Mall Abewickrama Trade Center & Distributors · Karandugoda 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98231&mlon=80.36632#map=17/5.98231/80.36632) School Angulugaha Maha Vidyalaya · Pelawatta 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03467&mlon=80.31515#map=17/6.03467/80.31515) College Kathaluwa Central College · Atadahewathugoda 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98529&mlon=80.34271#map=17/5.98529/80.34271) Police station Habaraduwa · Koggala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98712&mlon=80.32711#map=17/5.98712/80.32711) 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 Imaduwa DS Division - Ampavila - Andugoda - Angulugaha - Atanikitha - Bedipita - Danduwana - Deegoda - Deegoda Athireka 01 - Dikkumbura - Dorape - Ellalagoda - Godaudamandiya - Hatangala - Hawpe North - Hettigoda - Horadugoda - Ihala Kombala - Ihala Mawella - Imaduwa - Imaduwa Athireka 1 - Indurannavila - Kabaragala - Kahanda - Kahanda Athireka 1 - Kalugalagoda - Kodagoda East - Kodagoda South - Kombala - Malalgodapitiya - Mawella - Mayakaduwa - Panugalgoda - Paragoda - Pelawatta - Pituwalahena - Polhena - Puswelkada - Rangoda - Thittagalla East - Thittagalla West - Wathawana - Welikonda ## Quick answers - Where is Hawpe?In Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hawpe?Angulugaha, Bedipita, Godaudamandiya, Hawpe North, Kahanda, Kahanda Athireka 1, Pelawatta and Puswelkada - How many villages are in Hawpe?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Hawpe?Kandawattagoda (144 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hawpe?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hawpe?Jeewanthie Medical Centre, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hawpe?Bank of Cylone - Koggala, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hawpe?BOC, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hawpe?Ceypetco Ahangama, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hawpe?LK3151070 (OCHA common operational dataset)