# Halgahawella GN division, Karandeniya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/halgahawella/ Grama Niladhari division · Karandeniya DS Division # Halgahawella Halgahawella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.52 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.5km² - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Halgahawella? Halgahawella lies in [Karandeniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/), [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: [Beligaswella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/beligaswella/), [Lenagal Palatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/lenagal-palatha/), [Magala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/magala-north/), [Uragasmanhandiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/uragasmanhandiya-east/) and [Yatagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/yatagala/). By area it is the 8291st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Karandeniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/). The centre of Halgahawella is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3315° N, 80.0957° E. Local names: හල්ගහවේල්ල . 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 Halgahawella Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Halgahawella. - Halgahawella - Yatagala West 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 Halgahawella 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 Halgahawella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sage Hospitals · Mahaedanda 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27097&mlon=80.09458#map=17/6.27097/80.09458) Bank people's Bank · Dangahavila 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27035&mlon=80.09133#map=17/6.27035/80.09133) ATM ATM · Nebada 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Nishadi Filling Station · Mahaedanda 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27097&mlon=80.09384#map=17/6.27097/80.09384) Hotel The Nature Palace Villa · Uragasmanhandiya South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34069&mlon=80.08008#map=17/6.34069/80.08008) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Pathiraja Maha Vidyalaya · Pathiraja Pedesa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33914&mlon=80.07212#map=17/6.33914/80.07212) College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) Police station Karandeniya Police Station · Karandeniya North 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27172&mlon=80.08476#map=17/6.27172/80.08476) 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 Karandeniya DS Division - Anganaketiya - Angulugalla - Beligaswella - Borakanda - Dangahavila - Diviyagahawela - Diyapitagallana - Egodawela - Galagoda Atta - Galpottawala - Hipankanda - Ihala Kiripedda - Jayabima - Kaluwalagoda - Karandeniya North - Karandeniya South - Kirinuge - Kiripedda - Kurundugaha Hethekma - Lenagal Palatha - Mabingoda - Madakumbura - Magala North - Magala South - Mahaedanda - Mahagoda - Mandakanda - Meegaspitiya - Mendorawala - Pehembiyakanda - Randenigama - Siripura - Thalgahawatta - Unagaswela - Uragasmanhandiya East - Uragasmanhandiya North - Uragasmanhandiya South - Walinguruketiya - Yatagala ## Quick answers - Where is Halgahawella?In Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Halgahawella?Beligaswella, Lenagal Palatha, Magala North, Uragasmanhandiya East and Yatagala - How many villages are in Halgahawella?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Halgahawella?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Halgahawella?Sage Hospitals, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Halgahawella?people's Bank, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Halgahawella?ATM, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Halgahawella?Nishadi Filling Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Halgahawella?LK3109065 (OCHA common operational dataset)