# Helekada GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/helekada/ Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division # Helekada Helekada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **3.45 km²**. - 3.5km² ## Where is Helekada? Helekada lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/aluthwewa/), [Binkama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/binkama/), [Jandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/jandura/), [Karagahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/karagahawala/) and [Yakagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/yakagala/). By area it is the 4371st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Helekada is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1769° N, 80.8810° E. Local names: හැලේකඩ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Helekada Named natural and historic features inside Helekada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Halekada Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Helakadagala 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 Helekada and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Helekada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16526&mlon=80.89978#map=17/6.16526/80.89978) Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel Avanya hotel & restaurant · Kankanamgama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17952&mlon=80.89932#map=17/6.17952/80.89932) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Secondary School · Binkama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19441&mlon=80.89507#map=17/6.19441/80.89507) College School of Agriculture Agunakolapalassa · Yakagala 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15297&mlon=80.89450#map=17/6.15297/80.89450) Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16547&mlon=80.89692#map=17/6.16547/80.89692) 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 Angunakolapelessa DS Division - Abesekaragama - Achariyagama - Aluthwewa - Amarathungagama - Angunakolapelessa - Attanayala East - Attanayala West - Binkama - Bogamuwa - Dabarella North - Dabarella South - Daha Amuna - Dandenigama - Debokkawa North - Debokkawa South - Dikwewa - Dimbulgoda - Gajanayakagama - Gurunnehege Ara - Guruwala - Hakuruwela - Heenbunna - Indigetawela - Jandura - Julamulla - Kailawelpotawa - Kalawelwala - Kankanamgama - Karagahawala - Kariyamaditta - Kendaketiya - Kohombagaswewa - Kotawaya - Makuladeniya - Meda Ara - Medagoda - Medayala - Metigathwala - Netalaporuwa - Pahalagama - Rathmalwala - Sooriyapokuna - Thalamporuwa - Thalawa North - Thalawa South - Udayala - Uswewa - Wakamulla - Weeragaswewa - Yakagala ## Quick answers - Where is Helekada?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Helekada?Aluthwewa, Binkama, Jandura, Karagahawala and Yakagala - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Helekada?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Helekada?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Helekada?Angunukolapeless, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Helekada?HNB, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Helekada?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Helekada?Co-op Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Helekada?LK3318200 (OCHA common operational dataset)