# Hingurakanda GN division, Katuwana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/hingurakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Katuwana DS Division # Hingurakanda Hingurakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.31 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.3km² - 350 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hingurakanda? Hingurakanda lies in [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Alupothdeniya Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/alupothdeniya-pahala/), [Diyapota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/embilipitiya/diyapota/), [Dorapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/dorapane/), [Medakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/medakanda/), [Uda Alupothdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/uda-alupothdeniya/) and [Udawelmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/udawelmulla/). By area it is the 8986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/). The centre of Hingurakanda is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3034° N, 80.6867° E. Local names: හිඟුරකන්ද . 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 Hingurakanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hingurakanda. - Hingurekanda 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 Hingurakanda Named natural and historic features inside Hingurakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Bissagala · 530 m 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 Hingurakanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 300 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 22 140 Feb 23 105 Mar 24 112 Apr 25 188 May 25 167 Jun 25 91 Jul 24 73 Aug 25 94 Sep 25 147 Oct 24 250 Nov 24 306 Dec 23 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hingurakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Omalpe · Omalpe 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32715&mlon=80.69556#map=17/6.32715/80.69556) Bank Regional Development Bank · Katuwana 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26638&mlon=80.69086#map=17/6.26638/80.69086) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Middeniya West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25402&mlon=80.76442#map=17/6.25402/80.76442) Hotel Ashram Sri Lanka · Horavinna 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25614&mlon=80.70744#map=17/6.25614/80.70744) Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29169&mlon=80.63514#map=17/6.29169/80.63514) College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Katuwana -Police station · Katuwana 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26972&mlon=80.69105#map=17/6.26972/80.69105) 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 Katuwana DS Division - Adalugoda - Alupothdeniya Pahala - Ambagahahena - Ambagas Ara - Araboda - Bengamukanda - Binthenna - Bookandayaya - Dambethalawa - Dangalakanda - Gallindamulla - Galpothukanda - Gangulandeniya - Hediwatta - Hellala - Horavinna - Karametiya - Karivilakanda - Katuwana - Kehelwatta - Kohomporuwa - Kongasthenna - Kudagoda East - Kudagoda West - Labuhengoda - Medakanda - Meemanakoladeniya - Mellaketigoda - Middeniya East - Middeniya North - Middeniya West - Murungasyaya East - Murungasyaya West - Obadagahadeniya - Pangamvilayaya - Puwakgas Ara - Ranasingoda - Ritigaha Yaya - Rukmalpitiya - Sapugahayaya - Siyambalamuraya - Siyarapitiya - Thalwatta - Uda Alupothdeniya - Udagomadiya - Udawelmulla - Ulahitiyawa - Ulahitiyawa East - Ulahitiyawa West - Walgammulla - Wathukanda - Weerakkuttigoda - Welipitiya - Welipitiya East - Welipitiya West ## Quick answers - Where is Hingurakanda?In Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hingurakanda?Alupothdeniya Pahala, Diyapota, Dorapane, Medakanda, Uda Alupothdeniya and Udawelmulla - How many villages are in Hingurakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Hingurakanda?Bissagala (530 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hingurakanda?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Hingurakanda?Divisional Hospital Omalpe, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hingurakanda?Regional Development Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hingurakanda?HNB Bank and ATM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hingurakanda?Lanka Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hingurakanda?LK3324015 (OCHA common operational dataset)