# Wattehengoda GN division, Walasmulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/wattehengoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division # Wattehengoda Wattehengoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.81 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 1mapped services - 100 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wattehengoda? Wattehengoda lies in [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Agalabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/agalabada/), [Bowala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-west/), [Ethpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/ethpitiya/), [Horewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/horewela/), [Medagamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/medagamgoda/), [Radani Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/radani-ara/) and [Yahalmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/yahalmulla/). By area it is the 7435th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/). The centre of Wattehengoda is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1841° N, 80.6846° E. Local names: වත්තෙහේන්ගොඩ . 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 Wattehengoda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wattehengoda. - Ethpitiya - Wattehengoda 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 Wattehengoda 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 Wattehengoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kirama · Welandagoda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20671&mlon=80.66844#map=17/6.20671/80.66844) Bank bank · Walasmulla North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15552&mlon=80.69795#map=17/6.15552/80.69795) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) School Horawala Maha Vidyalaya · Wattehengoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18580&mlon=80.68400#map=17/6.18580/80.68400) College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15405&mlon=80.69681#map=17/6.15405/80.69681) 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 Wattehengoda Places mapped inside Wattehengoda 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 Walasmulla DS Division - Agalabada - Batagassa - Bowala North - Bowala South - Bowala West - Daluwakgoda - Dehigahahena - Egodabedda - Ethpitiya - Galahitiya East - Galahitiya North - Galahitiya South - Galwadiya - Haggitha Kanda North - Handugala - Horewela - Julampitiya - Kebellaketiya - Kekiriobada - Keredeniya - Koholana - Konkarahena - Mapitakanda - Mathuwakanda - Medagamgoda - Muruthawela Ihala - Muruthawela Pahala - Namaneliya - Omara East - Omara West - Pahala Obada - Pahalawatta - Palle Julampitiya - Pathegama - Pissubedda - Radani Ara - Rammala - Saputhanthirikanda - Thalapathkanda - Uda Julampitiya - Udahagoda - Veedipola - Walasmulla East - Walasmulla Ihala - Walasmulla North - Walasmulla Pahala - Walasmulla South - Walasmulla West - Warapitiya - Weedikanda - Welandagoda - Yahalmulla ## Quick answers - Where is Wattehengoda?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wattehengoda?Agalabada, Bowala West, Ethpitiya, Horewela, Medagamgoda, Radani Ara and Yahalmulla - How many villages are in Wattehengoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wattehengoda?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wattehengoda?Kirama, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wattehengoda?bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wattehengoda?National Savings Bank ATM, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wattehengoda?Co-op Filling Station, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wattehengoda?LK3325195 (OCHA common operational dataset)