# Henegama West GN division, Akuressa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/henegama-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Henegama West Henegama West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.07 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.1km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Henegama West? Henegama West lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Gallala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/gallala/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/henegama/), [Ihala Kiyanduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ihala-kiyanduwa/), [Nimalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nimalawa/), [Nimalawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nimalawa-east/) and [Paragahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paragahawatta/). By area it is the 4837th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Henegama West is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0618° N, 80.4624° E. Local names: හේනේගම බටහිර . 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 Henegama West Named natural and historic features inside Henegama West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Zowdegala 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 Henegama West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Henegama West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Akuressa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10063&mlon=80.47621#map=17/6.10063/80.47621) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) Hotel Hotel Green villa · Henegama West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05856&mlon=80.46569#map=17/6.05856/80.46569) Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) School නිමලව කණිෂ්ඨ විද්‍යාලය · Nimalawa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04894&mlon=80.44865#map=17/6.04894/80.44865) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 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 Henegama West Places mapped inside Henegama West in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Akuressa DS Division - Akuressa - Asmagoda - Bopitiya - Dediyagala - Diganahena - Diyalape - Dolamawatha - Ehelape - Ellewela - Eramudugoda - Galabadahena - Gallala - Ganhela - Henegama - Higgoda - Hulandawa - Idikatudeniya - Ihala Kiyanduwa - Ihala Maliduwa - Iluppella - Imbulgoda - Ketanvila - Kohugoda - Lenama North - Lenama South - Manikgoda - Maramba North - Maramba South - Melewwa - Minipogoda - Nawalagoda - Nimalawa - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Henegama West?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Henegama West?Gallala, Henegama, Ihala Kiyanduwa, Nimalawa, Nimalawa East and Paragahawatta - What is the best time to visit Henegama West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Henegama West?Akuressa Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Henegama West?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Henegama West?Commercial Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Henegama West?IOC Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Henegama West?LK3218210 (OCHA common operational dataset)