# Hawpe GN division, Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/hawpe/ Grama Niladhari division · Athuraliya DS Division # Hawpe Hawpe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.66 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.7km² - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hawpe? Hawpe lies in [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/), [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: [Dematapassa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/dematapassa/), [Godapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/godapitiya/), [Kanahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/kanahalagama/), [Peddapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/peddapitiya-south/), [Thalahagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thalahagama-west/) and [Welihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/welihena/). By area it is the 7855th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/). The centre of Hawpe is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1331° N, 80.4894° E. Local names: හවුපේ . 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 Hawpe Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Hawpe. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 54 m above sea level (median 33 m). - Gedippala - Howpe - Panadugama 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 Hawpe Named natural and historic features inside Hawpe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Howpe 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 Hawpe 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 Hawpe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Sampath Bank - Akuressa · Thibbotuwawa North 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10076&mlon=80.47976#map=17/6.10076/80.47976) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Sanasa Hotel Ever Win Two · Poramba 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10963&mlon=80.47432#map=17/6.10963/80.47432) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School MR/SADATH MAHA VIDYALAYA · Godapitiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12340&mlon=80.48311#map=17/6.12340/80.48311) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 4.0 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. ## Other GN divisions in Athuraliya DS Division - Athuraliya East - Athuraliya West - Balakawala - Dematapassa - Divithura - Godapitiya - Ihala Athuraliya - Kanahalagama - Kehelwala - Maragoda - Namburukanda - Pahala Athuraliya - Panadugama - Thalahagama East - Thalahagama West - Thibbotuwawa - Thibbotuwawa North - Uggashena - Urumutta - Urumutta South - Vilpita East 1 - Vilpita East 11 - Vilpita West - Walagepiyadda - Welihena - Wenagama - Yahamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Hawpe?In Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hawpe?Dematapassa, Godapitiya, Kanahalagama, Peddapitiya South, Thalahagama West and Welihena - How many villages are in Hawpe?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hawpe?Settlements lie between 20 m and 54 m - What is the best time to visit Hawpe?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Hawpe?Akuressa Hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hawpe?Sampath Bank - Akuressa, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hawpe?Commercial Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hawpe?Cepetco, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hawpe?LK3215035 (OCHA common operational dataset)