# Heegoda GN division, Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/heegoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Heegoda Heegoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **5.49 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.5km² - 1mapped services - 357 mtypical elevation ## Where is Heegoda? Heegoda lies in [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Bengamukanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/bengamukanda/), [Dampahala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/dampahala-west/), [Dangalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/dangalakanda/), [Hulankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/hulankanda/), [Karivilakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/karivilakanda/), [Keeripitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/keeripitiya-east/), [Keeripitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/keeripitiya-west/), [Mekiliyathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mekiliyathenna/), [Udagomadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/udagomadiya/) and [Urubokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/urubokka/). By area it is the 2637th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Heegoda is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2866° N, 80.6458° E. Local names: හීගොඩ . 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 Heegoda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Heegoda. - Heegoda - Mekiliyatenna - Nagas Junction 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 Heegoda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 317 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 95 Feb 25 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 26 182 May 26 194 Jun 25 106 Jul 25 89 Aug 25 115 Sep 25 161 Oct 25 231 Nov 25 285 Dec 24 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Heegoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) Bank Bank of Ceylone · Urubokka 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29754&mlon=80.63517#map=17/6.29754/80.63517) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29169&mlon=80.63514#map=17/6.29169/80.63514) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31039&mlon=80.62897#map=17/6.31039/80.62897) 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 Heegoda Places mapped inside Heegoda 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 Pasgoda DS Division - Andaluwa - Batandura North - Batandura South - Bengamuwa East - Bengamuwa South - Bengamuwa West - Beralapanathara North - Beralapanathara South - Dampahala East - Dampahala West - Denkandaliya - Ehelakanda - Galketikanda - Ginnaliya East - Ginnaliya North - Ginnaliya South - Ginnaliya West - Gomila - Hulankanda - Keeripitiya East - Keeripitiya West - Kekundeniya - Ketawala - Kirilipana - Mawarala - Mekiliyathenna - Mologgamuwa North - Mologgamuwa South - Moragala - Napathella - Panakaduwa East - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Heegoda?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Heegoda?Bengamukanda, Dampahala West, Dangalakanda, Hulankanda, Karivilakanda, Keeripitiya East, Keeripitiya West, Mekiliyathenna, Udagomadiya and Urubokka - How many villages are in Heegoda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Heegoda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Heegoda?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Heegoda?Bank of Ceylone, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Heegoda?HNB Bank and ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Heegoda?Bengamuwa, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Heegoda?LK3209100 (OCHA common operational dataset)