# Henwala West GN division, Weligama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/henwala-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Weligama DS Division 

# Henwala West

Henwala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.68 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Henwala West?

Henwala West lies in [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Denipitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/denipitiya-east/), [Henwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/henwala-east/), [Mirissa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/mirissa-north/), [Mirissa South 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/mirissa-south-2/), [Mirissa Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/mirissa-udumulla/), [Mirissa Udupila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/mirissa-udupila/) and [Polwathumodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/polwathumodara/). By area it is the 11522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/). The centre of Henwala West is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9596° N, 80.4596° E. Local names: හේන්වල 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).

## Villages and localities in Henwala West

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Henwala West.

- Heanwala

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 Henwala 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 Henwala West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Mirissa South 2 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95312&mlon=80.45412#map=17/5.95312/80.45412) 

Bank Samurdhi Bank · Polwathumodara 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96551&mlon=80.45604#map=17/5.96551/80.45604) 

ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) 

Petrol pump CEYPETCO Fuel Station · Mirissa Udupila 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94394&mlon=80.46164#map=17/5.94394/80.46164) 

Hotel Paddy Field View Resort · Henwala West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96067&mlon=80.46087#map=17/5.96067/80.46087) 

Mall New Shopping Complex · Paranakade 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97437&mlon=80.42932#map=17/5.97437/80.42932) 

School Mirissa Central College Complex · Mirissa Udumulla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95126&mlon=80.46730#map=17/5.95126/80.46730) 

College Denipitiya Maha Viddyalaya · Denipitiya Central 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98009&mlon=80.45486#map=17/5.98009/80.45486) 

Police station Tourist Police Mirissa · Mirissa Udupila 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94452&mlon=80.46087#map=17/5.94452/80.46087) 

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 Henwala West

Places mapped inside Henwala West in open map data, by type.

- Hotels2
- Restaurants1

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 Weligama DS Division

- Aluth Weediya
- Bandaramulla
- Denuwala
- Galbokka East
- Galbokka West
- Garanduwa
- Gurubebila
- Henwala East
- Hetti Weediya
- Kamburugamuwa North
- Kamburugamuwa South
- Kamburugamuwa West
- Kapparathota North
- Kapparathota South
- Kohunugamuwa
- Kotavila North
- Kotavila South
- Kotavila West
- Maha Weediya
- Midigama East
- Midigama North
- Midigama West
- Mirissa North
- Mirissa South 1
- Mirissa South 2
- Mirissa Udumulla
- Mirissa Udupila
- Moodugamuwa East
- Moodugamuwa West
- Nidangala
- Paranakade
- Pathegama
- Pelena North
- Pelena South
- Pelena West
- Pitidoowa
- Polwathumodara
- Polwatta
- Thal Aramba East
- Thal Aramba North
- Thal Aramba South
- Thudella
- Walana
- Walliwala East
- Walliwala South
- Walliwala West
- Wekada

## Quick answers

- Where is Henwala West?In Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Henwala West?Denipitiya East, Henwala East, Mirissa North, Mirissa South 2, Mirissa Udumulla, Mirissa Udupila and Polwathumodara
- How many villages are in Henwala West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Henwala West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Henwala West?Rural Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Henwala West?Samurdhi Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Henwala West?Sampath Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Henwala West?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Henwala West?LK3239165 (OCHA common operational dataset)