# Hethekma GN division, Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/hethekma/ Grama Niladhari division · Hali-Ela DS Division # Hethekma Hethekma is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.56 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.6km² - 981 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hethekma? Hethekma lies in [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Jangulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/jangulla/), [Ketawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/ketawala/), [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kirioruwa/), [Pattipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/pattipola/) and [Udakohovila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/udakohovila/). By area it is the 5708th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/). The centre of Hethekma is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9869° N, 81.0244° E. Local names: හැතැක්ම . 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 Hethekma Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hethekma. - Hetekma 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 Hethekma Named natural and historic features inside Hethekma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Serendib 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 Hethekma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 169 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 144 Feb 22 106 Mar 24 102 Apr 25 155 May 25 128 Jun 25 62 Jul 25 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 23 289 Dec 22 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hethekma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Hospital · Badulla Central 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98984&mlon=81.05137#map=17/6.98984/81.05137) Bank NSB · Badulla Central 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99028&mlon=81.05221#map=17/6.99028/81.05221) ATM HNB · Badulla East 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) Hotel Dedunu Guest House · Badulla Central 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98270&mlon=81.04516#map=17/6.98270/81.04516) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Kohowila Kandura Vidyalaya · Udakohovila 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99880&mlon=81.03884#map=17/6.99880/81.03884) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Police Station Badulla · Badulla Central 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99136&mlon=81.05527#map=17/6.99136/81.05527) 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 Hali-Ela DS Division - Anthuduwawela - Beddegama - Bogahamaditta - Bogoda - Bulathwatta - Deegalla - Dehivinna - Dematawelhinna - Dickwella - Etampitiya - Gawela - Godegama - Hali-Ela - Hapuwalakumbura - Hinnarangolla - Imbulgoda - Imbulgoda - Jangulla - Kandana - Katugaha - Ketawala - Kirinda - Kokatiyamaluwa - Kudumahuwela - Kurukude - Landewela - Mahathenna - Mahawattagama - Maligathenna - Malitta - Medagama - Medapitigama - Morethota - Mugunumatha East - Mugunumatha West - Neludanda - Neluwa - Niliathugoda - Pahamunuthota - Pallegama - Panakanniya - Pattipola - Perahettiya - Samagipura - Springvalley - Springvalley Estate - Udagama - Udakohovila - Uduwara - Unagolla - Uva Mahawela - Warakadanda - Wegama - Welikemulla - Wepassawela - Wewelhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Hethekma?In Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hethekma?Jangulla, Ketawala, Kirioruwa, Pattipola and Udakohovila - How many villages are in Hethekma?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hethekma?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hethekma?Central Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hethekma?NSB, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hethekma?HNB, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hethekma?IOC, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hethekma?LK8124045 (OCHA common operational dataset)