# Hewanakumbura GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hewanakumbura/

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Hewanakumbura

Hewanakumbura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.77 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,252 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hewanakumbura?

Hewanakumbura lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Alakolagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alakolagala/), [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ambewela/), [Boragas](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boragas/), [Gavarammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/gavarammana/), [Himbiliyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/himbiliyagolla/) and [Keppetipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/keppetipola/). By area it is the 5331st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Hewanakumbura is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8870° N, 80.8485° E. Local names: හෙවනකුඹුර .

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 Hewanakumbura

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Hewanakumbura. Settlements here lie between about 1,214 m and 1,362 m above sea level (median 1,252 m).

- Hewanakumbura
- Paalugama
- Palugama
- Wilsons Bungalow

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 Hewanakumbura and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 440 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 20 144 

Feb 20 106 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hewanakumbura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center · Palugama Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89381&mlon=80.86982#map=17/6.89381/80.86982) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Boragas 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90762&mlon=80.84212#map=17/6.90762/80.84212) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) 

Hotel Haggala Mount Paradise Cottage · Boragas 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90773&mlon=80.84773#map=17/6.90773/80.84773) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Hewanakumbura Maha Vidyalaya · Hewanakumbura 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88163&mlon=80.84848#map=17/6.88163/80.84848) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 

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 Hewanakumbura

Places mapped inside Hewanakumbura 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 Welimada DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Alawathugoda
- Alugolla
- Ambagahakumbura
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Galedanda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Hewanakumbura?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hewanakumbura?Alakolagala, Ambewela, Boragas, Gavarammana, Himbiliyagolla and Keppetipola
- How many villages are in Hewanakumbura?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Hewanakumbura?Settlements lie between 1,214 m and 1,362 m
- What is the best time to visit Hewanakumbura?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hewanakumbura?Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hewanakumbura?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hewanakumbura?ATM, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hewanakumbura?Kappetipola Shead, about 2.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hewanakumbura?LK8130145 (OCHA common operational dataset)