# Heenkenda GN division, Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/heenkenda/ Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division # Heenkenda Heenkenda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.23 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 2mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Heenkenda? Heenkenda lies in [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Dalupitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/dalupitiya-west/), [Horape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/horape/), [Horapethuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/horapethuduwa/), [Kurukulawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/kurukulawa-south/), [Pinnameda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/pinnameda-west/) and [Thuduwegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/thuduwegedara/). By area it is the 9283rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/). The centre of Heenkenda is about 12 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0096° N, 79.9255° E. Local names: හීන්කෙන්ද . 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 Heenkenda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Heenkenda. - Kurukulawa - Tuduwegedara 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 Heenkenda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gampaha District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Heenkenda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayu Lanka Ayurveda Hospital – Enderamulla · Pinnameda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99622&mlon=79.92331#map=17/6.99622/79.92331) Bank Peoples Bank · Enderamulla West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99637&mlon=79.91776#map=17/6.99637/79.91776) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) Petrol pump Lanka Fuel Station · Pahala Karagahamuna North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01310&mlon=79.93958#map=17/7.01310/79.93958) Hotel Villa Lee · Heenkenda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01174&mlon=79.92861#map=17/7.01174/79.92861) Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) School Kids World Preschool · Heenkenda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01432&mlon=79.92291#map=17/7.01432/79.92291) College Basilica College · Rampitiya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02404&mlon=79.92591#map=17/7.02404/79.92591) Police station Gongithota Police Station · Gongithota 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00239&mlon=79.90804#map=17/7.00239/79.90804) 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 Heenkenda Places mapped inside Heenkenda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - 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 Wattala DS Division - Balagala - Bopitiya - Bopitiyathuduwa - Delathura East - Delathura West - Dikovita - Elakanda - Elapitiwala - Elehiwatta - Evariwatta - Galudupita - Galwetiya - Hekitta - Hendala North - Hendala South - Horape - Horapethuduwa - Kerangapokuna - Kerawalapitiya - Kunjawatta - Kurukulawa North - Kurukulawa South - Kurunduhena - Mabola - Maha Pamunugama - Mahabage - Mangulpokuna - Matagoda - Mattumagala - Nayakakanda North - Nayakakanda South - Nugape - Palliyawatta North - Palliyawatta South - Pamunugama - Paranambalama - Pattiyawala - Pulluhena - Telangapatha - Thimbirigasyaya - Thuduwegedara - Uswetakeiyawa - Wattala - Welikadamulla - Welisara ## Quick answers - Where is Heenkenda?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Heenkenda?Dalupitiya West, Horape, Horapethuduwa, Kurukulawa South, Pinnameda West and Thuduwegedara - How many villages are in Heenkenda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Heenkenda?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Heenkenda?Ayu Lanka Ayurveda Hospital – Enderamulla, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Heenkenda?Peoples Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Heenkenda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Heenkenda?Lanka Fuel Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Heenkenda?LK1218110 (OCHA common operational dataset)