# Hirigalgodella GN division, Beruwala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/hirigalgodella/ Grama Niladhari division · Beruwala DS Division # Hirigalgodella Hirigalgodella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.72 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.7km² - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hirigalgodella? Hirigalgodella lies in [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 10 other GN divisions: [Dodangoda East - Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-east-central/), [Dodangoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-west/), [Dodangoda West - South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-west-south/), [Katukurundugahalanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/katukurundugahalanda-east/), [Malegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/malegoda/), [Palayangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/palayangoda/), [Pambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pambe/), [Pinidiyamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pinidiyamulla/), [Viharakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/viharakanda/) and [Weragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/weragala/). By area it is the 4027th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/). The centre of Hirigalgodella is about 47 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5402° N, 80.0035° E. Local names: හිරිගල්ගොඩැල්ල . 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 Hirigalgodella Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hirigalgodella. - Hirigalgodalla - Maduruduwa 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 Hirigalgodella Named natural and historic features inside Hirigalgodella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 rubber estates. - Mulatiyana - Payagala - Wadugoda Ihala 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 Hirigalgodella and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hirigalgodella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Teaching Hospital Kalutara · Nagoda West 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.56306&mlon=79.98524#map=17/6.56306/79.98524) Bank BOC · Katukurunda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.56102&mlon=79.96919#map=17/6.56102/79.96919) ATM ATM · Nebada 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ethagama West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54791&mlon=79.97246#map=17/6.54791/79.97246) Hotel Hotel Water Nest · Pambe 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54780&mlon=79.98256#map=17/6.54780/79.98256) Mall Symi Holdings · Kankanamgoda 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46687&mlon=79.98676#map=17/6.46687/79.98676) School Palayangoda Vidyalaya · Palayangoda 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52748&mlon=79.98677#map=17/6.52748/79.98677) College Kaika Japanese School · Viharakanda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54081&mlon=79.98837#map=17/6.54081/79.98837) Police station Dodangoda Police Station · Dodangoda West - Central 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55328&mlon=80.02367#map=17/6.55328/80.02367) 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 Beruwala DS Division - Adikarigoda - Akkara Asoowa - Akkaragoda - Akkaramale - Alakadupitiya - Aluthgama East - Aluthgama West - Ambepitiya - Bandanagoda - Bubulalanda - Cheenakotuwa - Danwattagoda - Dharga Town - Dharga Town East - Diyalagoda - Doowegoda - Galhena - Gammedda - Ganegama - Ganga Addara - Halkandavila - Hettimulla - Hettiyakanda - Idiriligoda - Kadiyawatta - Kadurugasmulla - Kalavila - Kalavilakanda - Kaluwamodara East - Kaluwamodara North - Kaluwamodara West - Kankanamgoda - Kapugoda - Karandagoda - Katukurundugahalanda East - Katukurundugahalanda West - Kendagahavila - Kotapitiya - Kuda Magalkanda - Kuda Payagala North - Kuda Payagala South - Magalkanda North - Magalkanda South - Maggona East - Maggona West - Maha Payagala - Mahagammedda - Mahagoda - Malegoda - Malewana - Malewangoda - Maligahena - Maradana - Marakkalahawatta - Massalgoda - Mehimulla - Moragalla - Mullapitiya - Munasinghagoda - Munhena - Nakandalagoda - Padagoda - Palayangoda - Pambe - Pannila - Paranakade - Pathirajagoda - Payagala North - Pinhena - Pinhena Colony - Pinidiyamulla - Polkotuwa - Pothuvila East - Pothuvila West - Seenawatta - Viharakanda - Walathara - Warapitiya - Welipitiya - Weragala - Yovungama ## Quick answers - Where is Hirigalgodella?In Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hirigalgodella?Dodangoda East - Central, Dodangoda West, Dodangoda West - South, Katukurundugahalanda East, Malegoda, Palayangoda, Pambe, Pinidiyamulla, Viharakanda and Weragala - How many villages are in Hirigalgodella?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hirigalgodella?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hirigalgodella?Teaching Hospital Kalutara, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hirigalgodella?BOC, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hirigalgodella?ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hirigalgodella?Ceypetco, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hirigalgodella?LK1324020 (OCHA common operational dataset)