# Handapangoda West GN division, Ingiriya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/handapangoda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Ingiriya DS Division # Handapangoda West Handapangoda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.37 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.4km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Handapangoda West? Handapangoda West lies in [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Arakavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/arakavila/), [Handapangoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/handapangoda-east/), [Handapangoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/handapangoda-south/), [Kekuladola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kekuladola/), [Kotigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kotigala/), [Menerigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/menerigama/) and [Yatawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/yatawathura/). By area it is the 6086th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/). The centre of Handapangoda West is about 35 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7863° N, 80.1303° E. Local names: හඳපාන්ගොඩ 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). ## Weather in Handapangoda West 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 Handapangoda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ingiriya District Hospital · Ingiriya West 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74141&mlon=80.16214#map=17/6.74141/80.16214) Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79514&mlon=80.14271#map=17/6.79514/80.14271) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Handapangoda Gas Station · Handapangoda East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) Hotel Villa198 · Yatawathura 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78681&mlon=80.12103#map=17/6.78681/80.12103) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Clever Kids Preschool · Handapangoda West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79139&mlon=80.14289#map=17/6.79139/80.14289) College Electronics Engineering, SLTC Research University · Padukka 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) Police station Ingiriya Police Station · Ingiriya North 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74376&mlon=80.17509#map=17/6.74376/80.17509) 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 Handapangoda West Places mapped inside Handapangoda West in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - 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 Ingiriya DS Division - Arakavila - Batugampala - Dombagaskanda - Eduragala - Handapangoda East - Handapangoda South - Ingiriya East - Ingiriya North - Ingiriya West - Kandanapitiya - Kekuladola - Kekulaliya - Kotigala - Kottiyawatta - Kurana North - Kurana South - Maha Ingiriya - Maputugala - Menerigama - Nambapana - Nimalagama - Pelpitigoda - Poruwadanda East - Poruwadanda West - Raigam Watta - Rathmalgoda East - Rathmalgoda West - Urugala East - Urugala West - Wagawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Handapangoda West?In Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Handapangoda West?Arakavila, Handapangoda East, Handapangoda South, Kekuladola, Kotigala, Menerigama and Yatawathura - What is the best time to visit Handapangoda West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Handapangoda West?Ingiriya District Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Handapangoda West?Peoples Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Handapangoda West?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Handapangoda West?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - How many banks are in Handapangoda West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Handapangoda West?LK1310045 (OCHA common operational dataset)