# Henegama GN division, Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henegama/

Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division 

# Henegama

Henegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.84 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.8km²
- 19 mtypical elevation

## Where is Henegama?

Henegama lies in [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Badugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/badugama/), [Bopitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/bopitiya-west/), [Dippita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/dippita/), [Horawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala-west/), [Kotagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kotagedara/), [Naravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/naravila/), [Welipenna East - North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/welipenna-east-north/) and [Welipenna West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/welipenna-west/). By area it is the 3062nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Henegama is about 57 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4856° N, 80.1040° E. Local names: හේනේගම .

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 Henegama

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Henegama.

- Parawala

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 Henegama

Named natural and historic features inside Henegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 tea estate; 1 rubber estate.

- Parawala
- Peragahahena

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 Henegama 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 Henegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital hijama treatment center · Welipenna East - North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47126&mlon=80.10330#map=17/6.47126/80.10330) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama · Mathugama South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11203#map=17/6.52237/80.11203) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Litro Fuels Welipenna - Site A · Henpita 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46793&mlon=80.07948#map=17/6.46793/80.07948) 

Hotel Sundara Hotel Kaluthara North · Horawala West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47751&mlon=80.12637#map=17/6.47751/80.12637) 

Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) 

School Muslim Collage -Welipenna · Welipenna West 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46725&mlon=80.10746#map=17/6.46725/80.10746) 

College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) 

Police station Police Staion- Welipenna · Welipenna West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46762&mlon=80.10797#map=17/6.46762/80.10797) 

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 Matugama DS Division

- Aluthgamgoda
- Andawala
- Badugama
- Badugama New Colony
- Bondupitiya
- Bopitiya East
- Bopitiya West
- Dewagoda
- Dippita
- Diyagala
- Galmatta
- Gurudola
- Henpita
- Hiriketiya
- Horawala
- Horawala East
- Horawala North
- Horawala West
- Iddagoda East
- Iddagoda West
- Indigasthuduwa
- Keeranthidiya
- Keppetiyagahalanda
- Kolehekada
- Kotagedara
- Kurudippita
- Ladduwa
- Lewwanduwa East
- Lewwanduwa North
- Lewwanduwa West
- Madawala
- Mathugama East
- Mathugama North
- Mathugama South
- Mathugama West
- Meegama
- Naravila
- Navuttuduwa
- Nugagahalanda
- Ovitigala
- Panthiya
- Pussalamulla
- Sandasirigama
- Thalgasgoda
- Thambaretiya
- Walagedara North
- Walagedara South
- Warakatholla
- Welimanana
- Welipenna East - North
- Welipenna East - South
- Welipenna West
- Wettewa
- Yatadolawatta East
- Yatadolawatta West
- Yattovita

## Quick answers

- Where is Henegama?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Henegama?Badugama, Bopitiya West, Dippita, Horawala West, Kotagedara, Naravila, Welipenna East - North and Welipenna West
- How many villages are in Henegama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Henegama?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Henegama?hijama treatment center, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Henegama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Henegama?ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Henegama?Litro Fuels Welipenna - Site A, about 3.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Henegama?LK1330130 (OCHA common operational dataset)
