# Hiriketiya GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/hiriketiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Hiriketiya Hiriketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.0km² - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hiriketiya? Hiriketiya 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 7 other GN divisions: [Gurudola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/gurudola/), [Helamba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/agalawatta/helamba/), [Iddagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/iddagoda-east/), [Iddagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/iddagoda-west/), [Mathugama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/mathugama-north/), [Mathugama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/mathugama-west/) and [Panthiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/panthiya/). By area it is the 10174th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Hiriketiya is about 53 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5417° N, 80.1126° E. Local names: හිරිකැටිය . 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 Hiriketiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hiriketiya. - Gurudala 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 Hiriketiya 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 Hiriketiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medihelp Hospital · Mathugama North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52485&mlon=80.11580#map=17/6.52485/80.11580) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Mathugama West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53228&mlon=80.11077#map=17/6.53228/80.11077) ATM ATM · Nebada 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Matugama Fuel Station · Mathugama South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52275&mlon=80.11283#map=17/6.52275/80.11283) Hotel Boulders Edge Ulpatha · Wettewa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53618&mlon=80.12558#map=17/6.53618/80.12558) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Matugama Ananda Shastralaya · Mathugama North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52410&mlon=80.11648#map=17/6.52410/80.11648) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Godakawela Police Station · Mathugama West 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52310&mlon=80.11362#map=17/6.52310/80.11362) 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 - Henegama - Henpita - 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 Hiriketiya?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hiriketiya?Gurudola, Helamba, Iddagoda East, Iddagoda West, Mathugama North, Mathugama West and Panthiya - How many villages are in Hiriketiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hiriketiya?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hiriketiya?Medihelp Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hiriketiya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hiriketiya?ATM, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hiriketiya?Matugama Fuel Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hiriketiya?LK1330015 (OCHA common operational dataset)