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Hingurakgoda

Hingurakgoda Divisional Secretariat
Hingurakgoda
Hingurakgoda
Divisional Secretariat
Country  Sri Lanka
Province North Central Province
District Polonnaruwa District
Time zone Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

Hingurakgoda Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Polonnaruwa District, of North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Coordinates: 8°03′11″N 80°58′54″E / 8.05306°N 80.98167°E / 8.05306; 80.98167

Hingurakgoda is one of 7 Divisional Secretariats in Polonnaruwa District. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena,the current President in Sri Lanka is born in Polonnaruwa District.

Polonnaruwa district has 07 divisional secretariats. The biggest division is Hingurakgoda. The division has 70878.33 hectares. When consider relative position of this division is bounded by Anuradhapura district from Northern, Alahera and Thamankaduwa from Southern, Medirigiriya and Lankapura from Eastern and Anuradhapura district from Western.

According to absolute situation, this division is situated between latitude 7°53´ to 8°22´ and Eastern longitude 80°45´ to 81°02´ the national grid system says that Hingurakgoda situated between Northern grid number 303-348 km and Eastern grid number 195-228km.

There are 53 Grama Niladari divisions. According to population census data in 2012 population is about 63000. 2000mm.

When Consider land Use Patterns 45.6% are forests from Whole lands. Among this lands Girithale, Hurulu, Anamulandawa and Kaudulla national Forests are main 16.87%. Lands form rests are use For Agricultural Purposes.

Transport facility is special from infrastructural facilities. The part of Colombo - Trincomalee main road (A06 Grade) Running Through Habarana and Kanthale. Also the part of Maradankadawala - Batticolo main road (A11 Grade) running through Habarana and Jayanthipura.


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