# Pohoranwewa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pohoranwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Pohoranwewa Pohoranwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.39 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.4km² - 13mapped services - 169 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pohoranwewa? Pohoranwewa lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Anakatawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/anakatawewa/), [Dambulla Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulla-town/), [Dandubendiruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dandubendiruppa/), [Haluapullana Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/haluapullana-wewa/), [Ibbankatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/ibbankatuwa/), [Thalakiriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/thalakiriyagama/), [Thennakonpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/thennakonpura/) and [Yapagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/yapagama/). By area it is the 2699th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Pohoranwewa is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8574° N, 80.6323° E. Local names: පොහොරන්වැව . 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 Pohoranwewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pohoranwewa. - Bambaragaleyaya - Pohoranweva - Pohoranwewayaya 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 Pohoranwewa Named natural and historic features inside Pohoranwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Hala Apullana Wewa - Haluepulu Wewa - Pohoran Wewa - Thumbakarawila Wewa 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 Pohoranwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 223 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 28 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 27 228 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pohoranwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) Bank NSB · Dambulla Town 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87134&mlon=80.65128#map=17/7.87134/80.65128) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Sinopec filling station · Dambulla Town 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86336&mlon=80.65145#map=17/7.86336/80.65145) Hotel The Kings Garden Resort · Pohoranwewa 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85809&mlon=80.63277#map=17/7.85809/80.63277) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Rangiri Dambulla National School · Dambulla Town 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86407&mlon=80.64658#map=17/7.86407/80.64658) College Dambulla Technical College · Dambulla Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86595&mlon=80.64967#map=17/7.86595/80.64967) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 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 Pohoranwewa Places mapped inside Pohoranwewa in open map data, by type. - Hotels9 - Restaurants4 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 Dambulla DS Division - Angunawel Pelessa - Athuparayaya - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - Bulagala - Dambulla Town - Dambulugama - Digampathaha - Egodawewa - Embulambe - Etawarahena - Etha Bendiwewa - Gedigaswalana - Haluapullana Wewa - Ihala Ereula - Inamaluwa - Kalogaha Ela - Kalundewa Aluthgama - Kalundewa Paranagama - Kandalama - Kapuwatta - Kimbissa - Kiralagolla - Kumbukkandanwala - LK2206125 - Lenadora North - Lenadora South - Mailattawa - Moragollewa - Nagalawewa - Nayakumbura - Nikawatawana - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pelvehera - Pidurangala - Pol Attawa - Pothana - Puwak Attawala - Rathmalgaha Ela - Rathmalkatuwa - Sigiriya - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Walgamwewa - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Pohoranwewa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pohoranwewa?Anakatawewa, Dambulla Town, Dandubendiruppa, Haluapullana Wewa, Ibbankatuwa, Thalakiriyagama, Thennakonpura and Yapagama - How many villages are in Pohoranwewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pohoranwewa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pohoranwewa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pohoranwewa?Rangiri Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pohoranwewa?NSB, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pohoranwewa?HNB, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pohoranwewa?Sinopec filling station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pohoranwewa?LK2206185 (OCHA common operational dataset)