# Panama North GN division, Lahugala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Lahugala DS Division # Panama North Panama North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.65 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Panama North? Panama North lies in [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Panama Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-central/), [Panama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-south/) and [Shasthrawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/shasthrawela/). By area it is the 5548th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/). The centre of Panama North is about 218 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7630° N, 81.8178° E. Local names: පානම උතුර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Panama North Named natural and historic features inside Panama North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 lagoon. - Panama Kalapuwa 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 Panama North and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Panama North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Panama · Panama West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75608&mlon=81.80436#map=17/6.75608/81.80436) Bank People's Bank · Panama Central 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75605&mlon=81.80766#map=17/6.75605/81.80766) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Sinna Ullai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86433&mlon=81.83284#map=17/6.86433/81.83284) Hotel Wild Edge Panama · Panama North 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76236&mlon=81.81929#map=17/6.76236/81.81929) Mall Pottuvil Razpas · Pothuvil Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87413&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87413/81.83011) School Panama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Panama West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75644&mlon=81.80520#map=17/6.75644/81.80520) College Arabic college · Sinna Ullai 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83528&mlon=81.82957#map=17/6.83528/81.82957) Police station Police Station Panama · Panama South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75187&mlon=81.79374#map=17/6.75187/81.79374) 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 Panama North Places mapped inside Panama North in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 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 Lahugala DS Division - Dewalagoda - Hulannuge - Hulannuge West - Kandahindagama - Lahugala - Panama Central - Panama South - Panama West - Pansalgoda - Perani Lahugala - Shasthrawela ## Quick answers - Where is Panama North?In Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panama North?Panama Central, Panama South and Shasthrawela - What is the best time to visit Panama North?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Panama North?Divisional Hospital - Panama, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panama North?People's Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panama North?Bank of Ceylon, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panama North?Lanka IOC, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panama North?LK5251055 (OCHA common operational dataset)