# Pothuvil 01/Unit III GN division, Pottuvil DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pothuvil-01-unit-iii/ Grama Niladhari division · Pottuvil DS Division # Pothuvil 01/Unit III Pothuvil 01/Unit III is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.29 km²**. - 0.3km² ## Where is Pothuvil 01/Unit III? Pothuvil 01/Unit III lies in [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Jalaldeen Square](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/jalaldeen-square/), [Pothuvil 01/Unit II](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pothuvil-01-unit-ii/), [Pothuvil 02 / Unit 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pothuvil-02-unit-2/), [Pothuvil 02 / Unit 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pothuvil-02-unit-3/) and [Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sinna-puthukkudiyiruppu/). By area it is the 13391st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.1% of [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/). The centre of Pothuvil 01/Unit III is about 220 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8682° N, 81.8381° E. Local names: පොතුවිල් 01 යුනිට් 03 . 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 Pothuvil 01/Unit III Named natural and historic features inside Pothuvil 01/Unit III, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 ruin. - Muduvihare 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 Pothuvil 01/Unit III 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 Pothuvil 01/Unit III Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shasfa nursing home · Pothuvil 01/Unit II 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86667&mlon=81.83331#map=17/6.86667/81.83331) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Pothuvil 01/Unit II 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87113&mlon=81.83064#map=17/6.87113/81.83064) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pothuvil 01/Unit II 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86714&mlon=81.83279#map=17/6.86714/81.83279) Hotel Pearl of the Bay - Arugambay · Pothuvil 01/Unit II 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86667&mlon=81.83331#map=17/6.86667/81.83331) Mall Pottuvil Razpas · Pothuvil Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87413&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87413/81.83011) School Pottuvil Muslim Scool · Jalaldeen Square 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86397&mlon=81.83437#map=17/6.86397/81.83437) College Al Khaleej Ladies Preliminary Arabic School · Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87358&mlon=81.84056#map=17/6.87358/81.84056) Police station Arugambay Special Task Force Camp · Jalaldeen Square 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85566&mlon=81.83248#map=17/6.85566/81.83248) 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 Pottuvil DS Division - Hidayapuram 1 - Hidayapuram 2 - Hijra Nagar - Inspector Etham - Jalaldeen Square - Kalappukaddu - Kanagarkiramam - Komarie 01 - Komarie 02 - Kundumadu - Pakkiyawatta 1 - Pakkiyawatta 2 - Pasarichchenai - Pothuvil 01/Unit I - Pothuvil 01/Unit II - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 2 - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 3 - Pothuvil Town - Rasak Moulana Nagar - Sangamankanda - Sarvodayapuram - Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu - Sinna Ullai - Vaddively - Victor Estate 1 - Victor Estate 2 ## Quick answers - Where is Pothuvil 01/Unit III?In Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothuvil 01/Unit III?Jalaldeen Square, Pothuvil 01/Unit II, Pothuvil 02 / Unit 2, Pothuvil 02 / Unit 3 and Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu - What is the best time to visit Pothuvil 01/Unit III?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuvil 01/Unit III?Shasfa nursing home, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothuvil 01/Unit III?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuvil 01/Unit III?Bank of Ceylon, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuvil 01/Unit III?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothuvil 01/Unit III?LK5248125 (OCHA common operational dataset)