# Pothuvil Town GN division, Pottuvil DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pothuvil-town/

Grama Niladhari division · Pottuvil DS Division 

# Pothuvil Town

Pothuvil Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.12 km²**. Open map data shows 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.1km²
- 12mapped services

## Where is Pothuvil Town?

Pothuvil Town 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 7 other GN divisions: [Kundumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/kundumadu/), [Pakkiyawatta 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pakkiyawatta-1/), [Pakkiyawatta 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pakkiyawatta-2/), [Pothuvil 01/Unit I](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pothuvil-01-unit-i/), [Pothuvil 01/Unit II](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pothuvil-01-unit-ii/), [Rasak Moulana Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/rasak-moulana-nagar/) and [Sinna Ullai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sinna-ullai/). By area it is the 13898th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.0% of [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/). The centre of Pothuvil Town is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8739° N, 81.8300° E. Local names: පොතුවිල් නගරය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Pothuvil Town 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 Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pottuvil Base Hospital · Pothuvil Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87589&mlon=81.83037#map=17/6.87589/81.83037) 

Bank NSB · Pothuvil Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87337&mlon=81.82989#map=17/6.87337/81.82989) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd. · Vaddively 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) 

Hotel Hotel arugambay beach inn · Pothuvil Town 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.82996#map=17/6.87405/81.82996) 

Mall Pottuvil Razpas · Pothuvil Town 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87413&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87413/81.83011) 

School Pottuvil Tamil College · Kundumadu 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87679&mlon=81.83026#map=17/6.87679/81.83026) 

College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) 

Police station Pottuvil Police Station · Vaddively 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87777&mlon=81.82699#map=17/6.87777/81.82699) 

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 Pothuvil Town

Places mapped inside Pothuvil Town in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks5
- Hotels2
- Shopping malls2
- Pharmacies1

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 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 01/Unit III
- Pothuvil 02 / Unit 2
- Pothuvil 02 / Unit 3
- Rasak Moulana Nagar
- Sangamankanda
- Sarvodayapuram
- Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu
- Sinna Ullai
- Vaddively
- Victor Estate 1
- Victor Estate 2

## Quick answers

- Where is Pothuvil Town?In Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pothuvil Town?Kundumadu, Pakkiyawatta 1, Pakkiyawatta 2, Pothuvil 01/Unit I, Pothuvil 01/Unit II, Rasak Moulana Nagar and Sinna Ullai
- What is the best time to visit Pothuvil Town?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuvil Town?Pottuvil Base Hospital, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pothuvil Town?NSB, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuvil Town?Bank of Ceylon, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuvil Town?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Pothuvil Town?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Pothuvil Town?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pothuvil Town?LK5248070 (OCHA common operational dataset)