# Pamburugaswewa GN division, Gomarankadawala DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/pamburugaswewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Gomarankadawala DS Division # Pamburugaswewa Pamburugaswewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gomarankadawala DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **49.5 km²**. - 49.5km² ## Where is Pamburugaswewa? Pamburugaswewa lies in [Gomarankadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [D 05 Wahalkada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kebithigollewa/d-05-wahalkada/), [D 06 Wahalkada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kebithigollewa/d-06-wahalkada/), [Galkadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/galkadawala/), [Mailawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/mailawewa/), [Maradanmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/maradanmaduwa/), [Medawachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/medawachchiya/), [Urewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/urewa/), [Wagollakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/wagollakada/) and [Wahalkada D 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/wahalkada-d-1/). By area it is the 129th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 16.1% of [Gomarankadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/). The centre of Pamburugaswewa is about 234 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7672° N, 80.8978° E. Local names: පඹුරුගස්වැව . 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 Pamburugaswewa Named natural and historic features inside Pamburugaswewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 reservoirs and tanks. - Dangas Wewa - Demala Talgolla Wewa - Dik Wewa - Dutu Wewa - Galkeppu Wewa - Halmilla Wewa - Indi Wewa - Koda Wewa - Kudahapetiya Wewa - Kumbuk Wewa - Maguru Wewa - Maha Paliyawa Wewa - Mahahorowu Wewa - Meda Wewa - Navat Kulam - Timbiri Wewa - Wahukotu Wewa - Weli Wewa - Weli Wewa ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Kuda Pettewa - Pamburugashinna 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 Pamburugaswewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 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 26 127 Feb 26 93 Mar 28 71 Apr 29 109 May 29 105 Jun 29 28 Jul 29 36 Aug 29 57 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 227 Nov 27 327 Dec 26 304 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pamburugaswewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gomarankadawala Divisional Hospital · Gomarankadawala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68220&mlon=80.95337#map=17/8.68220/80.95337) Bank People's Bank · Sripura 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Nochchikulama 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64034&mlon=81.01311#map=17/8.64034/81.01311) Hotel Irrigation Department Circuit Bunglow · Bisokotuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81745&mlon=80.75211#map=17/8.81745/80.75211) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Galakadawela Primary School · Galkadawala 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68909&mlon=80.93781#map=17/8.68909/80.93781) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Padaviya · Bisokotuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83675&mlon=80.75737#map=17/8.83675/80.75737) 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 Gomarankadawala DS Division - Bakmeegama - Galkadawala - Gomarankadawala - Kalyanapura - Kandamalawa - Kivulakadawala - Mailawewa - Medawachchiya - Pulikandikulama ## Quick answers - Where is Pamburugaswewa?In Gomarankadawala DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pamburugaswewa?D 05 Wahalkada, D 06 Wahalkada, Galkadawala, Mailawewa, Maradanmaduwa, Medawachchiya, Urewa, Wagollakada and Wahalkada D 1 - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pamburugaswewa?19 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pamburugaswewa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pamburugaswewa?Gomarankadawala Divisional Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pamburugaswewa?People's Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pamburugaswewa?Ceypetco, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pamburugaswewa?LK5309020 (OCHA common operational dataset)