# Pahala Divulwewa GN division, Horowpathana DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/pahala-divulwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Horowpathana DS Division # Pahala Divulwewa Pahala Divulwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **15.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 15.0km² - 45 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pahala Divulwewa? Pahala Divulwewa lies in [Horowpathana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Kapugollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/kapugollewa/), [Maradanmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/maradanmaduwa/), [Wahalkada D 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/wahalkada-d-1/) and [Weerasole](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/weerasole/). By area it is the 708th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Horowpathana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/). The centre of Pahala Divulwewa is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7061° N, 80.8517° E. Local names: පහළ දිවුල්වැව . 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 Pahala Divulwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pahala Divulwewa. - Elapal Wewa 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 Pahala Divulwewa Named natural and historic features inside Pahala Divulwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kapugallewa Ela ### Estates 1 estate. - Maha Hinna 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 Pahala Divulwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pahala Divulwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Kapugollewa · Kapugollewa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66471&mlon=80.84210#map=17/8.66471/80.84210) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Horowpothana 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54673&mlon=80.82862#map=17/8.54673/80.82862) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Horowpothana 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55060&mlon=80.83242#map=17/8.55060/80.83242) 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Kapugollewa Vidyalaya · Kapugollewa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66629&mlon=80.84192#map=17/8.66629/80.84192) College Princeton International College · Kivulekada 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55755&mlon=80.82335#map=17/8.55755/80.82335) Police station Padaviya · Bisokotuwa 18 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 Horowpathana DS Division - Anaolondewa - Dekethipothana - Dematawewa - Diyatittawewa - Dutuwewa - Gammahegewewa - Horowpothana - Ihala Angunachchiya - Kalpe - Kapugollewa - Kivulekada - Maradankadawala - Maradanmaduwa - Medawachchi Handiya - Morakewa - Morawewa - Mukkarawewa - Nabadawewa - Nanumillawewa - Nikawewa - Parangiyawadiya - Puhulewewa - Puliyankadawala - Rasnakawewa - Rathmale - Thawalanhalmillewa - Thimbiriattawala - Thirappankadawala - Vilewewa - Wadigawewa - Wagollakada - Wahalkada D 1 - Wahalkada D 2 - Walahaviddawewa - Weerasole - Welangahaulpatha - Welimuwapothana ## Quick answers - Where is Pahala Divulwewa?In Horowpathana DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahala Divulwewa?Kapugollewa, Maradanmaduwa, Wahalkada D 1 and Weerasole - How many villages are in Pahala Divulwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pahala Divulwewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahala Divulwewa?Divisional Hospital Kapugollewa, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahala Divulwewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahala Divulwewa?Ceypetco, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahala Divulwewa?LK7124020 (OCHA common operational dataset)