# Pothanegama GN division, Kekirawa DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/pothanegama/

Grama Niladhari division · Kekirawa DS Division 

# Pothanegama

Pothanegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.7km²
- 157 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pothanegama?

Pothanegama lies in [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Korasagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/korasagalla/), [Kuda Kekirawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kuda-kekirawa/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kumbukwewa/), [Maha Kekirawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maha-kekirawa/), [Maldenipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maldenipura/), [Mankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/mankadawala/) and [Medawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/medawewa/). By area it is the 3169th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/). The centre of Pothanegama is about 149 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0372° N, 80.6219° E. Local names: පොතානේගම .

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 Pothanegama

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pothanegama.

- Verumkulama

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).

## Weather in Pothanegama 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
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- 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 Pothanegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kekirawa District Hospital · Malawa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04402&mlon=80.59604#map=17/8.04402/80.59604) 

Bank Seylan Bank · Kekirawa Town 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04046&mlon=80.59894#map=17/8.04046/80.59894) 

ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kekirawa Town 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03513&mlon=80.59999#map=17/8.03513/80.59999) 

Hotel Hotel Araliya · Maha Kekirawa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03066&mlon=80.60111#map=17/8.03066/80.60111) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Aero Kidz Preschool · Maha Kekirawa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03042&mlon=80.60741#map=17/8.03042/80.60741) 

College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) 

Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 

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 Kekirawa DS Division

- Bandarapothana
- Baravila
- Dambewatana
- Dunumadalawa
- Embulgaswewa
- Ganewalpola
- Heenukkiriyawa
- Horapola
- Ihala Puliyankulama
- Ihalagama
- Kandalama East
- Kandalama West
- Karukkankulama
- Keeriyagaswewa
- Kekirawa Town
- Kelepuliyankulama
- Kithulhitiyawa
- Kollankuttigama
- Korasagalla
- Kotagala
- Kuda Kekirawa
- Kumbukwewa
- Madatugama
- Maha Elagamuwa
- Maha Kekirawa
- Mahadivulwewa
- Mailagaswewa
- Malawa
- Maldenipura
- Maminiya Rambewa
- Maminiyawa
- Mankadawala
- Maradankadawala
- Maradankadawala Road
- Medagama
- Medawewa
- Moragoda
- Mudaperumagama
- Murungahitikanda
- Navakkulama
- Neekiniyawa
- Nelbegama
- Nidigama
- Olombewa
- Olukarada
- Pallehingura
- Railway Town
- Rathmallewa
- Shasthrawelliya
- Thoruwewa
- Uduruwa
- Unagollewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Pothanegama?In Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pothanegama?Korasagalla, Kuda Kekirawa, Kumbukwewa, Maha Kekirawa, Maldenipura, Mankadawala and Medawewa
- How many villages are in Pothanegama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pothanegama?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pothanegama?Kekirawa District Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pothanegama?Seylan Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pothanegama?Peoples Bank, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothanegama?Ceypetco, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pothanegama?LK7154120 (OCHA common operational dataset)