# Thorawa GN division, Galgamuwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/thorawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galgamuwa DS Division # Thorawa Thorawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **8.72 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.7km² - 83 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thorawa? Thorawa lies in [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Madawachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/madawachchiya/), [Maha Divulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ambanpola/maha-divulwewa/), [Nahettikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/nahettikulama/), [Nallachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/nallachchiya/), [Palugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/palugolla/) and [Palugolla Track 10 B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/palugolla-track-10-b/). By area it is the 1455th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/). The centre of Thorawa is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9659° N, 80.1764° E. Local names: තෝරව . 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 Thorawa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thorawa. Settlements here lie between about 73 m and 92 m above sea level (median 83 m). - Pungankulama - Tammennawetiya - Uda Torawa 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 Thorawa Named natural and historic features inside Thorawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Hammillewa Wewa - Maha Thorawa Wewa - Mayilewa Wewa - Tammennawa Wewa - Udd Thorawa Wewa 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 Thorawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thorawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahananneriya District Hospital · Mahananneriya South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99774&mlon=80.17677#map=17/7.99774/80.17677) Bank Sanasa Bank · Ambanpola South 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92012&mlon=80.23956#map=17/7.92012/80.23956) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Sevana Lanka Filling Station · Belungala 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93220&mlon=80.24345#map=17/7.93220/80.24345) Hotel Saphire Hills Gampola · Gampola 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05000&mlon=80.18330#map=17/8.05000/80.18330) Mall Tiny Lover & Gift Center · Ambanpola South 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92048&mlon=80.23923#map=17/7.92048/80.23923) School Maha Nanneriya Maha Vidyalaya · Mahananneriya North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00624&mlon=80.17924#map=17/8.00624/80.17924) College U.B wanninayaka national college galgamuwa · Wadugama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98305&mlon=80.26783#map=17/7.98305/80.26783) Police station Nawagattegama Police Station · Kirimetiyawa 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99863&mlon=80.10235#map=17/7.99863/80.10235) 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 Galgamuwa DS Division - Aluthherathgama - Bandaragama - Buduruwakanda - Bulnewa - Divullewa - Ethiniwetunugala - Galgamuwa Town - Ganangamuwa - Ganedivulwewa - Gemunupura - Ihala Nanneriya - Ihala Palukandewa - Ihalagama - Jayabima - Jayalanda - Kallanchiya - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattakaduwa - Katuwewa - Kelegama - Kepela - Kohombankulama - Kokwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kurundankulama - Kurundewa - Lassanagama - Madadombe - Madawachchiya - Mahagalgamuwa - Mahagalkadawala - Mahananneriya North - Mahananneriya South - Medagama East - Medagama West - Meegalewa - Molewa - Monnankulama - Mottapettewa - Nahettikulama - Nallachchiya - Nochchiya - Padavigama - Padipanchawa - Pahala Palukandewa - Palugolla - Palukadawala - Peddegama - Porottukadawala - Senarathgama - Siyambalewa - Thissapura - Track 4 Usgala - Ulpathagama - Usgala Siyambalangamuwa - Wadugama - Walagambapura - Walaswewa - Wegedara - Wewaranawetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Thorawa?In Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thorawa?Madawachchiya, Maha Divulwewa, Nahettikulama, Nallachchiya, Palugolla and Palugolla Track 10 B - How many villages are in Thorawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thorawa?Settlements lie between 73 m and 92 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thorawa?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thorawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thorawa?Mahananneriya District Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thorawa?Sanasa Bank, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thorawa?Boc, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thorawa?Sevana Lanka Filling Station, about 8.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thorawa?LK6106265 (OCHA common operational dataset)