# Aluthgama GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/aluthgama/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division # Aluthgama Aluthgama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.74 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7km² - 1mapped services - 92 mtypical elevation ## Where is Aluthgama? Aluthgama lies in [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Deegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/deegama/), [Kalatuwagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/kalatuwagama/), [Makulmade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/makulmade/), [Neeraviya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/neeraviya/), [Nelawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/nelawa/), [Nikadalupotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/nikadalupotha/) and [Uyangalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/uyangalla/). By area it is the 4008th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Aluthgama is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6749° N, 80.3586° E. Local names: අළුත්ගම . 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 Aluthgama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Aluthgama. - Migaswewa 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 Aluthgama Named natural and historic features inside Aluthgama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Alutgama Wewa - Kan Wewa - Watte Wewa ### Estates 2 estates. - Alutgama - Tipperary 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 Aluthgama 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 Aluthgama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) Bank Sampath Bank · Vilakatupotha 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61936&mlon=80.24596#map=17/7.61936/80.24596) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) Hotel Suneth HOTEL · Hindawewa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Aluthgama Junior School · Aluthgama 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67218&mlon=80.35573#map=17/7.67218/80.35573) College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62815&mlon=80.24088#map=17/7.62815/80.24088) 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 Aluthgama Places mapped inside Aluthgama in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Ganewatta DS Division - Arankele - Boraluwa - Digankonwewa - Divulwewa - Hettigama - Hindawewa - Hiripitiya - Hunupola - Jahapagama - Kalatuwagama - Kanawa - Kekulawala - Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara - Kuda Uyangalla - Kumbukgete - Makulmade - Makulwewa - Malagamuwa - Moragolla - Neeraviya - Nelawa - Nelumpathgama - Neriyawa - Nikadalupotha - Nikagolla - Othuwela - Pannawa - Pothuvila - Pothuwagonna - Santhanagama - Seeradunna - Seerangoda - Thambagalla - Thanthirigama - Thimbiriwewa - Thittawelgala - Thittawella - Uyangalla - Waduwawa - Wegolla - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Aluthgama?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aluthgama?Deegama, Kalatuwagama, Makulmade, Neeraviya, Nelawa, Nikadalupotha and Uyangalla - How many villages are in Aluthgama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Aluthgama?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Aluthgama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Aluthgama?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aluthgama?Sampath Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aluthgama?People's Bank ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aluthgama?Gasstation, about 7.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aluthgama?LK6133050 (OCHA common operational dataset)