# Pothuwagonna GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division 

# Pothuwagonna

Pothuwagonna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.87 km²**.

- 2.9km²

## Where is Pothuwagonna?

Pothuwagonna 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 6 other GN divisions: [Divulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/divulwewa/), [Kekulawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/kekulawala/), [Kuda Uyangalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/kuda-uyangalla/), [Netiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/netiya/), [Seerangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/seerangoda/) and [Thimbiriwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/thimbiriwewa/). By area it is the 5144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Pothuwagonna is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6891° N, 80.3128° E. Local names: පොතුවාගොන්න .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Pothuwagonna 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 Pothuwagonna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) 

Bank NDB Bank · Wariyapola 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62078&mlon=80.24518#map=17/7.62078/80.24518) 

ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) 

Petrol pump CO-OP Filling Station · Wariyapola 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62572&mlon=80.24245#map=17/7.62572/80.24245) 

Hotel Suneth HOTEL · Hindawewa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) 

Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) 

School Uyangalla Junior School · Uyangalla 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68945&mlon=80.33938#map=17/7.68945/80.33938) 

College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) 

Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 10 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.

## Other GN divisions in Ganewatta DS Division

- Aluthgama
- 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
- Santhanagama
- Seeradunna
- Seerangoda
- Thambagalla
- Thanthirigama
- Thimbiriwewa
- Thittawelgala
- Thittawella
- Uyangalla
- Waduwawa
- Wegolla
- Weragala

## Quick answers

- Where is Pothuwagonna?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pothuwagonna?Divulwewa, Kekulawala, Kuda Uyangalla, Netiya, Seerangoda and Thimbiriwewa
- What is the best time to visit Pothuwagonna?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuwagonna?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pothuwagonna?NDB Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuwagonna?PET, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuwagonna?CO-OP Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pothuwagonna?LK6133030 (OCHA common operational dataset)