# Bambare GN division, Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/bambare/ Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division # Bambare Bambare is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.31 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.3km² - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bambare? Bambare lies in [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/), [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: [Halmillagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/halmillagala/), [Jayanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/jayanthipura/), [Perakumpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/perakumpura/), [Solepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/solepura/), [Track 04](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rajanganaya/track-04/), [Track 09 - 10](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rajanganaya/track-09-10/) and [Yaya 12](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rajanganaya/yaya-12/). By area it is the 3472nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Bambare is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1707° N, 80.1413° E. Local names: බඹරේ . 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 Bambare Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bambare. - Degodaturawa 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 Bambare Named natural and historic features inside Bambare, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Lunu Oya 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 Bambare 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 Bambare Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajanganaya Hospital · Randenigama 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16580&mlon=80.21379#map=17/8.16580/80.21379) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Saliyawewa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19292&mlon=80.09421#map=17/8.19292/80.09421) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station · Saliyawewa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19401&mlon=80.09416#map=17/8.19401/80.09416) Hotel Wilputtu rest · Pahala Maragahawewa 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23359&mlon=80.13639#map=17/8.23359/80.13639) Mall Bandara Stores · Miyellewa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00517&mlon=80.10547#map=17/8.00517/80.10547) School Perakumpura National School · Perakumpura 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15500&mlon=80.14427#map=17/8.15500/80.14427) College Non Commisioned Officers Training School · Saliyawewa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20048&mlon=80.09651#map=17/8.20048/80.09651) Police station Rajanganaya Police Station · Track 11 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19786&mlon=80.15169#map=17/8.19786/80.15169) 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 Giribawa DS Division - Abhayapura - Aliyawetunuwewa - Damsopura - Gampola - Gurulupitigama - Halmillagala - Hasthirajapura - Hettiarachchigama - Ihala Giribawa - Ihala Maradankadawala - Jayanthipura - Kokmaduwa - Madige - Mahasenpura - Mailewa - Orugala - Pahala Giribawa - Pathane Wewa - Perakumpura - Pothana - Sandagala Palatha - Sangabopura - Sangappalaya - Serasumgala - Solepura - Solewewa - Thambutta - Thammennawa - Thammitagama - Thimbiripokuna - Wannikudawewa - Warawewa - Weerapokuna - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Bambare?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bambare?Halmillagala, Jayanthipura, Perakumpura, Solepura, Track 04, Track 09 - 10 and Yaya 12 - How many villages are in Bambare?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bambare?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bambare?Rajanganaya Hospital, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bambare?Samurdhi Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bambare?Boc, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bambare?Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bambare?LK6103010 (OCHA common operational dataset)