# Perakumpura GN division, Giribawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/perakumpura/ Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division # Perakumpura Perakumpura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **5.24 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.2km² - 1mapped services - 58 mtypical elevation ## Where is Perakumpura? Perakumpura 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 4 other GN divisions: [Bambare](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/bambare/), [Jayanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/jayanthipura/), [Solepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/solepura/) and [Solewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/solewewa/). By area it is the 2793rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Perakumpura is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1620° N, 80.1350° E. Local names: පැරකුම්පුර . 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 Perakumpura Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Perakumpura. - Perakumpura - Saliyawewa 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 Perakumpura Named natural and historic features inside Perakumpura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Munamalgas 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 Perakumpura 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 Perakumpura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pahala Giribawa Hospital · Ihala Giribawa 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11683&mlon=80.19362#map=17/8.11683/80.19362) 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 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19401&mlon=80.09416#map=17/8.19401/80.09416) Hotel Wilputtu rest · Pahala Maragahawewa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23359&mlon=80.13639#map=17/8.23359/80.13639) Mall Bandara Stores · Miyellewa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00517&mlon=80.10547#map=17/8.00517/80.10547) School Perakumpura National School · Perakumpura 1.3 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 6.0 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 4.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Perakumpura Places mapped inside Perakumpura 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 Giribawa DS Division - Abhayapura - Aliyawetunuwewa - Bambare - Damsopura - Gampola - Gurulupitigama - Halmillagala - Hasthirajapura - Hettiarachchigama - Ihala Giribawa - Ihala Maradankadawala - Jayanthipura - Kokmaduwa - Madige - Mahasenpura - Mailewa - Orugala - Pahala Giribawa - Pathane Wewa - Pothana - Sandagala Palatha - Sangabopura - Sangappalaya - Serasumgala - Solepura - Solewewa - Thambutta - Thammennawa - Thammitagama - Thimbiripokuna - Wannikudawewa - Warawewa - Weerapokuna - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Perakumpura?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Perakumpura?Bambare, Jayanthipura, Solepura and Solewewa - How many villages are in Perakumpura?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Perakumpura?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Perakumpura?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Perakumpura?Pahala Giribawa Hospital, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Perakumpura?Samurdhi Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Perakumpura?Boc, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Perakumpura?Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Perakumpura?LK6103020 (OCHA common operational dataset)