# Pothana GN division, Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/pothana/ Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division # Pothana Pothana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.50 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.5km² ## Where is Pothana? Pothana 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 5 other GN divisions: [Hettiarachchigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/hettiarachchigama/), [Ihala Maradankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/ihala-maradankadawala/), [Pahala Giribawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/pahala-giribawa/), [Warawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/warawewa/) and [Weragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/weragala/). By area it is the 3300th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Pothana is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1131° N, 80.1731° E. Local names: පොතාන . 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 Pothana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pothana. - Pothanegama 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 Pothana Named natural and historic features inside Pothana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pothanagama 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 Pothana 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 Pothana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pahala Giribawa Hospital · Ihala Giribawa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11683&mlon=80.19362#map=17/8.11683/80.19362) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Maha Thimbirikalla 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16294&mlon=80.21817#map=17/8.16294/80.21817) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Serasumgala 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13956&mlon=80.20615#map=17/8.13956/80.20615) Hotel Ellerton · Gampola 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06049&mlon=80.18642#map=17/8.06049/80.18642) Mall Bandara Stores · Miyellewa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00517&mlon=80.10547#map=17/8.00517/80.10547) School Giribawa Maha Vidyalaya · Ihala Giribawa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11758&mlon=80.19256#map=17/8.11758/80.19256) College Giribawa The English Bank Academy · Ihala Giribawa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10354&mlon=80.21792#map=17/8.10354/80.21792) Police station Giribawa Police Station · Pahala Giribawa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11738&mlon=80.18894#map=17/8.11738/80.18894) 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 - Bambare - Damsopura - Gampola - Gurulupitigama - Halmillagala - Hasthirajapura - Hettiarachchigama - Ihala Giribawa - Ihala Maradankadawala - Jayanthipura - Kokmaduwa - Madige - Mahasenpura - Mailewa - Orugala - Pahala Giribawa - Pathane Wewa - Perakumpura - Sandagala Palatha - Sangabopura - Sangappalaya - Serasumgala - Solepura - Solewewa - Thambutta - Thammennawa - Thammitagama - Thimbiripokuna - Wannikudawewa - Warawewa - Weerapokuna - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Pothana?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothana?Hettiarachchigama, Ihala Maradankadawala, Pahala Giribawa, Warawewa and Weragala - How many villages are in Pothana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pothana?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pothana?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothana?Pahala Giribawa Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothana?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothana?Boc, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothana?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothana?LK6103110 (OCHA common operational dataset)