# Thambutta GN division, Giribawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/thambutta/ Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division # Thambutta Thambutta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **5.82 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.8km² - 92 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thambutta? Thambutta 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 6 other GN divisions: [Aliyawetunuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/aliyawetunuwewa/), [Ihala Giribawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/ihala-giribawa/), [Kokmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/kokmaduwa/), [Madige](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/madige/), [Mailewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/mailewa/) and [Thammennawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/thammennawa/). By area it is the 2439th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Thambutta is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0913° N, 80.2277° E. Local names: තඹුත්ත . 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 Thambutta Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thambutta. Settlements here lie between about 92 m and 93 m above sea level (median 92 m). - Badagama - Siyambalagama - Tambutta 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 Thambutta Named natural and historic features inside Thambutta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Alut Wewa - Dangaha Wewa - Kuda Tammennawa Wewa - Siyambalagama Wewa - Tambutta 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 Thambutta 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 Thambutta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pahala Giribawa Hospital · Ihala Giribawa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11683&mlon=80.19362#map=17/8.11683/80.19362) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Maha Thimbirikalla 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16294&mlon=80.21817#map=17/8.16294/80.21817) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Serasumgala 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13956&mlon=80.20615#map=17/8.13956/80.20615) Hotel Ellerton · Gampola 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06049&mlon=80.18642#map=17/8.06049/80.18642) Mall vilasithaa lk · Kepela 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.07930&mlon=80.31404#map=17/8.07930/80.31404) School Giribawa Maha Vidyalaya · Ihala Giribawa 4.8 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 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10078&mlon=80.21820#map=17/8.10078/80.21820) Police station Giribawa Police Station · Pahala Giribawa 5.2 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 - Pothana - Sandagala Palatha - Sangabopura - Sangappalaya - Serasumgala - Solepura - Solewewa - Thammennawa - Thammitagama - Thimbiripokuna - Wannikudawewa - Warawewa - Weerapokuna - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Thambutta?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thambutta?Aliyawetunuwewa, Ihala Giribawa, Kokmaduwa, Madige, Mailewa and Thammennawa - How many villages are in Thambutta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thambutta?Settlements lie between 92 m and 93 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thambutta?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thambutta?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thambutta?Pahala Giribawa Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thambutta?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thambutta?Boc, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thambutta?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thambutta?LK6103150 (OCHA common operational dataset)