# Karambe GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/karambe/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Karambe Karambe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **5.67 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.7km² - 1mapped services - 129 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karambe? Karambe lies in [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Deheneggama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/deheneggama/), [Kadambawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kadambawa/), [Kandubadagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kandubadagama/), [Kattambuwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kattambuwawa/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/medagama/), [Metiyakgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/metiyakgama/), [Niyandawanaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/niyandawanaya/) and [Pailigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pailigama/). By area it is the 2508th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Karambe is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8071° N, 80.3434° E. Local names: කරඹේ . 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 Karambe Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Karambe. - Dehaneggama - Hammillewa 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). ## Weather in Karambe 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 Karambe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polpithigama Divisional Hospital · Polpithigama 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81518&mlon=80.40517#map=17/7.81518/80.40517) Bank bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank · Bakmeegahawatta 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85388&mlon=80.30289#map=17/7.85388/80.30289) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Ayurveda Paradise Maho · Divullewa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82726&mlon=80.31305#map=17/7.82726/80.31305) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Karambe Maha Vidyalaya · Karambe 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78923&mlon=80.34315#map=17/7.78923/80.34315) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 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 Karambe Places mapped inside Karambe 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 Maho DS Division - Ambagaswewa - Atawarala - Bakmeegahawatta - Balagollagama - Balalla - Bamunugama - Daladagama - Dampitigama - Deheneggama - Digana - Divullewa - Embogama - Gajaneggama - Gala Ambagaswewa - Galewewa - Gallewa - Heenuggala - Heenukwewa - Hithokadawala - Ihalagama - Imbulgodayagama - Ipalogama - Kadambawa - Kandubadagama - Karuwalagahawatta - Kattambuwawa - Katuwannawa - Kekunawa - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombakadawala - Konwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Liyanagama - Madurugama - Mahawa East - Mahawa West - Makaduwawa - Maningamuwa - Medagama - Metiyakgama - Mirihanpitigama - Moonamalegama - Moragaswewa - Nagollagama - Nettipalagama - Pahala Balalla - Pahalagama - Pailigama - Palugaswewa - Panwewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Karambe?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karambe?Deheneggama, Kadambawa, Kandubadagama, Kattambuwawa, Medagama, Metiyakgama, Niyandawanaya and Pailigama - How many villages are in Karambe?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Karambe?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Karambe?Polpithigama Divisional Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karambe?bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karambe?People's Bank ATM, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karambe?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karambe?LK6124165 (OCHA common operational dataset)