# Pahalagama GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pahalagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Pahalagama Pahalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **6.49 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.5km² - 1mapped services - 107 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pahalagama? Pahalagama 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: [Bamunugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/bamunugama/), [Eriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/eriyawa/), [Hunugallewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/hunugallewa/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/ihalagama/), [Kohombakadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kohombakadawala/), [Moragaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/moragaswewa/), [Nabadewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ehetuwewa/nabadewa/) and [Yaddigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/yaddigama/). By area it is the 2135th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Pahalagama is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8768° N, 80.3406° E. Local names: පහළගම . 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 Pahalagama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pahalagama. - Gallewa - Pahalagama 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 Pahalagama Named natural and historic features inside Pahalagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 garden. - Kapuwegama ### Estates 1 estate. - Pahala Iribissewa 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 Pahalagama 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 Pahalagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ehetuwewa Hospital · Ehetuwewa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93645&mlon=80.34725#map=17/7.93645/80.34725) Bank bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank · Bakmeegahawatta 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85388&mlon=80.30289#map=17/7.85388/80.30289) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel Hotel Yapahuwa Paradise · Divullewa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82874&mlon=80.31118#map=17/7.82874/80.31118) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School pahalagama mv ground · Pahalagama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88212&mlon=80.32115#map=17/7.88212/80.32115) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 8.5 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 8.8 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 Pahalagama Places mapped inside Pahalagama 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 - Karambe - 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 - Pailigama - Palugaswewa - Panwewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Pahalagama?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahalagama?Bamunugama, Eriyawa, Hunugallewa, Ihalagama, Kohombakadawala, Moragaswewa, Nabadewa and Yaddigama - How many villages are in Pahalagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pahalagama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahalagama?Ehetuwewa Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahalagama?bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahalagama?Lanka Filling Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahalagama?LK6124015 (OCHA common operational dataset)