# Pothuwewa GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pothuwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Pothuwewa Pothuwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **5.22 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.2km² - 75 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pothuwewa? Pothuwewa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Gajaneggama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/gajaneggama/), [Katuwannawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/katuwannawa/), [Panwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/panwewa/), [Thalagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thalagalla/) and [Wanduressa Welgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/wanduressa-welgala/). By area it is the 2802nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Pothuwewa is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7392° N, 80.2781° E. Local names: පොතුවැව . 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 Pothuwewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pothuwewa. Settlements here lie between about 70 m and 75 m above sea level (median 75 m). - Embalegoda - Halpanwewa - Mahakatuwannawa - Wedandegama 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 Pothuwewa Named natural and historic features inside Pothuwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Emballegoda 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 Pothuwewa 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 Pothuwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Maho · Madurugama 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82278&mlon=80.27780#map=17/7.82278/80.27780) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel City Line guest house · Rekogama 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82005&mlon=80.27392#map=17/7.82005/80.27392) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Gunapala Malalasekara School · Thisnampalagama 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79511&mlon=80.28389#map=17/7.79511/80.28389) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 9.6 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 9.5 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. ## 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 - Pahalagama - Pailigama - Palugaswewa - Panwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Pothuwewa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothuwewa?Gajaneggama, Katuwannawa, Panwewa, Thalagalla and Wanduressa Welgala - How many villages are in Pothuwewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pothuwewa?Settlements lie between 70 m and 75 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pothuwewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pothuwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuwewa?District Hospital Maho, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothuwewa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuwewa?PET, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuwewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothuwewa?LK6124320 (OCHA common operational dataset)