# Pothubowa GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/pothubowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division # Pothubowa Pothubowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.61 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 136 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pothubowa? Pothubowa lies in [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/), [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: [Arampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/arampola/), [Ellagonna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/ellagonna/), [Henepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/henepola/), [Maralanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/maralanda/), [Tharapotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/tharapotha/) and [Tigola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/tigola/). By area it is the 8014th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/). The centre of Pothubowa is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4600° N, 80.4367° E. Local names: පොතුබෝව . 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 Pothubowa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pothubowa. Settlements here lie between about 132 m and 140 m above sea level (median 136 m). - Ahasyanapitiya - Dalupota - Kovilanda - Potubowa - Welikanda 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 Pothubowa 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 Pothubowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawathagama Divisional Hospital · Mawathagama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44040&mlon=80.44802#map=17/7.44040/80.44802) Bank Sampath Bank · Mawathagama West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43424&mlon=80.44382#map=17/7.43424/80.44382) ATM Sampath Bank (Metro) · Kurunegala Town - South 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48100&mlon=80.36039#map=17/7.48100/80.36039) Petrol pump Filling Station · Mawathagama West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43403&mlon=80.44409#map=17/7.43403/80.44409) Hotel Asliya Hotels · Pilessa Ihalagama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45254&mlon=80.42070#map=17/7.45254/80.42070) Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) School Roman Catholic Primary School · Samodagama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43206&mlon=80.44680#map=17/7.43206/80.44680) College National Youth Corps Traning Center · Mawathagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43132&mlon=80.45414#map=17/7.43132/80.45414) Police station Mawathagama Police Station · Mawathagama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43254&mlon=80.44991#map=17/7.43254/80.44991) 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 Mawathagama DS Division - Akade - Arampola - Arampola Watta North - Arampola Watta South - Bandaragala - Barandana - Boyagoda - Bulathwatta - Delgolla Watta North - Delgolla Watta South - Delpaddana - Dunukewatta - Ellagonna - Eriminna - Etagahawela - Galapitamulla - Gonagala - Gonagaldeniya - Halwahala - Henepola - Hettipola - Hidagolla - Ihala Weligepola - Ilukewela North - Ilukewela South - Kahandawelipotha - Kahapathwala - Kahapathwala North - Kalugamuwa - Kandehena - Kanduboda - Katugampalagedara - Kongaswala - Kossinna - Kotikapala - Kotikapola Ihalagama - Madawa - Malandeniya - Maralanda - Maswewa - Mawathagama - Mawathagama North - Mawathagama South - Mawathagama West - Meddegamgoda - Mee/ Pallegama East - Mee/Medagamgoda - Mee/Pallegama West - Mee/Udagama - Mee/Wambugamgoda - Metibokka - Nawa Pothubowa - Paragahadeniya - Pilessa Ihalagama - Pilessa Pahalagama - Rathneggama - Samodagama - Singhapura - Tharapotha - Tigola - Uda Iguruwatta - Udakottamulla - Udanagama - Uggalpaya - Wadiyagoda - Waraddana - Watareka - Welikumbura - Wewagedara - Yatiwala ## Quick answers - Where is Pothubowa?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothubowa?Arampola, Ellagonna, Henepola, Maralanda, Tharapotha and Tigola - How many villages are in Pothubowa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pothubowa?Settlements lie between 132 m and 140 m - What is the best time to visit Pothubowa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothubowa?Mawathagama Divisional Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothubowa?Sampath Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothubowa?Sampath Bank (Metro), about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothubowa?Filling Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothubowa?LK6160065 (OCHA common operational dataset)