# Tharapotha GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/tharapotha/ Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division # Tharapotha Tharapotha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.51 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.5km² - 141 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tharapotha? Tharapotha 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 10 other GN divisions: [Etagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/etagahawela/), [Henepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/henepola/), [Hidagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/hidagolla/), [Kanduboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/kanduboda/), [Kongoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kongoda/), [Madawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/madawa/), [Pothubowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/pothubowa/), [Tigola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/tigola/), [Udanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/udanagama/) and [Wewagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/wewagedara/). By area it is the 5806th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/). The centre of Tharapotha is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4717° N, 80.4301° E. Local names: තාරාපොත . 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 Tharapotha Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Tharapotha. Settlements here lie between about 130 m and 184 m above sea level (median 141 m). - Lindapitiya - Madawa Kanduboda - Tarapota - Wewagammedda 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 Tharapotha Named natural and historic features inside Tharapotha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Barandana Tank ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates; 1 estate. - Lizziedale - Tankelle - Udanagama 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 Tharapotha 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 Tharapotha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawathagama Divisional Hospital · Mawathagama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44040&mlon=80.44802#map=17/7.44040/80.44802) Bank Sampath Bank · Mawathagama West 4.4 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 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48100&mlon=80.36039#map=17/7.48100/80.36039) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Galapitamulla 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49335&mlon=80.42936#map=17/7.49335/80.42936) Hotel Asliya Hotels · Pilessa Ihalagama 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45254&mlon=80.42070#map=17/7.45254/80.42070) Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) School Tiny Tots Preschool · Mehiella South 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47409&mlon=80.39108#map=17/7.47409/80.39108) College Acvamas Institute - මල්ලවපිටිය · Mehiella South 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47450&mlon=80.38950#map=17/7.47450/80.38950) Police station Mawathagama Police Station · Mawathagama 4.9 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 - Pothubowa - Rathneggama - Samodagama - Singhapura - Tigola - Uda Iguruwatta - Udakottamulla - Udanagama - Uggalpaya - Wadiyagoda - Waraddana - Watareka - Welikumbura - Wewagedara - Yatiwala ## Quick answers - Where is Tharapotha?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Tharapotha?Etagahawela, Henepola, Hidagolla, Kanduboda, Kongoda, Madawa, Pothubowa, Tigola, Udanagama and Wewagedara - How many villages are in Tharapotha?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tharapotha?Settlements lie between 130 m and 184 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Tharapotha?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Tharapotha?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Tharapotha?Mawathagama Divisional Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tharapotha?Sampath Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tharapotha?Sampath Bank (Metro), about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tharapotha?Lanka filling station, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tharapotha?LK6160040 (OCHA common operational dataset)