# Pothuvila GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/pothuvila/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Pothuvila Pothuvila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **18.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 18.9km² - 175 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pothuvila? Pothuvila lies in [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/), [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: [Bogolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/bogolla/), [Dambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/dambe/), [Elagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/elagamuwa/), [Halmillawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/halmillawewa/), [Kalugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/kalugala/), [Pallekele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/pallekele/), [Pibidunugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pibidunugama/), [Rekevula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/rekevula/), [Siyambalawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/siyambalawewa/) and [Thalakolawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thalakolawewa/). By area it is the 522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Pothuvila is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8173° N, 80.4812° E. Local names: පොතුවිල . 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 Pothuvila Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pothuvila. - Pothuwila - Potuwila 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 Pothuvila Named natural and historic features inside Pothuvila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Borowalla Wewa ### History 1 ruin. - Viharehinna 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 Pothuvila 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 Pothuvila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polpithigama Divisional Hospital · Polpithigama 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81518&mlon=80.40517#map=17/7.81518/80.40517) Bank HNB Bank · Danduyaya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75713&mlon=80.56868#map=17/7.75713/80.56868) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Madithiyagolla Hotel · Polgahangoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72688&mlon=80.51268#map=17/7.72688/80.51268) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Aluthwewa Kanitu Vidyalaya · Aluthwewa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79410&mlon=80.51787#map=17/7.79410/80.51787) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station - Galewela · Galewela Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76325&mlon=80.57419#map=17/7.76325/80.57419) 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 Polpitigama DS Division - Agare - Ambagaswewa - Amunakole - Angulgamuwa - Baddegama - Bakmeewewa - Balagolla - Bogolla - Bulnewa - Dagama - Dambe - Deegama - Dekanduwala - Dembatagala - Doraweruwa - Elagamuwa - Galagedaragama - Galahitiyagama - Galgiriyawa - Galketiyagama - Galtenwewa - Hakwatunawa - Halmillawewa - Hangamuwa - Hathigamuwa - Hathpokuna - Henawa - Herathgama - Ihala Thelambiyawa - Ihala Thimbiriyawa - Imihaminegama - Indigolla - Kalawana - Kalugalla - Kambuwatawana - Keralankadawala - Kiribamunegama - Koruwawa - Kosgaha Ela - Kumbukkadawala - Kumbukulawa - Madagalla - Madahapola - Maeliya North - Maeliya South - Makulpotha - Mal Asna - Mamunugama - Medakanda - Meegaswewa - Moragollagama - Morotta - Nikawehera - Nikawewa - Niyandawanaya - Pallekele - Paragaha Ela - Pathirennegama - Pohorawatta - Polgahangoda - Polpithigama - Ponnilawa - Rambe - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalawa - Thalpathwewa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Pothuvila?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothuvila?Bogolla, Dambe, Elagamuwa, Halmillawewa, Kalugala, Pallekele, Pibidunugama, Rekevula, Siyambalawewa and Thalakolawewa - How many villages are in Pothuvila?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pothuvila?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pothuvila?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuvila?Polpithigama Divisional Hospital, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothuvila?HNB Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuvila?Commercial Bank ATM, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuvila?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 9.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothuvila?LK6127130 (OCHA common operational dataset)