# Rambe GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/rambe/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Rambe Rambe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.25 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.2km² ## Where is Rambe? Rambe 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 4 other GN divisions: [Maeliya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/maeliya-south/), [Thalwehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thalwehera/), [Thambuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thambuwa/) and [Uthuruwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/uthuruwella/). By area it is the 6353rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Rambe is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7303° N, 80.4276° E. Local names: රඹේ . 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 Rambe Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rambe. - Ihala Muhudugamuwa 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 Rambe Named natural and historic features inside Rambe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Palugas Wewa - Telambiyagedera Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Agara 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 Rambe 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 Rambe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polpithigama Divisional Hospital · Polpithigama 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81518&mlon=80.40517#map=17/7.81518/80.40517) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Puswellegama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63736&mlon=80.50515#map=17/7.63736/80.50515) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) Hotel Mankada Hotel Giriulla · Maeliya North 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74658&mlon=80.41427#map=17/7.74658/80.41427) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Galtenwewa Vidyalaya · Galtenwewa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79005&mlon=80.40308#map=17/7.79005/80.40308) College S.b Herath National School · Nelawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65556&mlon=80.34683#map=17/7.65556/80.34683) Police station Gokarella Police Station · Siyambalawehera 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59539&mlon=80.48023#map=17/7.59539/80.48023) 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 - Pothuvila - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalawa - Thalpathwewa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Rambe?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rambe?Maeliya South, Thalwehera, Thambuwa and Uthuruwella - How many villages are in Rambe?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Rambe?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Rambe?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rambe?Polpithigama Divisional Hospital, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rambe?Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rambe?People's Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rambe?Gasstation, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rambe?LK6127335 (OCHA common operational dataset)