# Thalawa GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Thalawa Thalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.21 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.2km² - 1mapped services - 142 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalawa? Thalawa 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: [Bulnewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/bulnewa/), [Siyambalangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/siyambalangamuwa/), [Siyambalangamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/siyambalangamuwa-south/) and [Thaladapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thaladapitiya/). By area it is the 3570th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Thalawa is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9406° N, 80.4363° E. Local names: තලාව . 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 Thalawa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thalawa. Settlements here lie between about 138 m and 152 m above sea level (median 142 m). - Henneggama - Potana - Thalawa 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 Thalawa Named natural and historic features inside Thalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Katupath 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 Thalawa 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 Thalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bulnewa Weda Madura · Bulnewa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92306&mlon=80.43060#map=17/7.92306/80.43060) Bank Co-Operative Rural Bank · Ehetuwewa 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93691&mlon=80.34640#map=17/7.93691/80.34640) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump SUNIL JAYARATHNA FILLING STATION · Bulnewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04437&mlon=80.44604#map=17/8.04437/80.44604) Hotel Yapahuwa Paradise Resort · Moragollagama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90500&mlon=80.42231#map=17/7.90500/80.42231) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Siyambalangamuwa Primary School · Siyambalangamuwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93927&mlon=80.45408#map=17/7.93927/80.45408) College Thalawa Central College · Thalawa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93806&mlon=80.43940#map=17/7.93806/80.43940) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thalawa Places mapped inside Thalawa in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## 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 - Rambe - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalpathwewa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Thalawa?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalawa?Bulnewa, Siyambalangamuwa, Siyambalangamuwa South and Thaladapitiya - How many villages are in Thalawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thalawa?Settlements lie between 138 m and 152 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thalawa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thalawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalawa?Bulnewa Weda Madura, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalawa?Co-Operative Rural Bank, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalawa?HNB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalawa?SUNIL JAYARATHNA FILLING STATION, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalawa?LK6127015 (OCHA common operational dataset)