# Thalpathwewa GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thalpathwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Thalpathwewa Thalpathwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.52 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.5km² - 120 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalpathwewa? Thalpathwewa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dembatagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/dembatagala/), [Galtenwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/galtenwewa/), [Hathpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/hathpokuna/), [Koruwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/koruwawa/) and [Mal Asna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/mal-asna/). By area it is the 4277th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Thalpathwewa is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7801° N, 80.3854° E. Local names: තල්පත්වැව . 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 Thalpathwewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Thalpathwewa. Settlements here lie between about 120 m and 120 m above sea level (median 120 m). - Alutwegedara - Kaduruwewa - Talpatwewa - Wadupolayagama 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 Thalpathwewa Named natural and historic features inside Thalpathwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Aluthwegedara Wewa - Eriminnagama Wewa ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Horouwewa 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 Thalpathwewa 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 Thalpathwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polpithigama Divisional Hospital · Polpithigama 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81518&mlon=80.40517#map=17/7.81518/80.40517) Bank bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank · Bakmeegahawatta 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85388&mlon=80.30289#map=17/7.85388/80.30289) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Mankada Hotel Giriulla · Maeliya North 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74658&mlon=80.41427#map=17/7.74658/80.41427) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Galtenwewa Vidyalaya · Galtenwewa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79005&mlon=80.40308#map=17/7.79005/80.40308) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 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 - Rambe - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalawa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Thalpathwewa?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalpathwewa?Dembatagala, Galtenwewa, Hathpokuna, Koruwawa and Mal Asna - How many villages are in Thalpathwewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thalpathwewa?Settlements lie between 120 m and 120 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thalpathwewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thalpathwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalpathwewa?Polpithigama Divisional Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalpathwewa?bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalpathwewa?People's Bank ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalpathwewa?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalpathwewa?LK6127170 (OCHA common operational dataset)