# Thambarawa GN division, Wariyapola DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/thambarawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Wariyapola DS Division 

# Thambarawa

Thambarawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wariyapola DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.7km²
- 1mapped services
- 80 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thambarawa?

Thambarawa lies in [Wariyapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/), [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: [Ipalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/ipalawa/), [Naramana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/naramana/), [Nelliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/nelliya/), [Netiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/netiya/) and [Pothuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/pothuwewa/). By area it is the 3169th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Wariyapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/). The centre of Thambarawa is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6680° N, 80.2706° E. Local names: තඹරව .

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 Thambarawa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thambarawa.

- Tambarawa

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 Thambarawa

Named natural and historic features inside Thambarawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

4 reservoirs and tanks.

- Dalupothe Wewa
- Nut Wewa
- Watte Wewa
- Yadura Wewa

### Estates

2 estates.

- Malagane
- Potuwewa

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 Thambarawa 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 Thambarawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Health Care Hospital · Wariyapola 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61993&mlon=80.24569#map=17/7.61993/80.24569) 

Bank NDB Bank · Wariyapola 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62078&mlon=80.24518#map=17/7.62078/80.24518) 

ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filing Station · Ginipendegama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63976&mlon=80.23095#map=17/7.63976/80.23095) 

Hotel pawana hotel · Werella 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66642&mlon=80.22580#map=17/7.66642/80.22580) 

Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) 

School Malagane Maha Vidyalaya · Thambarawa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66680&mlon=80.27747#map=17/7.66680/80.27747) 

College Teachers Training Institute · Vilakatupotha 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61700&mlon=80.23317#map=17/7.61700/80.23317) 

Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62815&mlon=80.24088#map=17/7.62815/80.24088) 

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 Thambarawa

Places mapped inside Thambarawa in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Wariyapola DS Division

- Ambakadawara
- Amunugama
- Avulegama
- Bayawa
- Deegithawa
- Divulakele
- Ebawalapitiya
- Elavitigama
- Embawa
- Ethawa
- Ginipendegama
- Goluwawa
- Habarawa
- Halmillewa
- Hettigedara
- Horombuwa
- Ipalawa
- Kahagolla
- Karagaswewa
- Karandawetiya
- Kelegama
- Kithulwehera
- Konotta
- Madatuwa
- Magulagama
- Malwana
- Mamunuwa
- Medagama
- Mellapotta
- Minuwangete
- Mirihanegama
- Muwanwellegedara
- Nabadawewa
- Naramana
- Nelliya
- Netiya
- Padeniya
- Pattalegedara
- Pennithawa
- Piyumgalla
- Pothuwewa
- Rabukana
- Randeniya
- Rathmale
- Thennakongama
- Thissawa
- Vilakatupotha
- Walpaluwa
- Wanduressa
- Wanduressa Welgala
- Wariyapola
- Welawa
- Werapola
- Werella
- Wewagedara

## Quick answers

- Where is Thambarawa?In Wariyapola DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Thambarawa?Ipalawa, Naramana, Nelliya, Netiya and Pothuwewa
- How many villages are in Thambarawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thambarawa?4 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Thambarawa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thambarawa?Health Care Hospital , about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thambarawa?NDB Bank, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thambarawa?PET, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thambarawa?Lanka Filing Station, about 5.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thambarawa?LK6136125 (OCHA common operational dataset)
