# Alankulama GN division, Anamaduwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/alankulama/ Grama Niladhari division · Anamaduwa DS Division # Alankulama Alankulama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **11.2 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.2km² - 1mapped services - 65 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alankulama? Alankulama lies in [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Digannewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/digannewatta/), [Karambewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/karambewa/), [Labugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/labugala/), [Maha Uswewa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/maha-uswewa-north/), [Merungoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/merungoda/) and [Thalgaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/thalgaswewa/). By area it is the 1043rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/). The centre of Alankulama is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9257° N, 80.0734° E. Local names: ආලංකුලම . 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 Alankulama Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Alankulama. Settlements here lie between about 57 m and 79 m above sea level (median 65 m). - Alankulama - Govi Gammanaya - Ihalawewa - Kuratihena - Medagama - Puladiyawa - Siyambalawatte - Uguressewa - Yaddigama 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 Alankulama Named natural and historic features inside Alankulama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Alankulama Wewa - Ihala Wewa - Ilapattagaha Wewa - Kuratihena Wewa - Nuragama Wewa - Podikoluwa Ela - Pulandiyawa Wewa - Siyambalawatta Wewa - Wattegedara 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 Alankulama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alankulama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital VTA (vocational Training Authority ‘Anamaduwa‘ · Anamaduwa 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87398&mlon=80.01429#map=17/7.87398/80.01429) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Thammennagama 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87990&mlon=80.01216#map=17/7.87990/80.01216) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Anamaduwa gas station · Thammennagama 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87948&mlon=80.01199#map=17/7.87948/80.01199) Hotel Mud House · Uriyawa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92463&mlon=80.01484#map=17/7.92463/80.01484) Mall Janitha Oil Mart · Miyellewa 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00416&mlon=80.10552#map=17/8.00416/80.10552) School Vimalarathna kumaragama school · Thalgaswewa 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91388&mlon=80.04498#map=17/7.91388/80.04498) College Technical College Anamaduwa · Bammannegama 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89031&mlon=80.02165#map=17/7.89031/80.02165) Police station Nawagattegama Police Station · Kirimetiyawa 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99863&mlon=80.10235#map=17/7.99863/80.10235) 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 Alankulama Places mapped inside Alankulama in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 Anamaduwa DS Division - 07 Gammanaya - Anamaduwa - Bammannegama - Dharmapalaya - Divulwewa - Gallewa - Karambewa - Koilandigama - Kothalakemiyawa - Kottukachchiya - Kottukachchiya Colony 1 - Kottukachchiya Colony 2 - Labugala - Maha Uswewa North - Maha Uswewa South - Mellankulama - Merungoda - Mudalakkuliya - Paliyagama - Paramakandagama - Peramakuttuwa - Periyakulama - Sangattikulama - Siyambalagashena - Thalakolawewa - Thalgaswewa - Thammennagama - Thattewa - Thonigala - Uppalawatta - Uriyawa - Viharagama - Wadatta - Wadigamangawa ## Quick answers - Where is Alankulama?In Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alankulama?Digannewatta, Karambewa, Labugala, Maha Uswewa North, Merungoda and Thalgaswewa - How many villages are in Alankulama?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Alankulama?Settlements lie between 57 m and 79 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Alankulama?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Alankulama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Alankulama?VTA (vocational Training Authority ‘Anamaduwa‘, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alankulama?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alankulama?HNB, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alankulama?Anamaduwa gas station, about 8.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alankulama?LK6224055 (OCHA common operational dataset)