# Thalgaswewa GN division, Anamaduwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/thalgaswewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Anamaduwa DS Division # Thalgaswewa Thalgaswewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.34 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.3km² - 1mapped services - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalgaswewa? Thalgaswewa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Alankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/alankulama/), [Gallewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/gallewa/), [Karambewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/karambewa/), [Labugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/labugala/) and [Periyakulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/periyakulama/). By area it is the 6144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/). The centre of Thalgaswewa is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9168° N, 80.0465° E. Local names: තල්ගස්වැව . 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 Thalgaswewa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Thalgaswewa. Settlements here lie between about 55 m and 56 m above sea level (median 55 m). - Dunumadalawa - Talgaswewa - Urupeththawa - Wembuwewa - Wetiyegedara 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 Thalgaswewa Named natural and historic features inside Thalgaswewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Dunumadalawa Wewa - Kiurl Wewa - Talgas Wewa - Wetiyegedara 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 Thalgaswewa 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 Thalgaswewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital VTA (vocational Training Authority ‘Anamaduwa‘ · Anamaduwa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87398&mlon=80.01429#map=17/7.87398/80.01429) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Thammennagama 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87990&mlon=80.01216#map=17/7.87990/80.01216) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Anamaduwa gas station · Thammennagama 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87948&mlon=80.01199#map=17/7.87948/80.01199) Hotel Mud House · Uriyawa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92463&mlon=80.01484#map=17/7.92463/80.01484) Mall Janitha Oil Mart · Miyellewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00416&mlon=80.10552#map=17/8.00416/80.10552) School Vimalarathna kumaragama school · Thalgaswewa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91388&mlon=80.04498#map=17/7.91388/80.04498) College Technical College Anamaduwa · Bammannegama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89031&mlon=80.02165#map=17/7.89031/80.02165) Police station Anamaduwa police · Anamaduwa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87480&mlon=80.01322#map=17/7.87480/80.01322) 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 Thalgaswewa Places mapped inside Thalgaswewa 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 Anamaduwa DS Division - 07 Gammanaya - Alankulama - 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 - Thammennagama - Thattewa - Thonigala - Uppalawatta - Uriyawa - Viharagama - Wadatta - Wadigamangawa ## Quick answers - Where is Thalgaswewa?In Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalgaswewa?Alankulama, Gallewa, Karambewa, Labugala and Periyakulama - How many villages are in Thalgaswewa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thalgaswewa?Settlements lie between 55 m and 56 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thalgaswewa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thalgaswewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalgaswewa?VTA (vocational Training Authority ‘Anamaduwa‘, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalgaswewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalgaswewa?HNB, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalgaswewa?Anamaduwa gas station, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalgaswewa?LK6224075 (OCHA common operational dataset)