# Thattewa GN division, Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/thattewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Anamaduwa DS Division # Thattewa Thattewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **9.50 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.5km² - 63 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thattewa? Thattewa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Anamaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/anamaduwa/), [Divulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/divulwewa/), [Peramakuttuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/peramakuttuwa/), [Siyambalagashena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/siyambalagashena/), [Thammennagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/thammennagama/), [Uppalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/uppalawatta/), [Wadatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/wadatta/) and [Wadigamangawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/wadigamangawa/). By area it is the 1298th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/). The centre of Thattewa is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8722° N, 79.9859° E. Local names: තට්ටෑව . 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 Thattewa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Thattewa. Settlements here lie between about 57 m and 72 m above sea level (median 63 m). - Kadamuttanwelawetiya - Karambelanda - Pahala Acharigama - Radagama - Thattewa 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 Thattewa Named natural and historic features inside Thattewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Pahalagama Wewa - Thattawa Wewa - Wembu Wewa - Wetiya Wewa - Wetiya 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 Thattewa 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 Thattewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Anamaduwa Hospital · Anamaduwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88508&mlon=80.00239#map=17/7.88508/80.00239) Bank People's Bank · Anamaduwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87649&mlon=80.01168#map=17/7.87649/80.01168) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Anamaduwa gas station · Thammennagama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87948&mlon=80.01199#map=17/7.87948/80.01199) Hotel Hotel Gemlight · Thammennagama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88461&mlon=80.00869#map=17/7.88461/80.00869) Mall Janitha Oil Mart · Miyellewa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00416&mlon=80.10552#map=17/8.00416/80.10552) School Anamaduwa primary school · Anamaduwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87282&mlon=80.01458#map=17/7.87282/80.01458) College Anamaduwa Central College · Anamaduwa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87585&mlon=80.01298#map=17/7.87585/80.01298) Police station Anamaduwa police · Anamaduwa 3.0 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. ## 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 - Thalgaswewa - Thammennagama - Thonigala - Uppalawatta - Uriyawa - Viharagama - Wadatta - Wadigamangawa ## Quick answers - Where is Thattewa?In Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thattewa?Anamaduwa, Divulwewa, Peramakuttuwa, Siyambalagashena, Thammennagama, Uppalawatta, Wadatta and Wadigamangawa - How many villages are in Thattewa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thattewa?Settlements lie between 57 m and 72 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thattewa?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thattewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thattewa?Anamaduwa Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thattewa?People's Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thattewa?HNB, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thattewa?Anamaduwa gas station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thattewa?LK6224110 (OCHA common operational dataset)