# Ambakandavila GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ambakandavila/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Ambakandavila Ambakandavila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **5.08 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.1km² - 6mapped services - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ambakandavila? Ambakandavila lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Inigodawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/inigodawela/), [Iranavila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/iranavila-west/), [Kakkapalliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kakkapalliya/) and [Welihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/welihena/). By area it is the 2876th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.5% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Ambakandavila is about 67 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5323° N, 79.8005° E. Local names: අඹකඳවිල . 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 Ambakandavila Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ambakandavila. - Ambakandavila - Ambakandawila 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 Ambakandavila Named natural and historic features inside Ambakandavila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Chilaw Lake ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Ambakandawila 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 Ambakandavila 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 Ambakandavila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) Bank HNB · Pitipana North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57198&mlon=79.79787#map=17/7.57198/79.79787) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kakkapalliya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53574&mlon=79.82022#map=17/7.53574/79.82022) Hotel Hi-Win Hotel · Ambakandavila 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53810&mlon=79.79351#map=17/7.53810/79.79351) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Ananda National School - Chilaw · Pitipana East 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57155&mlon=79.80010#map=17/7.57155/79.80010) College Esoft Metro College Chilaw · Pitipana North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57293&mlon=79.79715#map=17/7.57293/79.79715) Police station Chilaw Police Station · Weralabada 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57623&mlon=79.78798#map=17/7.57623/79.78798) 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 Ambakandavila Places mapped inside Ambakandavila in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 - Cinemas1 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 Chilaw DS Division - Aluthwatta - Aluthwatta - Dambakele - Deduruoya - Egodawatta - Ichchampitiya - Ihala Olidaluwa - Ilippadeniya - Inigodawela - Kakkapalliya - Kanattawa - Karavita - Karavitagara East - Karavitagara West - Kokkavila - Kurusapaduwa - Maha Vilattawa - Maikkulama - Manuwangama East - Manuwangama West - Maradankulama - Melpura - Merawala - Mugunuwatawana - Mungandaluwa East - Mungandaluwa West - Munneshwarama - Nariyagama North - Nariyagama South - Olidaluwa - Parappanmulla - Pitipana East - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Ambakandavila?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ambakandavila?Inigodawela, Iranavila West, Kakkapalliya and Welihena - How many villages are in Ambakandavila?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ambakandavila?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ambakandavila?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ambakandavila?HNB, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ambakandavila?Commercial Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambakandavila?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ambakandavila?LK6233240 (OCHA common operational dataset)