# Pothuwatawana GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/pothuwatawana/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Pothuwatawana Pothuwatawana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.6km² - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pothuwatawana? Pothuwatawana lies in [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/), [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: [Hundirapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/hundirapola/), [Hundirapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/hundirapola/), [Kahatavila Part](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kahatavila-part/), [Kahatavila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kahatavila-west/), [Lihiriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/lihiriyagama/) and [Thulawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/thulawala/). By area it is the 5635th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Pothuwatawana is about 48 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3585° N, 79.9224° E. Local names: පොතුවටවන . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Pothuwatawana ### Nearby, outside Pothuwatawana - Brickworks · attraction, Thambaravila10 km - Marawila beach · attraction, Maravila Wella13 km - Club Sha Lanka · attraction, Ettukala16 km - J.B. Vistarini · memorial, Muttakkarai North19 km - Negombo Dutch Fort · archaeological site, Muttakkarai North19 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Pothuwatawana - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo20 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo60 km ### Nearest railway station Lunuwila (Lunuvila South), about 6.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:56). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Pothuwatawana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pothuwatawana. - Potuwatavana 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 Pothuwatawana Named natural and historic features inside Pothuwatawana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Potuwatavana Wewa ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Kahatawila - Kahatawila 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 Pothuwatawana 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 Pothuwatawana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lunuwila Hospital · Lunuvila West 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34868&mlon=79.86165#map=17/7.34868/79.86165) Bank peoples bank · Meda Kottaramulla 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37741&mlon=79.87499#map=17/7.37741/79.87499) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Bothalegama · Bothalegama 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36390&mlon=79.88066#map=17/7.36390/79.88066) Hotel Galagedara · Irabadagama 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31667&mlon=79.95000#map=17/7.31667/79.95000) Mall Cargills Food City · Pannala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32903&mlon=80.02464#map=17/7.32903/80.02464) School Little castle pre school · Lihiriyagama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34445&mlon=79.93176#map=17/7.34445/79.93176) College Sandalanka Central College · Wetakeyawa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32180&mlon=79.96212#map=17/7.32180/79.96212) Police station Koswatta Police · Koswatta South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37451&mlon=79.89845#map=17/7.37451/79.89845) 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 Dankotuwa DS Division - Bothalegama - Dankotuwa East - Dankotuwa North - Dankotuwa South - Dankotuwa West - Dikwela - Etiyawala North - Etiyawala South - Godella - Gonavila North - Gonavila South - Haldanduwana North - Haldanduwana South - Haldanduwana West - Hundirapola - Ihala Bujjampola - Ihala Dummalakotuwa - Ihala Mohottimulla - Jankurawela - Kahatavila Part - Kahatavila West - Kaluwachchimulla - Katukenda East - Katukenda West - Kirimetiyana East - Kirimetiyana North - Kirimetiyana South - Kirimetiyana West - Lihiriyagama - Meda Gonavila - Meda Haldanduwana - Meda Katukenda - Meda Kirimetiyana - Mellawa - Metikotuwa - Morukkuliya - Motemulla - Pahala Bujjampola - Pahala Dummalakotuwa - Pahala Mohottimulla - Pansal Handiya - Sendiriyamulla - Singakkuliya - Thamarakuliya - Thulawala - Yogiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Pothuwatawana?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothuwatawana?Hundirapola, Hundirapola, Kahatavila Part, Kahatavila West, Lihiriyagama and Thulawala - What is there to see in Pothuwatawana?Brickworks, Marawila beach, Club Sha Lanka, J.B. Vistarini - What time zone is Pothuwatawana in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Pothuwatawana?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Pothuwatawana?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pothuwatawana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pothuwatawana?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pothuwatawana?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuwatawana?Lunuwila Hospital, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothuwatawana?peoples bank, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuwatawana?Kandawala, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuwatawana?Bothalegama, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothuwatawana?LK6248025 (OCHA common operational dataset)