# Karamba GN division, Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/karamba/ Grama Niladhari division · Kalpitiya DS Division # Karamba Karamba is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **6.78 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 3mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karamba? Karamba lies in [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/), [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: [Palaviya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/palaviya/), [Pottuvilluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/pottuvilluwa/), [Puludiviyal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/puludiviyal/) and [Thethapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/thethapola/). By area it is the 2010th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/). The centre of Karamba is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9653° N, 79.8009° E. Local names: කරඹ . 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 Karamba Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Karamba. - Karambe - Ulukkappalam 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 Karamba Named natural and historic features inside Karamba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Karambe Wewa ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Heyativu ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Karambe - Ulukapallam 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 Karamba 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 Karamba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Grand Canyon Hospital · Palaviya 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97850&mlon=79.83313#map=17/7.97850/79.83313) Bank BOC · Palaviya 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97809&mlon=79.83332#map=17/7.97809/79.83332) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Aamila Stores · Puludiviyal 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95303&mlon=79.80747#map=17/7.95303/79.80747) Hotel Combined_House · Karamba 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97032&mlon=79.79624#map=17/7.97032/79.79624) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Annai Montesorri centre · Thiladiya 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.01004&mlon=79.83793#map=17/8.01004/79.83793) College Mercy Education Institute · Madurankuliya 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91837&mlon=79.82642#map=17/7.91837/79.82642) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03035&mlon=79.83466#map=17/8.03035/79.83466) 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 Karamba Places mapped inside Karamba in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - 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 Kalpitiya DS Division - Alankudawa - Anawasala - Andankanniya - Daluwa - Duechbay - Ettala - Kandakuliya - Kandakuliya Kudawa - Kurinjipitiya North - Kurinjipitiya South - Mampuriya - Mandalakudawa - Mudalappaliya - Musalpitiya - Narakkalliya - Nawakkaduwa - Nirmalapura - Norochchola - Palakudawa - Palliwasalthure - Palliyawatta - Paniyadiya - Periyakudirippu - Pudukudirippuwa - Sinnakudirippu - Thalavila East - Thalavila West - Thethapola - Thigali - Wanni Mundalama ## Quick answers - Where is Karamba?In Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karamba?Palaviya, Pottuvilluwa, Puludiviyal and Thethapola - How many villages are in Karamba?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Karamba?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Karamba?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Karamba?Grand Canyon Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karamba?BOC, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karamba?HNB, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karamba?Aamila Stores, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karamba?LK6203155 (OCHA common operational dataset)