# Pambala South GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pambala-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Pambala South Pambala South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.40 km²**. - 2.4km² ## Where is Pambala South? Pambala South lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Galahitiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galahitiyawa/), [Hareendragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/hareendragama/), [Irattakulama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/irattakulama-north/), [Kakkapalliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kakkapalliya/), [Karukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/karukkuwa/), [Pambala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pambala/) and [Walahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/walahena/). By area it is the 6025th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Pambala South is about 65 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5160° N, 79.8359° E. Local names: පම්බල දකුණ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pambala South Named natural and historic features inside Pambala South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates. - Miriswatta - Pambala 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 Pambala South 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 Pambala South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank NSB · Uraliyagara 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49720&mlon=79.83999#map=17/7.49720/79.83999) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Fuel Station · Galahitiyawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50924&mlon=79.82922#map=17/7.50924/79.82922) Hotel Ajith Putha Grand · Irattakulama South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49166&mlon=79.82618#map=17/7.49166/79.82618) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Wishva pre school · Hareendragama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51414&mlon=79.84869#map=17/7.51414/79.84869) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 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 Madampe DS Division - Athuwana - Dematapitiya - Egodayagama - Erunvila - Galahitiyawa - Galmuruwa North - Galmuruwa South - Hareendragama - Heen Agara - Henapola - Ihalagama - Indigasvila - Irattakulama North - Irattakulama South - Kachchakaduwa - Karukkuwa - Karukkuwatawana - Kongasyaya - Kuda Bingiriya - Kudirippuwa - Mahabaddegama - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Manakkulama - Maraggalagama - Medagama - Mellawagara - Mugunuwatawana - Nankadawara - Nelumpokuna - Pallakele - Pambala - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Pambala South?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pambala South?Galahitiyawa, Hareendragama, Irattakulama North, Kakkapalliya, Karukkuwa, Pambala and Walahena - What is the best time to visit Pambala South?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pambala South?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pambala South?NSB, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pambala South?Kandawala, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pambala South?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pambala South?LK6236100 (OCHA common operational dataset)