# Pambala GN division, Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pambala/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Pambala Pambala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.25 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.2km² - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pambala? Pambala 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 4 other GN divisions: [Kakkapalliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kakkapalliya/), [Pambala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pambala-south/), [Ponnankanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/ponnankanniya/) and [Walahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/walahena/). By area it is the 9202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Pambala is about 65 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5231° N, 79.8324° E. Local names: පම්බල . 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 Pambala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pambala. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 15 m above sea level (median 8 m). - Kadurugashena - Pambala - Siyambalagaswela 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 Pambala Named natural and historic features inside Pambala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pambala 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 Pambala 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 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank NSB · Uraliyagara 3.0 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 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50924&mlon=79.82922#map=17/7.50924/79.82922) Hotel Ajith Putha Grand · Irattakulama South 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49166&mlon=79.82618#map=17/7.49166/79.82618) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Wishva pre school · Hareendragama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51414&mlon=79.84869#map=17/7.51414/79.84869) College ISM Madampe - Japanese Section 「ISM 日本語学科」 · Ihalagama 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48805&mlon=79.83403#map=17/7.48805/79.83403) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 7.5 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 South - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Pambala?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pambala?Kakkapalliya, Pambala South, Ponnankanniya and Walahena - How many villages are in Pambala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pambala?Settlements lie between 8 m and 15 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pambala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pambala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pambala?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pambala?NSB, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pambala?Kandawala, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pambala?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pambala?LK6236095 (OCHA common operational dataset)