# Pothuvila GN division, Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pothuvila/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Pothuvila Pothuvila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.7km² - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pothuvila? Pothuvila 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: [Erunvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/erunvila/), [Henapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/henapola/), [Karukkuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/karukkuwatawana/), [Kudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kudirippuwa/), [Mugunuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mugunuwatawana/), [Pallakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pallakele/) and [Suduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/suduwella/). By area it is the 4040th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Pothuvila is about 62 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4914° N, 79.8697° E. Local names: පොතුවිල . 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 Pothuvila Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pothuvila. - Pothuwila 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 Pothuvila Named natural and historic features inside Pothuvila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Balawatta - Ilukwatta 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 Pothuvila 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 Pothuvila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank Sampath bank · Uraliyagara 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49643&mlon=79.84273#map=17/7.49643/79.84273) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uraliyagara 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49511&mlon=79.84478#map=17/7.49511/79.84478) Hotel Flower Garden Hotel · Mellawagara 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Baby Bees Pre school -Madampe · Uraliyagara 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49715&mlon=79.83933#map=17/7.49715/79.83933) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 - Pambala South - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Pothuvila?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothuvila?Erunvila, Henapola, Karukkuwatawana, Kudirippuwa, Mugunuwatawana, Pallakele and Suduwella - How many villages are in Pothuvila?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pothuvila?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuvila?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothuvila?Sampath bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuvila?Kandawala, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuvila?Ceypetco, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothuvila?LK6236205 (OCHA common operational dataset)