# Meda Thabbowa GN division, Nattandiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meda-thabbowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Nattandiya DS Division # Meda Thabbowa Meda Thabbowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.50 km²**. - 1.5km² ## Where is Meda Thabbowa? Meda Thabbowa lies in [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/), [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: [Ihala Nattandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/ihala-nattandiya/), [Ihala Thabbowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/ihala-thabbowa/), [Mailawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/mailawa/) and [Pahala Thabbowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/pahala-thabbowa/). By area it is the 8345th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/). The centre of Meda Thabbowa is about 53 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4070° N, 79.8798° E. Local names: මැද තබ්බෝව . 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 Meda Thabbowa Named natural and historic features inside Meda Thabbowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Mahawatta 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 Meda Thabbowa 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 Meda Thabbowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital · Mudukatuwa South 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39369&mlon=79.83237#map=17/7.39369/79.83237) Bank Sampath Bank · Ihala Nattandiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41254&mlon=79.86749#map=17/7.41254/79.86749) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Bothalegama · Bothalegama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36390&mlon=79.88066#map=17/7.36390/79.88066) Hotel Crown Holiday Village near Marawila · Meda Nattandiya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42158&mlon=79.85612#map=17/7.42158/79.85612) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Sipruwana Educational Institute · Ihala Nattandiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41250&mlon=79.86768#map=17/7.41250/79.86768) College ESOFT Metro College - Wennappuwa · Wennappuwa West 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34105&mlon=79.84222#map=17/7.34105/79.84222) Police station Koswatta Police · Koswatta South 4.2 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 Nattandiya DS Division - Bulugahawewa - Dematapitiya - Dhammikagama - Dunkannawa - Ihala Katuneriya - Ihala Kottaramulla - Ihala Mavila - Ihala Nattandiya - Ihala Thabbowa - Kachchirawa - Koswatta North - Koswatta South - Kuddetiyawa - Lansigama - Mailawa - Maningala - Meda Katuneriya - Meda Kottaramulla - Meda Mavila - Meda Nattandiya - Meda Pahala Katuneriya - Meegahawela - Meegahawewa - Morakele North - Morakele South - Mudukatuwa East - Mudukatuwa North - Mudukatuwa South - Nakele - Naravila - Nebadagahayaya - Pahala Katuneriya North - Pahala Katuneriya South - Pahala Kottaramulla - Pahala Mavila - Pahala Nattandiya - Pahala Thabbowa - Paluwelgala North - Paluwelgala South - Pilakatumulla - Sandanangama - Thummodara East - Thummodara West - Weerahena East - Weerahena West - Yakdessawa ## Quick answers - Where is Meda Thabbowa?In Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Meda Thabbowa?Ihala Nattandiya, Ihala Thabbowa, Mailawa and Pahala Thabbowa - What is the best time to visit Meda Thabbowa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Meda Thabbowa?Base Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Meda Thabbowa?Sampath Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Meda Thabbowa?Kandawala, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meda Thabbowa?Bothalegama, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Meda Thabbowa?LK6242040 (OCHA common operational dataset)