# Pamunuwa GN division, Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pamunuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Pamunuwa Pamunuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 4mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pamunuwa? Pamunuwa lies in [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Dambahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/dambahena/), [Maharagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-east/), [Maharagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-west/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/polwatta/), [Thalapathpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/thalapathpitiya/), [Thalawathugoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/thalawathugoda-west/) and [Udahamulla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/udahamulla-west/). By area it is the 9886th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Pamunuwa is about 13 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8580° N, 79.9322° E. Local names: පමුණුව . 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 Pamunuwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pamunuwa. - Pamunuwa 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). ## Weather in Pamunuwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pamunuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sri Jayewardenepura Teaching Hospital · Thalapathpitiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86833&mlon=79.92615#map=17/6.86833/79.92615) Bank Peoples Bank · Dambahena 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84911&mlon=79.92897#map=17/6.84911/79.92897) ATM Peoples Bank · Thalapathpitiya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86763&mlon=79.92642#map=17/6.86763/79.92642) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Wattegedara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84833&mlon=79.92499#map=17/6.84833/79.92499) Hotel Moonlight Resort · Pamunuwa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86402&mlon=79.93235#map=17/6.86402/79.93235) Mall New Premasiri Sale Centre · Wattegedara 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84585&mlon=79.92612#map=17/6.84585/79.92612) School Wisdom International Preschool and Child Care Center · Dambahena 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84879&mlon=79.93338#map=17/6.84879/79.93338) College St. John's College Nugegoda · Pathiragoda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86000&mlon=79.92049#map=17/6.86000/79.92049) Police station Police Station · Maharagama Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84548&mlon=79.92897#map=17/6.84548/79.92897) 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 Pamunuwa Places mapped inside Pamunuwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants3 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 Maharagama DS Division - Dambahena - Depanama - Gangodavila South B - Godigamuwa North - Godigamuwa South A - Godigamuwa South B - Jambugasmulla - Kalalgoda - Kottawa East - Kottawa North - Kottawa South - Kottawa Town - Kottawa West - Liyanagoda - Madiwela - Maharagama East - Maharagama Town - Maharagama West - Makumbura North - Makumbura South - Malapalla East - Malapalla West - Mirihana North - Mirihana South - Navinna - Pannipitiya North - Pannipitiya South - Pathiragoda - Polwatta - Pragathipura - Rukmale East A - Rukmale East B - Rukmale West - Thalapathpitiya - Thalawathugoda East - Thalawathugoda West - Udahamulla East - Udahamulla West - Wattegedara - Wijerama ## Quick answers - Where is Pamunuwa?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pamunuwa?Dambahena, Maharagama East, Maharagama West, Polwatta, Thalapathpitiya, Thalawathugoda West and Udahamulla West - How many villages are in Pamunuwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pamunuwa?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pamunuwa?Sri Jayewardenepura Teaching Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pamunuwa?Peoples Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pamunuwa?Peoples Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pamunuwa?Lanka IOC, about 1.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pamunuwa?LK1121075 (OCHA common operational dataset)