# Pothuvila West GN division, Beruwala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pothuvila-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Beruwala DS Division # Pothuvila West Pothuvila West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.24 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.2km² - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pothuvila West? Pothuvila West lies in [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Maha Payagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/maha-payagala/), [Mahagammedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/mahagammedda/), [Munasinghagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/munasinghagoda/) and [Pothuvila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pothuvila-east/). By area it is the 13553rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/). The centre of Pothuvila West is about 49 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5177° N, 79.9849° E. Local names: පොතුවිල බටහිර . 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 West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pothuvila West. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 19 m above sea level (median 18 m). - Gabadagoda - Gomarakanda - Mahagammedda 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 Pothuvila West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pothuvila West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maggona Medical Center · Maggona West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50289&mlon=79.98031#map=17/6.50289/79.98031) Bank Peoples Bank · Maggona West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50406&mlon=79.98056#map=17/6.50406/79.98056) ATM ATM · Nebada 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ethagama West 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54791&mlon=79.97246#map=17/6.54791/79.97246) Hotel Thoduwawa Beach Villa · Maha Payagala 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52187&mlon=79.97857#map=17/6.52187/79.97857) Mall Symi Holdings · Kankanamgoda 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46687&mlon=79.98676#map=17/6.46687/79.98676) School International school · Maha Payagala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52541&mlon=79.98021#map=17/6.52541/79.98021) College Wisdom International College · Maggona West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50276&mlon=79.98031#map=17/6.50276/79.98031) Police station Beruwela Police Station · Polkotuwa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.48023&mlon=79.98344#map=17/6.48023/79.98344) 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 Beruwala DS Division - Adikarigoda - Akkara Asoowa - Akkaragoda - Akkaramale - Alakadupitiya - Aluthgama East - Aluthgama West - Ambepitiya - Bandanagoda - Bubulalanda - Cheenakotuwa - Danwattagoda - Dharga Town - Dharga Town East - Diyalagoda - Doowegoda - Galhena - Gammedda - Ganegama - Ganga Addara - Halkandavila - Hettimulla - Hettiyakanda - Hirigalgodella - Idiriligoda - Kadiyawatta - Kadurugasmulla - Kalavila - Kalavilakanda - Kaluwamodara East - Kaluwamodara North - Kaluwamodara West - Kankanamgoda - Kapugoda - Karandagoda - Katukurundugahalanda East - Katukurundugahalanda West - Kendagahavila - Kotapitiya - Kuda Magalkanda - Kuda Payagala North - Kuda Payagala South - Magalkanda North - Magalkanda South - Maggona East - Maggona West - Maha Payagala - Mahagammedda - Mahagoda - Malegoda - Malewana - Malewangoda - Maligahena - Maradana - Marakkalahawatta - Massalgoda - Mehimulla - Moragalla - Mullapitiya - Munasinghagoda - Munhena - Nakandalagoda - Padagoda - Palayangoda - Pambe - Pannila - Paranakade - Pathirajagoda - Payagala North - Pinhena - Pinhena Colony - Pinidiyamulla - Polkotuwa - Pothuvila East - Seenawatta - Viharakanda - Walathara - Warapitiya - Welipitiya - Weragala - Yovungama ## Quick answers - Where is Pothuvila West?In Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothuvila West?Maha Payagala, Mahagammedda, Munasinghagoda and Pothuvila East - How many villages are in Pothuvila West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pothuvila West?Settlements lie between 18 m and 19 m - What is the best time to visit Pothuvila West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothuvila West?Maggona Medical Center, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothuvila West?Peoples Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothuvila West?ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothuvila West?Ceypetco, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothuvila West?LK1324085 (OCHA common operational dataset)