Potanegama in numbers
- Coordinates
- 7.9667, 80.4000
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 130 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Potanegama, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Below is the local time in Potanegama, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, kept in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Potanegama, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Potanegama
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Potanegama, North Western Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:14 PM
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Potanegama and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60754 Kudakatnoruwa — 3.6 km away
- 60752 Girathalana — 3.6 km away
- 60750 Meegalawa — 3.6 km away
- 60718 Embogama — 7.1 km away
- 50180 Negampaha — 7.4 km away
- 60716 Ehetuwewa — 7.6 km away
- 60712 Gallewa — 8.5 km away
- 50174 Kalankuttiya — 9.4 km away
- 50182 Maneruwa — 10.9 km away
- 50170 Galnewa — 11.0 km away
- 51500 Medirigiriya — 11.8 km away
- 51518 Maha Ambagaswewa — 11.8 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in North Western Province
- Puttalam 45 661
- Kurunegala 28 571
- Chilaw 24 712
- Kuliyapitiya 6 877
Other places named Potanegama
- Potanegama North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Potanegama North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Potanegama North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Indigolla — 24.5 km
- Maeliya — 25.2 km
- Makulpotha — 25.5 km
- Handungamuwa — 25.9 km
- Wanduressa — 26.0 km
- Nekatimudugomuwa — 26.0 km
Potanegama: clock, sun and surroundings
Potanegama includes 12 postal codes.
The time standard for Potanegama is Asia/Colombo at UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
The sun is up at 5:57 AM in Potanegama and down again at 5:53 PM. Between those times there are 11 h 57 min of daylight.
Around Potanegama, places such as Indigolla and Maeliya use the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Potanegama?
- In Potanegama, the applicable time zone is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Do clocks change in Potanegama during the year?
- Daylight saving in Potanegama: No.
- What hour brings sunset in Potanegama?
- The hour is 5:53 PM.