# Galoya GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/galoya/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Galoya Galoya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.26 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.3km² - 1mapped services - 635 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galoya? Galoya lies in [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Haloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/haloya/), [Hindagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/hindagala/), [Mahakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahakanda/), [Megoda Kalugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/megoda-kalugamuwa/) and [Wariyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/wariyagala/). By area it is the 6323rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Galoya is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2216° N, 80.6220° E. Local names: ගල්ඔය . 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 Galoya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galoya. - Galoya - Haloya Colony 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 Galoya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galoya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandy Central Hospital · Godapola West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22869&mlon=80.59582#map=17/7.22869/80.59582) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Karamada South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21614&mlon=80.59816#map=17/7.21614/80.59816) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Ceypetco Lanka Fuel Filling Station · Gelioya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20902&mlon=80.59877#map=17/7.20902/80.59877) Hotel OYO 267 Villa Mahakanda · Mahakanda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22380&mlon=80.61356#map=17/7.22380/80.61356) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Haloya School · Galoya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21200&mlon=80.61473#map=17/7.21200/80.61473) College University of Peradeniya · Palle Peradeniya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24250&mlon=80.59861#map=17/7.24250/80.59861) Police station Police Station Daulagala · Davulagala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22726&mlon=80.57451#map=17/7.22726/80.57451) 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 Galoya Places mapped inside Galoya in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Doluwa DS Division - Atuwewatta - Doluwa - Gampolawatta - Ganegoda - Godawela - Gothatuwela - Gurukele - Haloya - Hunugala - Inguruwatta - Kahawatta - Legumdeniya - Masgolla - Megoda Kalugamuwa - Millagahamula - Mulgama - Naranvita - Nawa Gurukele - Nawa Nillamba - Nillamba - Orayanwatta - Pabadeniya - Palledelthota - Panvilathenna - Pitawala - Pupuressa - Rajathalawa - Thumpelawaka - Thundeniya - Ududeniya - Wariyagala - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Galoya?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galoya?Haloya, Hindagala, Mahakanda, Megoda Kalugamuwa and Wariyagala - How many villages are in Galoya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galoya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galoya?Kandy Central Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galoya?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galoya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galoya?Ceypetco Lanka Fuel Filling Station, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galoya?LK2142005 (OCHA common operational dataset)