# Galamuduna GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/galamuduna/

Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division 

# Galamuduna

Galamuduna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **9.86 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 9.9km²
- 216 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galamuduna?

Galamuduna lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Dungolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/dungolla/), [Kivulawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kivulawadiya/), [Meemure](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/meemure/) and [Udagaladebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/udagaladebokka/). By area it is the 1241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Galamuduna is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4529° N, 80.8842° E. Local names: ගලමුදුන .

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 Galamuduna

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Galamuduna. Settlements here lie between about 216 m and 509 m above sea level (median 216 m).

- Batalawatta
- Galamuduna
- Karuwalagahadewala

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 Galamuduna and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 326 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 108 

Feb 24 86 

Mar 25 104 

Apr 26 175 

May 26 164 

Jun 25 101 

Jul 25 82 

Aug 25 92 

Sep 25 129 

Oct 25 234 

Nov 24 274 

Dec 24 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galamuduna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) 

Bank BOC Hettipola · Hettipola 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53559&mlon=80.91376#map=17/7.53559/80.91376) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel මීමුරේ මීදුම් අරණ · Meemure 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46134&mlon=80.85065#map=17/7.46134/80.85065) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Nugagolla Maha Vidyalaya · Nugagolla 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49897&mlon=80.92530#map=17/7.49897/80.92530) 

College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) 

Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54208&mlon=80.91648#map=17/7.54208/80.91648) 

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 Minipe DS Division

- 08 Ela
- Ambagahapelessa
- Ambagolla
- Asamodagamyaya
- Batumulla
- Bembiya
- Bulathwelkandura
- Dambagahawela
- Dambepitiya
- Dehemigama
- Diyabubula
- Dungolla
- Gurulupotha
- Handaganawa
- Hasalaka
- Hasalaka Nagaraya
- Himbutuwa
- Keenapelessa
- Kindigoda North
- Kindigoda South
- Kolonyaya
- Lunumadalaketiya
- Maha Eswedduma
- Mahagalaheenna
- Mahayaya North
- Mahayaya South
- Minipe
- Morayaya
- Muttettuthenna
- Pallegaladebokka
- Pallewatta
- Palugolla
- Rathnella
- Thorapitiya
- Thotillagas Ella
- Udagaladebokka
- Udattawa
- Udattawa North
- Udawela
- Udayagala
- Ulpathagama
- Waragolla
- Welgahawadiya
- Welgala
- Weragama
- Weraganthota
- Wewere

## Quick answers

- Where is Galamuduna?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galamuduna?Dungolla, Kivulawadiya, Meemure and Udagaladebokka
- How many villages are in Galamuduna?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galamuduna?Settlements lie between 216 m and 509 m
- What is the best time to visit Galamuduna?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galamuduna?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galamuduna?BOC Hettipola, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galamuduna?Sampath ATM, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galamuduna?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 9.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galamuduna?LK2121005 (OCHA common operational dataset)