# Galthenna GN division, Pathahewaheta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/galthenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathahewaheta DS Division # Galthenna Galthenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.41 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Galthenna? Galthenna lies in [Pathahewaheta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Monarangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/monarangala/), [Ratemulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ratemulla/), [Uduwela Pallegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/uduwela-pallegama-south/), [Uduwela Udagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/uduwela-udagama-west/), [Uduwelawatta Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/uduwelawatta-colony/) and [Wathuliyedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/wathuliyedda/). By area it is the 12869th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Pathahewaheta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/). The centre of Galthenna is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2556° N, 80.6475° E. Local names: ගාල්තැන්න . 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 Galthenna Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galthenna. - Gaalthenna 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 Galthenna 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 Galthenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Health First Ampitiya · Ampitiya Pallegama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26996&mlon=80.66302#map=17/7.26996/80.66302) Bank Sampath Bank · Mulgampala 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27811&mlon=80.61796#map=17/7.27811/80.61796) ATM BoC · Deiyannewela 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28684&mlon=80.63143#map=17/7.28684/80.63143) Petrol pump Filling Station Tennekumbura · Thennakumbura 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28471&mlon=80.66359#map=17/7.28471/80.66359) Hotel Hanthana Home · Uduwelawatta Colony 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26014&mlon=80.63984#map=17/7.26014/80.63984) Mall Mall · Deiyannewela 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28584&mlon=80.62648#map=17/7.28584/80.62648) School Watuliyadda Primary School · Galthenna 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25632&mlon=80.64548#map=17/7.25632/80.64548) College CCL Academy · Pooliyadda 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23500&mlon=80.65464#map=17/7.23500/80.65464) Police station Tourist Police · Malwatta 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29084&mlon=80.64342#map=17/7.29084/80.64342) 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 Galthenna Places mapped inside Galthenna 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 Pathahewaheta DS Division - Ankelipitiya - Batagalla - Bawlana - Bolepa - Bootawatta North - Bootawatta South - Bopitiya - Damunugolla - Doolmure - Elikewela - Ethulgama East - Ethulgama North - Ethulgama South - Ethulgama West - Galagoda - Godalawela - Godamunna East - Godamunna West - Godompitiya - Haputhale Egodagama - Haputhale Pallegama - Haputhale Udagama - Haragama - Hewavissa East - Hewavissa West - Hippola - Kahambiliyawa - Kandewela - Kapuliyadda East - Kapuliyadda West - Kethigannawela - Kiriwanagoda - Kossinna - Letiyagolla - Marassana - Medadeniya - Medagama Pallegama - Medagama Udagama - Meeruppa - Monarangala - Moragolla - Narangasthenna - Neelawala - Nehiniwela - Nugaliyadda Ihala - Nugaliyadda Pahala - Oluwawatta - Pathamailapitiya North - Pathamailapitiya South - Pinnagolla - Pooliyadda - Pothgoda - Pussathenna - Ratemulla - Singharagama - Sriyagama - Thalathuoya East - Thalathuoya West - Udamailapitiya North - Udamailapitiya South - Ududeniya - Ududeniya Madige - Uduwela Pallegama East - Uduwela Pallegama South - Uduwela Pallegama West - Uduwela Udagama East - Uduwela Udagama West - Uduwelawatta Colony - Unuvinna East - Unuvinna West - Wathuliyedda - Welegama ## Quick answers - Where is Galthenna?In Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galthenna?Monarangala, Ratemulla, Uduwela Pallegama South, Uduwela Udagama West, Uduwelawatta Colony and Wathuliyedda - How many villages are in Galthenna?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galthenna?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galthenna?Health First Ampitiya, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galthenna?Sampath Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galthenna?BoC, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galthenna?Filling Station Tennekumbura, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galthenna?LK2145010 (OCHA common operational dataset)