# Galagedara GN division, Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/galagedara/

Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Galagedara

Galagedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.47 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Galagedara?

Galagedara lies in [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Akkarawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/akkarawatta/), [Bonakot](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/bonakot/), [Galagedara Madige](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/galagedara-madige/), [Galagedara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/galagedara-west/), [Haddapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/haddapitiya/), [Pethigewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/pethigewela/) and [Udalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/udalagama/). By area it is the 12591st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Galagedara is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3770° N, 80.5172° E. Local names: ගලගෙදර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Galagedara 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 Galagedara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital-Galagedara · Galagedara West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37251&mlon=80.52456#map=17/7.37251/80.52456) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Galagedara Madige South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37286&mlon=80.51813#map=17/7.37286/80.51813) 

ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) 

Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel · Galagedara 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37885&mlon=80.51701#map=17/7.37885/80.51701) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya · Galagedara West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37234&mlon=80.51867#map=17/7.37234/80.51867) 

College Kottamba Pitiya Muslim Central College · Boyagoda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) 

Police station Galagedara Police Station · Galagedara 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37621&mlon=80.52050#map=17/7.37621/80.52050) 

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 Galagedara

Places mapped inside Galagedara in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Police stations1

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 Tumpane DS Division

- Adungama Palkumbura
- Akkarawatta
- Alawattegama
- Ambagahahena
- Ban Anga
- Barandara
- Bonakot
- Damunugasthenna
- Dehideniya
- Delgasyaya
- Diyapalagoda
- Etambegoda
- Ethamulla
- Galabawa
- Galagedara Madige
- Galagedara Madige South
- Galagedara West
- Gallenawatta
- Gangodapitiya
- Gunadaha
- Haddapitiya
- Henegama Palkumbura
- Hikgodawalpola
- Hiyadala
- Hiyadala Walpola
- Idamegama
- Kaluwana
- Kandanhena East
- Kandekumbura
- Kannadeniya
- Kinigama East
- Kinigama West
- Kirindiwelpola
- Kobbegala
- Kumburegama
- Kuragama
- Kuragama North
- Marawanagoda
- Medagoda Ihala
- Medagoda Pahala
- Meegahahena
- Meegahahena South
- Minigamuwa
- Minigamuwa Ihala
- Namaltenna
- Naranwala
- Nikathenna
- Niyambepola
- Niyangoda
- Opalla
- Pallekotuwa
- Palukopi Watta
- Paranagama
- Pavulpawa
- Pethigewela
- Poholiyadda
- Ponnila
- Pubbiliya
- Rokhill
- Thahalpitiya
- Thennewela
- Udahenepola
- Udalagama
- Udapitiya
- Uduwa
- Wettewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Galagedara?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galagedara?Akkarawatta, Bonakot, Galagedara Madige, Galagedara West, Haddapitiya, Pethigewela and Udalagama
- What is the best time to visit Galagedara?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galagedara?District Hospital-Galagedara, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galagedara?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galagedara?BOC, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galagedara?Co-operative Filling Station, about 6.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galagedara?LK2103115 (OCHA common operational dataset)