# Galatha GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/galatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Galatha Galatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **7.03 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.0km² - 676 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galatha? Galatha lies in [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Doragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/doragala/), [Gampolawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/gampolawela/), [Kekulanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kekulanda/), [Nawadevita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/nawadevita/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/pallegama/), [Paradeka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/paradeka/), [Sinhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/sinhapura/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/udagama/) and [Ulapane North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ulapane-north/). By area it is the 1912th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.5% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Galatha is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1175° N, 80.5853° E. Local names: ගලත . 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 Galatha Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Galatha. Settlements here lie between about 613 m and 725 m above sea level (median 676 m). - Galatha - Galathawatta - Kalupana - Paradeka - Yatipiyangala 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Galatha Named natural and historic features inside Galatha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Atabage Oya - Tologoha Ela ### Estates 4 tea estates; 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Attabagie Group - Galata - Harmony - Moragolla - New Mohagolla - Stonyhurst Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Galatha 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 Galatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Ulapane North 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10617&mlon=80.56444#map=17/7.10617/80.56444) Bank Pan Asia Bank · Illawathura 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57195#map=17/7.16261/80.57195) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Illawathura 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16684&mlon=80.57261#map=17/7.16684/80.57261) Hotel Aqua Dunhinda · Sinhapura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12651&mlon=80.57474#map=17/7.12651/80.57474) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Ulapane Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10940&mlon=80.56519#map=17/7.10940/80.56519) College K/Iqrah Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.55743#map=17/7.10162/80.55743) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57103#map=17/7.16261/80.57103) 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 Udapalatha DS Division - Amuhena - Amunupuraya - Angammana East - Angammana West - Aregoda - Bothalapitiya - Bowala - Delpitiya - Doragala - Dunukeulla - Egoda Kalugamuwa - Galgediyawa - Gampola East - Gampola West - Godagama - Hapugaspitiya - Hunukotugama - Ihalagama - Ilangawatta - Illawathura - Jayamalapura - Kahatapitiya - Kalugalhinna - Keerapane - Kekulanda - Kirinda - Kudamake - Kurukude - Mawathura - Millagaspitiya - Mount Temple - Nawadevita - Pallegama - Paradeka - Polkumbura - Pussellawa - Pussellawagama - Ranawala - Rathmalkaduwa - Sinhapitiya North - Sinhapitiya South - Udagama - Udovita - Unambuwa - Wahugapitiya - Wanahapuwa - Wattehena - Weliganga ## Quick answers - Where is Galatha?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galatha?Doragala, Gampolawela, Kekulanda, Nawadevita, Pallegama, Paradeka, Sinhapura, Udagama and Ulapane North - How many villages are in Galatha?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Galatha?Settlements lie between 613 m and 725 m - What is the best time to visit Galatha?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galatha?Rural Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galatha?Pan Asia Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galatha?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galatha?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galatha?LK2151200 (OCHA common operational dataset)