# Beligamuwa GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/beligamuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Beligamuwa Beligamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.51 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 4mapped services - 241 mtypical elevation ## Where is Beligamuwa? Beligamuwa lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Dembawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dembawa/), [Divulgaskotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/divulgaskotuwa/), [Hathadukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hathadukkuwa/), [Medabedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-north/) and [Medabedda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-south/). By area it is the 4289th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Beligamuwa is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7233° N, 80.5545° E. Local names: බෙලිගමුව . 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 Beligamuwa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Beligamuwa. Settlements here lie between about 223 m and 241 m above sea level (median 241 m). - Beligamuwa - Beligomuwa - Hatadukkuwa - Walakumbura - Weralanda 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 Beligamuwa Named natural and historic features inside Beligamuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Beligama - Walpelakotuwa 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 Beligamuwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 151 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 27 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 26 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 26 228 Nov 25 279 Dec 24 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Beligamuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galewela hospital gov · Galewela Town 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76063&mlon=80.57166#map=17/7.76063/80.57166) Bank Sampath Bank · Danduyaya 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75536&mlon=80.56744#map=17/7.75536/80.56744) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) Hotel Oriental Lodge · Beligamuwa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73108&mlon=80.54986#map=17/7.73108/80.54986) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Diulgaskotuwa Primary School · Beligamuwa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73507&mlon=80.55087#map=17/7.73507/80.55087) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 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 Beligamuwa Places mapped inside Beligamuwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants2 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 Galewela DS Division - Aluthwewa - Bambaragaswewa - Beliyakanda - Bulanawewa - Dambagolla - Dambawatawana - Damunumulla - Dandubendiruppa - Danduyaya - Dembawa - Dewahoowa Colony 1 - Dewahoowa Colony 2 - Divulgaskotuwa - Elamalpotha - Galapamula - Galewela Town - Galgodayaya - Hathadukkuwa - Hewanwela - Hombawa - Ibbankatuwa - Ihala Bambawa - Kendangamuwa - Kosgahahinna - Kospotha - Kumbukgolla - Lenawala - Madipola - Makulugaswewa - Medabedda North - Medabedda South - Meewalapathaha - Moragolla - Nabadagahawatta - Nilagama - Pahala Bambawa - Pahala Diggala - Pahala Wewa - Palapathwala - Palu Hombawa - Pathkolagolla - Pattiwela - Pibidunugama - Pihilyaya - Puwakpitiya - Ralalerotawewa - Ranwediyawa - Silwathgama - Siyambalagahawela - Thalakiriyagama - Thennakonpura - Wahakotte - Walaswewa - Wegodapola - Weragalawatta - Wetakoluwewa - Yatigalpotta - Yatiwehera ## Quick answers - Where is Beligamuwa?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Beligamuwa?Dembawa, Divulgaskotuwa, Hathadukkuwa, Medabedda North and Medabedda South - How many villages are in Beligamuwa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Beligamuwa?Settlements lie between 223 m and 241 m - What is the best time to visit Beligamuwa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Beligamuwa?Galewela hospital gov, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Beligamuwa?Sampath Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Beligamuwa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Beligamuwa?IOC lanka, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Beligamuwa?LK2203235 (OCHA common operational dataset)