# Beliyakanda GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/beliyakanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Beliyakanda

Beliyakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.65 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.7km²
- 185 mtypical elevation

## Where is Beliyakanda?

Beliyakanda 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 6 other GN divisions: [Damunumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/damunumulla/), [Kosgahahinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/kosgahahinna/), [Kumbukgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/kumbukgolla/), [Nilagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/nilagama/), [Pattiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pattiwela/) and [Yatigalpotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/yatigalpotta/). By area it is the 2519th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Beliyakanda is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8017° N, 80.5681° E. Local names: බේලියකන්ද .

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 Beliyakanda

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Beliyakanda. Settlements here lie between about 185 m and 194 m above sea level (median 185 m).

- Bambarakatupota
- Beliyakanda
- Kandemoragolla
- Siyambalawewa

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 Beliyakanda 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 207 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 28 133 

Jun 27 73 

Jul 27 62 

Aug 27 70 

Sep 27 101 

Oct 27 228 

Nov 26 279 

Dec 25 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Beliyakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) 

Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75920&mlon=80.57098#map=17/7.75920/80.57098) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Sanjeewa Hotel and Restaurant · Galewela Town 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76252&mlon=80.57069#map=17/7.76252/80.57069) 

Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) 

School Pattiwela School · Pattiwela 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77867&mlon=80.55969#map=17/7.77867/80.55969) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station - Galewela · Galewela Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76325&mlon=80.57419#map=17/7.76325/80.57419) 

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 Galewela DS Division

- Aluthwewa
- Bambaragaswewa
- Beligamuwa
- 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 Beliyakanda?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Beliyakanda?Damunumulla, Kosgahahinna, Kumbukgolla, Nilagama, Pattiwela and Yatigalpotta
- How many villages are in Beliyakanda?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Beliyakanda?Settlements lie between 185 m and 194 m
- What is the best time to visit Beliyakanda?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Beliyakanda?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Beliyakanda?NSB Bank, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Beliyakanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Beliyakanda?IOC lanka, about 4.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Beliyakanda?LK2203105 (OCHA common operational dataset)
