# Galapamula GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Galapamula

Galapamula is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.38 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.4km²
- 197 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galapamula?

Galapamula 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 4 other GN divisions: [Damunumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/damunumulla/), [Puwakpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/puwakpitiya/), [Walaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/walaswewa/) and [Yatigalpotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/yatigalpotta/). By area it is the 8744th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Galapamula is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7803° N, 80.5793° E. Local names: ගලපාමුල .

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 Galapamula

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galapamula.

- Tolambagolla
- Yatigalpotta

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 Galapamula

Named natural and historic features inside Galapamula, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

4 reservoirs and tanks.

- Dissawage Kuda Wewa
- Dissawage Wewa
- Game Wewa
- Singankuttigama Wewa

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 Galapamula 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 195 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 Galapamula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) 

Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75920&mlon=80.57098#map=17/7.75920/80.57098) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 2.7 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 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76252&mlon=80.57069#map=17/7.76252/80.57069) 

Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) 

School Tholabugolla Maha Vidyalaya · Walaswewa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77721&mlon=80.58488#map=17/7.77721/80.58488) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 2.7 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 2.0 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
- Beliyakanda
- Bulanawewa
- Dambagolla
- Dambawatawana
- Damunumulla
- Dandubendiruppa
- Danduyaya
- Dembawa
- Dewahoowa Colony 1
- Dewahoowa Colony 2
- Divulgaskotuwa
- Elamalpotha
- 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 Galapamula?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galapamula?Damunumulla, Puwakpitiya, Walaswewa and Yatigalpotta
- How many villages are in Galapamula?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Galapamula?4 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Galapamula?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galapamula?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galapamula?NSB Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galapamula?Commercial Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galapamula?IOC lanka, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galapamula?LK2203120 (OCHA common operational dataset)