# Galewela Town GN division, Galewela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/galewela-town/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Galewela Town Galewela Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.06 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 10mapped services - 208 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galewela Town? Galewela Town 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: [Dambawatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dambawatawana/), [Danduyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/danduyaya/), [Nabadagahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/nabadagahawatta/), [Pathkolagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pathkolagolla/) and [Puwakpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/puwakpitiya/). By area it is the 9926th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Galewela Town is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7627° N, 80.5717° E. Local names: ගලේවෙල නගරය . 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 Galewela Town Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galewela Town. - Galewela 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 Galewela Town 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 184 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 26 228 Nov 25 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galewela Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Galewela · Galewela Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76270&mlon=80.57041#map=17/7.76270/80.57041) Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 0.4 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 0.6 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 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76252&mlon=80.57069#map=17/7.76252/80.57069) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75965&mlon=80.57356#map=17/7.75965/80.57356) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 0.3 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 Galewela Town Places mapped inside Galewela Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks3 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Police stations2 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 - Beligamuwa - Beliyakanda - Bulanawewa - Dambagolla - Dambawatawana - Damunumulla - Dandubendiruppa - Danduyaya - Dembawa - Dewahoowa Colony 1 - Dewahoowa Colony 2 - Divulgaskotuwa - Elamalpotha - Galapamula - 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 Galewela Town?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galewela Town?Dambawatawana, Danduyaya, Nabadagahawatta, Pathkolagolla and Puwakpitiya - How many villages are in Galewela Town?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galewela Town?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galewela Town?Divisional Hospital Galewela, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galewela Town?NSB Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galewela Town?Commercial Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galewela Town?IOC lanka, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Galewela Town?2 mapped - How many banks are in Galewela Town?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Galewela Town?LK2203170 (OCHA common operational dataset)