# Thalakiriyagama GN division, Galewela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/thalakiriyagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Thalakiriyagama Thalakiriyagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **6.76 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 3mapped services - 177 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalakiriyagama? Thalakiriyagama 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: [Ibbankatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/ibbankatuwa/), [Meewalapathaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/meewalapathaha/), [Pahala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pahala-wewa/), [Pohoranwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pohoranwewa/), [Thennakonpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/thennakonpura/) and [Wavulambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/wavulambe/). By area it is the 2018th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Thalakiriyagama is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8255° N, 80.6194° E. Local names: තලකිරියාගම . 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 Thalakiriyagama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thalakiriyagama. - Pahalawewa - Talakiriyagama - Talakiriyagma 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 Thalakiriyagama Named natural and historic features inside Thalakiriyagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pahala Welkotuwa 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 Thalakiriyagama 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 215 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 Thalakiriyagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) Bank NSB · Dambulla Town 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87134&mlon=80.65128#map=17/7.87134/80.65128) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Thalakiriyagama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81069&mlon=80.61272#map=17/7.81069/80.61272) Hotel Palpatha Hotel · Ibbankatuwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.83878&mlon=80.63147#map=17/7.83878/80.63147) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Thalakiriyagama Maha Vidyalaya · Thalakiriyagama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80721&mlon=80.61115#map=17/7.80721/80.61115) College Dambulla Technical College · Dambulla Town 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86595&mlon=80.64967#map=17/7.86595/80.64967) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 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 Thalakiriyagama Places mapped inside Thalakiriyagama in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 - 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 - Thennakonpura - Wahakotte - Walaswewa - Wegodapola - Weragalawatta - Wetakoluwewa - Yatigalpotta - Yatiwehera ## Quick answers - Where is Thalakiriyagama?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalakiriyagama?Ibbankatuwa, Meewalapathaha, Pahala Wewa, Pohoranwewa, Thennakonpura and Wavulambe - How many villages are in Thalakiriyagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thalakiriyagama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thalakiriyagama?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalakiriyagama?Rangiri Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalakiriyagama?NSB, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalakiriyagama?Commercial Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalakiriyagama?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Thalakiriyagama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Thalakiriyagama?LK2203025 (OCHA common operational dataset)