# Galgedawala GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/galgedawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division 

# Galgedawala

Galgedawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **9.36 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 9.4km²
- 262 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galgedawala?

Galgedawala lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [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: [Akarahediya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/akarahediya/), [Guruwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/guruwela/), [Hettipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/hettipola/), [Himbiliyakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/himbiliyakada/) and [Rawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rawanagama/). By area it is the 1323rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Galgedawala is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5680° N, 80.8674° E. Local names: ගල්ගෙදෙවල .

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 Galgedawala

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

- Galgedewala
- Madumana

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 Galgedawala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). 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 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galgedawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) 

Bank Regional Development bank · Hettipola 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54091&mlon=80.91638#map=17/7.54091/80.91638) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel Thuruliya Cottage · Nagolla 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53623&mlon=80.89018#map=17/7.53623/80.89018) 

Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) 

School Naminioya Maha Vidyalaya · Hettipola 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54383&mlon=80.91472#map=17/7.54383/80.91472) 

College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) 

Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 

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 Laggala DS Division

- Akarahediya
- Dammanthenna
- Dasgiriya
- Dewaladeniya
- Divulgas Pathana
- Etanwala
- Ganga Henwala
- Gangalapuwakpitiya
- Gonawala
- Guruwela
- Halminiya
- Hattota Amuna
- Ilukkumbura
- Imaduwa
- Kahagala
- Kaluganga
- Kandepitawala
- Karadamulla
- Kivulawadiya
- Laggala Pallegama
- Lakegala
- Leloya
- Mahalakotuwa
- Maoya
- Meda Ela
- Miniranketiya
- Morathenna
- Narangamuwa
- Pitawala
- Pottatawela
- Rambukoluwa
- Ranamuregama
- Rathninda
- Rawanagama
- Weliwaranagolla
- Wellewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Galgedawala?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galgedawala?Akarahediya, Guruwela, Hettipola, Himbiliyakada and Rawanagama
- How many villages are in Galgedawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galgedawala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galgedawala?Laggala Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galgedawala?Regional Development bank, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galgedawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galgedawala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galgedawala?LK2224130 (OCHA common operational dataset)