# Galaudahena GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/galaudahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Galaudahena Galaudahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.79 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.8km² - 523 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galaudahena? Galaudahena lies in [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Daluwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/daluwela/), [Dullewa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/dullewa-east/), [Ethipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/ethipola/), [Harasgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/harasgama/), [Kandegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/kandegedara/), [Katuattamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/katuattamada/), [Makulemada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/makulemada/), [Pallekumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/pallekumbura/), [Panwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/panwatta/) and [Watagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/watagoda/). By area it is the 3963rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/). The centre of Galaudahena is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4777° N, 80.5926° E. Local names: ගලඋඩහේන . 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 Galaudahena Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galaudahena. - Galaudahena 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 Galaudahena 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 Galaudahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Owilikanda Hospital · Panwatta 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46121&mlon=80.58734#map=17/7.46121/80.58734) Bank gramiya bank · Ovilikanda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45494&mlon=80.58296#map=17/7.45494/80.58296) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Mandandawela 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47933&mlon=80.62303#map=17/7.47933/80.62303) Hotel Hulangamuwa Heritage Bungalow · Dodamdeniya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46441&mlon=80.61137#map=17/7.46441/80.61137) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Owilikanda Maha Vidyalaya · Katuattamada 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45969&mlon=80.58874#map=17/7.45969/80.58874) College ESOFT Metro College Matale · Muslim Town 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47302&mlon=80.62287#map=17/7.47302/80.62287) Police station n · Gongawela 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47004&mlon=80.62378#map=17/7.47004/80.62378) 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 Ukuwela DS Division - Alawathuwala - Balakaduwa - Bowatta - Dehipitiya - Dombagasdeniya - Dumbukola - Elkaduwa - Elkaduwa Watta - Elwala - Enasalmada - Eriyagolla - Guralawela North - Gurulawela South - Halangoda - Horagahapitiya - Hunnasgiriyawatta - Hunuketawala - Imbulpitiya - Kaduwela - Kalalpitiya - Kandemada - Karagahahinna - Katuattamada - Katudeniya - Kendagolla - Kendagollamada - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombiliwela - Kureewela - Leliambe - Maberiya - Makulemada - Manaboda - Marukona - Meedeniya - Muwagala - Nagahathenna - Nagolla - Nawarathnagoda - Nugapitiya - Ovilikanda - Ovilla - Pahala Wehigala - Pahalawela - Pallekumbura - Pananthadiya - Panwatta - Paragahawela - Pathingolla - Pujagoda - Purijjala - Raithalawela - Rangama - Rathwatta - Talingamada - Thawalankoya - Thenna - Thibbatuwawa - Udangamuwa - Udathenna - Udupihilla - Udupitiya - Ukuwela - Ulpathapitiya - Wademada - Warakamura - Wariyapola - Wariyapola Watta - Watagoda - Wattegedara - Wehigala - Weligala ## Quick answers - Where is Galaudahena?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galaudahena?Daluwela, Dullewa East, Ethipola, Harasgama, Kandegedara, Katuattamada, Makulemada, Pallekumbura, Panwatta and Watagoda - How many villages are in Galaudahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galaudahena?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galaudahena?Owilikanda Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galaudahena?gramiya bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galaudahena?People's Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galaudahena?Lanka IOC, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galaudahena?LK2233005 (OCHA common operational dataset)