# Galagama GN division, Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/galagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division # Galagama Galagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.42 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 512 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galagama? Galagama lies in [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/), [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: [Delgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/delgolla/), [Mediyapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mediyapola/), [Nagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/nagolla/), [Nikagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/nikagolla/), [Nikagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/nikagolla-north/), [Selagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/selagama/), [Selagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/selagama-east/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/udagama/), [Udagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/udagama-west/) and [Urulewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/urulewatta/). By area it is the 5989th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Galagama is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5791° N, 80.5922° E. Local names: ගලගම . 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 Galagama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galagama. - Mediyapola - Pamunudeniya 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 Galagama Named natural and historic features inside Galagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Kahawatta 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 Galagama 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 Galagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) Bank Nikagolla Rural Bank · Nikagolla North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57146&mlon=80.59588#map=17/7.57146/80.59588) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Birds Garden Villa · Kavudupelella 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58299&mlon=80.62734#map=17/7.58299/80.62734) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Kawdupelella Kalaimahal T.M.V · Walliwela 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57694&mlon=80.62519#map=17/7.57694/80.62519) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 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 Yatawatta DS Division - Alokagama - Aluthgama - Aluthgama North - Ambanpola - Asgiri Dorakumbura - Asgiri Dorakumbura East - Daluwela - Dangan Place - Deevilla - Deevilla North - Deevilla South - Delgolla - Dikkumbura - Dikkumbura West - Dullewa - Dullewa East - Ethipallawala - Ethipola - Ethipola West - Galaliyadda - Gammulla - Idangama - Kavudupelella - LK2215285 - Lakshahena - Madadeniya - Mahawela - Mahawela West - Maligathenna - Mathalapitiya - Mathalapitiya South - Mathale North - Mediyapola - Mottuwela - Muruthawatta - Nagolla - Nikagolla - Nikagolla North - Pamunuwa - Polwatta - Rathalawewa - Rathninda - Selagama - Selagama East - Thalgahagoda - Thembilideniya - Udagama - Udagama West - Udasgiriya - Unaweruwa - Urulewatta - Walawela - Walpola - Wattegedara - Yatawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Galagama?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galagama?Delgolla, Mediyapola, Nagolla, Nikagolla, Nikagolla North, Selagama, Selagama East, Udagama, Udagama West and Urulewatta - How many villages are in Galagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galagama?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galagama?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galagama?Nikagolla Rural Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galagama?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galagama?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galagama?LK2215050 (OCHA common operational dataset)