# Galabada GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/galabada/

Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division 

# Galabada

Galabada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **2.70 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.7km²
- 1,097 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galabada?

Galabada lies in [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Ambagaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ambagaspitiya/), [Kurunduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kurunduoya/), [Landupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/landupita/), [Medakandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/medakandura/), [Napatawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/napatawela/), [Ukuthule](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ukuthule/), [Ukuthule East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ukuthule-east/) and [Wetekegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/wetekegama/). By area it is the 5461st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Galabada is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0927° N, 80.8185° E. Local names: ගලබොඩ .

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 Galabada

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Galabada. Settlements here lie between about 916 m and 1,169 m above sea level (median 1,097 m).

- Galaboda
- Kahatadanda
- Kirimetiwala
- Marabedda
- Patawela

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 Galabada and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 178 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 108 

Feb 21 86 

Mar 22 104 

Apr 23 175 

May 23 164 

Jun 22 101 

Jul 21 82 

Aug 21 92 

Sep 22 129 

Oct 22 234 

Nov 21 274 

Dec 20 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galabada

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maturata District Hospital · Mathurata 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08049&mlon=80.80146#map=17/7.08049/80.80146) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Padiyapelella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09452&mlon=80.79949#map=17/7.09452/80.79949) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) 

Hotel AYALE DOME Mandaramnuwara - අයාලේ මන්දාරම්නුවර · Uda Padiyapelella 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08964&mlon=80.79629#map=17/7.08964/80.79629) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Landupita School · Ambagaspitiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.81093#map=17/7.10162/80.81093) 

College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) 

Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07985&mlon=80.80188#map=17/7.07985/80.80188) 

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 Walapane DS Division

- Alakolawewa
- Ambagaspitiya
- Andawala
- Batagolla
- Binganthalawa
- Brookside
- Deliwala North
- Deliwela South
- Egodakanda
- Ekangapura
- Harasbedda North
- Harasbedda South
- High Forest
- High Forest
- Ihala Pannala
- Ilukpelessa
- Kandegama
- Kendagolla
- Ketakandura
- Kumbalgamuwa
- Kumbalgamuwa East
- Kurunduoya
- Landupita
- Liyanwala Pahalagama
- Liyanwela Ihalagama
- Madumana
- Maha Uva
- Mahakudugala
- Mahapathana
- Mailagasthenna
- Manelwala
- Manthreethenna
- Medakandura
- Morabedda
- Mulhalkele
- Munwatta
- Napatawela
- Naranthalawa
- Padiyapelella
- Palalpathana
- Pandithaya Kumbura
- Pannala
- Ragala
- Ragala Watta
- Rathnayakapura
- Samagipura
- Senarathpura
- Serasunthenna
- Serupitiya
- St. Leonard
- Thennehenwala
- Ukuthule
- Ukuthule East
- Unagolla
- Walapane
- Wathumulla
- Werellapathana
- Wetakepatha
- Wetekegama
- Wewakele
- Yatiwella

## Quick answers

- Where is Galabada?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galabada?Ambagaspitiya, Kurunduoya, Landupita, Medakandura, Napatawela, Ukuthule, Ukuthule East and Wetekegama
- How many villages are in Galabada?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galabada?Settlements lie between 916 m and 1,169 m
- What is the best time to visit Galabada?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galabada?Maturata District Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galabada?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galabada?PET, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galabada?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galabada?LK2324305 (OCHA common operational dataset)