# Galkanda GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division 

# Galkanda

Galkanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.77 km²**.

- 6.8km²

## Where is Galkanda?

Galkanda lies in [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Dewalahinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/dewalahinda/), [Eggaloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/eggaloya/), [Kethsirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kethsirigama/), [Kivulegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kivulegama/), [Pallanoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/pallanoya/) and [Wadinagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/wadinagala/). By area it is the 2014th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Galkanda is about 192 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1639° N, 81.5707° E. Local names: ගල්කන්ද .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Galkanda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 150 

Feb 26 106 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 152 

May 29 131 

Jun 29 68 

Jul 29 58 

Aug 29 67 

Sep 28 110 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 281 

Dec 26 259 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galkanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Wadinagala · Wadinagala 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12909&mlon=81.57172#map=17/7.12909/81.57172) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Senanayakepura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29096&mlon=81.67335#map=17/7.29096/81.67335) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station · Indrasarapura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) 

Hotel Inginiyagala Rest House · Inginiyagala 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21782&mlon=81.54399#map=17/7.21782/81.54399) 

Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) 

School D.S Senanayake Coleege · Inginiyagala 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21926&mlon=81.54749#map=17/7.21926/81.54749) 

College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) 

Police station Inginiyagala Police Station · Inginiyagala 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21997&mlon=81.54495#map=17/7.21997/81.54495) 

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 Damana DS Division

- 18A. Janapadaya
- Alahena
- Ambalanoya
- Bakmitiyawa
- Damana
- Dewalahinda
- Diviyagala
- Eggaloya
- Galmaduwa
- Helagampura
- Hindakalugama
- Hingurana
- Kalugolla
- Karalewa
- Keenawatta
- Kethsirigama
- Kivulegama
- Koknahara
- Kumana
- Madana
- Madawalalanda
- Moragahapallama
- Muwangala
- Padagoda
- Pahalalanda
- Pallanoya
- Pannalgama
- Thimbirigolla
- Thottama
- Uksiripura
- Veheragala
- Wadinagala

## Quick answers

- Where is Galkanda?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galkanda?Dewalahinda, Eggaloya, Kethsirigama, Kivulegama, Pallanoya and Wadinagala
- What is the best time to visit Galkanda?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galkanda?Divisional Hospital Wadinagala, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galkanda?National Savings Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galkanda?People's Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galkanda?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galkanda?LK5242110 (OCHA common operational dataset)