# Galmaduwa GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division 

# Galmaduwa

Galmaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.30 km²**.

- 2.3km²

## Where is Galmaduwa?

Galmaduwa 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: [Muwangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/muwangala/), [Senanayakepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/senanayakepura/), [Valathapitty 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/valathapitty-01/), [Varipathanchenai 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/varipathanchenai-01/), [Varipathanchenai 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/varipathanchenai-02/) and [Varipathanchenai 03](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/varipathanchenai-03/). By area it is the 6230th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Galmaduwa is about 207 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2674° N, 81.6929° E. Local names: ගල්මඩුව .

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 Galmaduwa 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
- Oct
- 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 Galmaduwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Lahugala · Indrasarapura 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29170&mlon=81.67830#map=17/7.29170/81.67830) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Indrasarapura 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29126&mlon=81.67679#map=17/7.29126/81.67679) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Saman Enterprises · Mihindupura 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29257&mlon=81.69074#map=17/7.29257/81.69074) 

Hotel Monty Hotel · Senanayakepura 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28648&mlon=81.67816#map=17/7.28648/81.67816) 

Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) 

School Gamini Maha Vidyalaya · Senanayakepura 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28669&mlon=81.67579#map=17/7.28669/81.67579) 

College Hardy College of Technology · Samapura 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28333&mlon=81.66669#map=17/7.28333/81.66669) 

Police station Ampara Police Station · Jayawardhanapura 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29683&mlon=81.67698#map=17/7.29683/81.67698) 

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
- Galkanda
- 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 Galmaduwa?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galmaduwa?Muwangala, Senanayakepura, Valathapitty 01, Varipathanchenai 01, Varipathanchenai 02 and Varipathanchenai 03
- What is the best time to visit Galmaduwa?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galmaduwa?Divisional Hospital Lahugala , about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galmaduwa?National Savings Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galmaduwa?People's Bank ATM, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galmaduwa?Saman Enterprises, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galmaduwa?LK5242015 (OCHA common operational dataset)