# Galapitagala East GN division, Uhana DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Uhana DS Division 

# Galapitagala East

Galapitagala East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.93 km²**.

- 1.9km²

## Where is Galapitagala East?

Galapitagala East lies in [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Bakkiella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/bakkiella/), [Galapitagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/galapitagala-west/), [Gonagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/gonagala/), [Kannapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/kannapuram/) and [Maalaiyarkaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/maalaiyarkaddu/). By area it is the 7103rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/). The centre of Galapitagala East is about 207 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4542° N, 81.6541° E. Local names: ගලපිටගල නැගෙනහිර .

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 Galapitagala East 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
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- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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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 Galapitagala East

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Hospital District Hospital Senarathpura · Gonagolla 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45033&mlon=81.62786#map=17/7.45033/81.62786) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch · Uhana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36379&mlon=81.63452#map=17/7.36379/81.63452) 

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 Ceypetco · Central Camp 03 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41798&mlon=81.72725#map=17/7.41798/81.72725) 

Hotel Saliya Restaurant & cottage · Dematamalpelessa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36445&mlon=81.63014#map=17/7.36445/81.63014) 

Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) 

School Kannan viththiyalayam · Kannapuram East 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47459&mlon=81.67320#map=17/7.47459/81.67320) 

College Am/ siri subudhi pirivena - අම්/ සිරි සුබෝධි පිරිවෙන · Senagama North 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40512&mlon=81.63987#map=17/7.40512/81.63987) 

Police station Uhana Police station · Uhana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36301&mlon=81.63662#map=17/7.36301/81.63662) 

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 Uhana DS Division

- Abhayapura
- Bakkiella
- Bandaradoowa
- Bokkabedda
- Buddhangala
- Dadayanthalawa East
- Dadayanthalawa West
- Dematamalpelessa
- Galahitiyagoda
- Galapitagala West
- Gemunupura
- Gonagala
- Gonagolla
- Himidurawa
- Kahatagasyaya
- Kohombana
- Komariya
- Kothmale
- Kumarigama
- Kumudugama
- Lathugala
- Mahakandiya
- Mayadunna
- Nawagiriyawa
- Nugelanda North
- Nugelanda South
- Palam Kandavura
- Piyangala
- Rajagalathenna North
- Rajagalathenna South
- Rajagama North
- Rajagama South
- Ruhunugama
- Sandanadapura
- Senagama North
- Senagama South
- Siyambalawewa
- Suhadagama North
- Suhadagama South
- Udagirigama East
- Udagirigama West
- Udayapura
- Uhana
- Uhana Thissapura East
- Uhana Thissapura West
- Veheragama East
- Veheragama West
- Velikahagolla
- Verenketagoda
- Walagampura
- Weeragoda North
- Weeragoda South
- Wijayapura East
- Wijayapura West

## Quick answers

- Where is Galapitagala East?In Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galapitagala East?Bakkiella, Galapitagala West, Gonagala, Kannapuram and Maalaiyarkaddu
- What is the best time to visit Galapitagala East?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galapitagala East?District Hospital Senarathpura, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galapitagala East?Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galapitagala East?People's Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galapitagala East?Ceypetco, about 9.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galapitagala East?LK5212045 (OCHA common operational dataset)