# Galnewagama GN division, Galnewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/galnewagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Galnewa DS Division # Galnewagama Galnewagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **1.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.1km² - 126 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galnewagama? Galnewagama lies in [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Galnewa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/galnewa-town/), [Hadungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/hadungama/), [Helabodugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/helabodugama/), [Kattaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/kattaragama/), [Malbaligala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/malbaligala/) and [Pitiye Yaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/pitiye-yaya/). By area it is the 9640th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Galnewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/). The centre of Galnewagama is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0286° N, 80.4786° E. Local names: ගල්නෑවගම . 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 Galnewagama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galnewagama. - Kudagalnewa 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 Galnewagama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galnewagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galnewa Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Maheshakya hotel · Galnewa Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03598&mlon=80.47951#map=17/8.03598/80.47951) Mall BULNEWA MARKET · Bulnewa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04397&mlon=80.44528#map=17/8.04397/80.44528) School Kalawewa school ground · Kalawewa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02181&mlon=80.52848#map=17/8.02181/80.52848) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Galnewa DS Division - Bulnewa - Galnewa Town - Hadungama - Helabodugama - Ihala Kalankuttiya - Kala - Medawachchiya - Kallanchiya - Kandegama - Kandulegama - Kandulugamuwa - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattaragama - Kumbukwewa - Lolugaswewa - Malbaligala - Midellewa - Musnawa - Namalgamuwa - Negama - Obadayagama - Otunupelandigama - Pahala Kalankuttiya - Pitiye Yaya - Siyambalangamuwa South - Siyambalewa - Thorane Gama - Usgala Halmillawewa - Verunkulama - Walaswewa ## Quick answers - Where is Galnewagama?In Galnewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galnewagama?Galnewa Town, Hadungama, Helabodugama, Kattaragama, Malbaligala and Pitiye Yaya - How many villages are in Galnewagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galnewagama?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galnewagama?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galnewagama?Peoples Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galnewagama?Peoples Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galnewagama?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galnewagama?LK7163080 (OCHA common operational dataset)