# Galapitagala GN division, Palugaswewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/galapitagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Palugaswewa DS Division # Galapitagala Galapitagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palugaswewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **7.59 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.6km² - 1mapped services - 162 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galapitagala? Galapitagala lies in [Palugaswewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Eppawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/eppawala/), [Heenukkiriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/heenukkiriyawa/), [Horivila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/horivila/), [Keeriyagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/keeriyagaswewa/) and [Senadhiriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/senadhiriyagama/). By area it is the 1723rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Palugaswewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/). The centre of Galapitagala is about 158 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0907° N, 80.6791° E. Local names: ගලපිටගල . 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 Galapitagala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galapitagala. - Galapitagala 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Galapitagala Named natural and historic features inside Galapitagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Galapitagala Wewa - Magurahitiya Wewa - Tammannawa Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Bathalanwala Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Galapitagala 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 Galapitagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Habarana Divisional Hospital · Habarana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03849&mlon=80.75618#map=17/8.03849/80.75618) Bank Seylan Bank · Kekirawa Town 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04046&mlon=80.59894#map=17/8.04046/80.59894) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Habarana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03994&mlon=80.75567#map=17/8.03994/80.75567) Hotel Horiwila Village - Gamigedara · Horivila 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06645&mlon=80.67622#map=17/8.06645/80.67622) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Ganewelpola Muslim Vidyalaya · Ganewalpola 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09316&mlon=80.62887#map=17/8.09316/80.62887) College Green Village Campus · Eppawala 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11744&mlon=80.73560#map=17/8.11744/80.73560) Police station Habarana Police Station · Habarana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03946&mlon=80.75665#map=17/8.03946/80.75665) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Galapitagala Places mapped inside Galapitagala in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Palugaswewa DS Division - Demuththewa - Eppawala - Habarana - Hiriwadunna - Horivila - Kashyapagama - Kelewa - Kuda Rambawewa - Kumbukwewa - Madawala - Maha Rambawewa - Maithrigama - Palugaswewa - Senadhiriyagama - Wayaulpatha ## Quick answers - Where is Galapitagala?In Palugaswewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galapitagala?Eppawala, Heenukkiriyawa, Horivila, Keeriyagaswewa and Senadhiriyagama - How many villages are in Galapitagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Galapitagala?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Galapitagala?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galapitagala?Habarana Divisional Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galapitagala?Seylan Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galapitagala?Peoples Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galapitagala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galapitagala?LK7157025 (OCHA common operational dataset)