# Galviharawewa GN division, Thambuththegama DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Thambuththegama DS Division 

# Galviharawewa

Galviharawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thambuththegama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.29 km²**.

- 4.3km²

## Where is Galviharawewa?

Galviharawewa lies in [Thambuththegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Adhiranigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/adhiranigama/), [Delnegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/delnegama/), [Katiyawa Track 10](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/katiyawa-track-10/), [Kuda Bellankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/kuda-bellankadawala/), [Nallachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/nallachchiya/), [Thammennawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/thammennawa/), [Thelhiriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/thelhiriyawa/) and [Thispanepura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/thispanepura/). By area it is the 3491st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Thambuththegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/). The centre of Galviharawewa is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1397° N, 80.3359° E. Local names: ගල්විහාරවැව .

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 Galviharawewa 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 Galviharawewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Themara Private Hospital · Thammennagama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15577&mlon=80.29545#map=17/8.15577/80.29545) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Thammennagama 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16216&mlon=80.30054#map=17/8.16216/80.30054) 

ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Sation · Meegalewa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05561&mlon=80.35517#map=17/8.05561/80.35517) 

Hotel Nimsara Holiday Resort · Thammennagama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15879&mlon=80.30441#map=17/8.15879/80.30441) 

Mall Sudharshani Traders · Thammennawa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10394&mlon=80.34126#map=17/8.10394/80.34126) 

School NCP/A/TB/TB/Thelhiriyawa Vidyalaya · Thelhiriyawa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15249&mlon=80.32590#map=17/8.15249/80.32590) 

College Lake International School & Higher Educational Institute - Thambuththegama · Nallachchiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15677&mlon=80.30513#map=17/8.15677/80.30513) 

Police station Thambuttegama Police Station · Thambuttegama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15091&mlon=80.29389#map=17/8.15091/80.29389) 

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 Thambuththegama DS Division

- Delnegama
- Eriyagama
- Helambawewa
- Hureegaswewa
- Ikiriwewa
- Jayasirigama
- Kelegama
- Kongollewa
- Konwewa
- Kuda Bellankadawala
- Lunuwewa
- Maha Bellankadawala
- Makulewa
- Mudungoda
- Musalpitiya
- Nallachchiya
- Pahalagama
- Solama
- Thambuttegama
- Thammennagama
- Thammennawa
- Thelhiriyawa
- Thispanepura
- Veheragala
- Weliyawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Galviharawewa?In Thambuththegama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galviharawewa?Adhiranigama, Delnegama, Katiyawa Track 10, Kuda Bellankadawala, Nallachchiya, Thammennawa, Thelhiriyawa and Thispanepura
- What is the best time to visit Galviharawewa?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galviharawewa?Themara Private Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galviharawewa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galviharawewa?Hnb, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galviharawewa?Ceypetco Filling Sation, about 9.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galviharawewa?LK7145075 (OCHA common operational dataset)