# Pahala Galwewa GN division, Bingiriya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-galwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Bingiriya DS Division # Pahala Galwewa Pahala Galwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.99 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.0km² - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pahala Galwewa? Pahala Galwewa lies in [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Ihala Galwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-galwewa/), [Koshenagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/koshenagara/), [Molaeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/molaeliya/), [Thammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/thammana/) and [Urapotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/urapotta/). By area it is the 3774th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/). The centre of Pahala Galwewa is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6403° N, 79.9356° E. Local names: පහළ ගල්වැව . 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 Pahala Galwewa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pahala Galwewa. Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 32 m above sea level (median 25 m). - Gadolweka - Galwewa Ihala - Galwewa Pahala - Ihala Molaelipitiya - Pahala Molaelipitiya 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 Pahala Galwewa Named natural and historic features inside Pahala Galwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Dangahamula Wewa - Gal Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Vanahena 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 Pahala Galwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pahala Galwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank People's Bank - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59838&mlon=79.94008#map=17/7.59838/79.94008) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Mookalanhena 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59800&mlon=79.94021#map=17/7.59800/79.94021) Hotel Hotel Rajiu Palace · Bingiriya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60774&mlon=79.91732#map=17/7.60774/79.91732) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Brahmanayagama Saddananda Vidyalaya · Brahmanayagama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61233&mlon=79.96266#map=17/7.61233/79.96266) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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 Bingiriya DS Division - Aluthgama - Bakmeeruppa - Bandarigalgoda - Bingiriya - Bowatta - Brahmanayagama - Getulawa - Hamannapahuwa - Heenpannawa - Hendiyapola - Hiruwalpola - Horagasagara - Ihala Galwewa - Ihala Kadigamuwa - Ihala Kalugama - Ihala Konkandawala - Ihala Koswatta - Kaduruwewa - Karandanayagama - Kelegedara - Kiniyama East - Kiniyama West - Konkadawala - Kosagama - Koshenagara - Kudakalawa - Kurundupotha - Madulupitiya - Manelembuwa - Maunawa - Meladeniya - Molaeliya - Mookalanhena - Murukandiya - Nithalawa - Padiwela - Pahala Kadigamuwa - Pahala Kiniyama - Pahala Koswatta - Pahala Mandakondana - Pahala Thalampola - Panawewa - Puwakgahakadawala - Tharana - Thorabichchiya - Udawela - Urapotta - Vilattawa Palatha - Wanduressa - Weerapokuna - Wellarawa ## Quick answers - Where is Pahala Galwewa?In Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahala Galwewa?Ihala Galwewa, Koshenagara, Molaeliya, Thammana and Urapotta - How many villages are in Pahala Galwewa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pahala Galwewa?Settlements lie between 21 m and 32 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pahala Galwewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pahala Galwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahala Galwewa?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahala Galwewa?People's Bank - Bingiriya, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahala Galwewa?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahala Galwewa?LK6142070 (OCHA common operational dataset)