# Ihalagama GN division, Galgamuwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/ihalagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Galgamuwa DS Division # Ihalagama Ihalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **6.79 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.8km² - 92 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ihalagama? Ihalagama lies in [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Ihala Nanneriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/ihala-nanneriya/), [Ihala Palukandewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/ihala-palukandewa/), [Jayabima](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/jayabima/), [Karuwalagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/karuwalagaswewa/), [Molewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/molewa/), [Mottapettewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/mottapettewa/), [Nahettikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/nahettikulama/), [Nochchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/nochchiya/) and [Palugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/palugolla/). By area it is the 2005th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/). The centre of Ihalagama is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0117° N, 80.2280° E. Local names: ඉහළගම . 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 Ihalagama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ihalagama. Settlements here lie between about 85 m and 101 m above sea level (median 92 m). - Dikwewa - Ihalagama - Thambare 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 Ihalagama Named natural and historic features inside Ihalagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Achari Wewa - Ihalagama Wewa - Karuwalagas Wewa - Mallewa Wewa - Sadaragama Wewa - Thambare Wewa 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 Ihalagama 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 Ihalagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galgamuwa Base Hospital · Mahagalgamuwa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00154&mlon=80.27710#map=17/8.00154/80.27710) Bank Bimputh Finance PLC · Divullewa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00249&mlon=80.27120#map=17/8.00249/80.27120) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Divullewa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00996&mlon=80.27073#map=17/8.00996/80.27073) Hotel Saphire Hills Gampola · Gampola 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05000&mlon=80.18330#map=17/8.05000/80.18330) Mall Samsung Singhagiri (PVT) · Galgamuwa Town 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99799&mlon=80.27106#map=17/7.99799/80.27106) School Wayamba Janadhipathi primary school · Pahala Palukandewa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00419&mlon=80.25731#map=17/8.00419/80.25731) College U.B wanninayaka national college galgamuwa · Wadugama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98305&mlon=80.26783#map=17/7.98305/80.26783) Police station Galgamuwa Police Station · Mahagalgamuwa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00099&mlon=80.27786#map=17/8.00099/80.27786) 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 Galgamuwa DS Division - Aluthherathgama - Bandaragama - Buduruwakanda - Bulnewa - Divullewa - Ethiniwetunugala - Galgamuwa Town - Ganangamuwa - Ganedivulwewa - Gemunupura - Ihala Nanneriya - Ihala Palukandewa - Jayabima - Jayalanda - Kallanchiya - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattakaduwa - Katuwewa - Kelegama - Kepela - Kohombankulama - Kokwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kurundankulama - Kurundewa - Lassanagama - Madadombe - Madawachchiya - Mahagalgamuwa - Mahagalkadawala - Mahananneriya North - Mahananneriya South - Medagama East - Medagama West - Meegalewa - Molewa - Monnankulama - Mottapettewa - Nahettikulama - Nallachchiya - Nochchiya - Padavigama - Padipanchawa - Pahala Palukandewa - Palugolla - Palukadawala - Peddegama - Porottukadawala - Senarathgama - Siyambalewa - Thissapura - Thorawa - Track 4 Usgala - Ulpathagama - Usgala Siyambalangamuwa - Wadugama - Walagambapura - Walaswewa - Wegedara - Wewaranawetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Ihalagama?In Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihalagama?Ihala Nanneriya, Ihala Palukandewa, Jayabima, Karuwalagaswewa, Molewa, Mottapettewa, Nahettikulama, Nochchiya and Palugolla - How many villages are in Ihalagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ihalagama?Settlements lie between 85 m and 101 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ihalagama?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ihalagama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihalagama?Galgamuwa Base Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihalagama?Bimputh Finance PLC, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihalagama?Boc, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihalagama?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihalagama?LK6106130 (OCHA common operational dataset)