# Mahagalgamuwa GN division, Galgamuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/mahagalgamuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galgamuwa DS Division # Mahagalgamuwa Mahagalgamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **9.47 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.5km² - 8mapped services - 96 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahagalgamuwa? Mahagalgamuwa 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 10 other GN divisions: [Divullewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/divullewa/), [Galgamuwa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/galgamuwa-town/), [Ganedivulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/ganedivulwewa/), [Kelegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kelegama/), [Kokwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kokwewa/), [Konwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/konwewa/), [Kurundankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kurundankulama/), [Siyambalewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/siyambalewa/), [Ulpathagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/ulpathagama/) and [Wegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/wegedara/). By area it is the 1306th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/). The centre of Mahagalgamuwa is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0014° N, 80.2855° E. Local names: මහ ගල්ගමුව . 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 Mahagalgamuwa Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mahagalgamuwa. Settlements here lie between about 91 m and 114 m above sea level (median 96 m). - Andarewa - Arasanwewa - Atukoralayagama - Divullewa - Gane Divullewa - Gojaragama - Kanahankotuwa 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 Mahagalgamuwa Named natural and historic features inside Mahagalgamuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Andara Wewa - Gojaragama Wewa - Mahagalgamuwa Wewa - Palu 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 Mahagalgamuwa 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 Mahagalgamuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galgamuwa Base Hospital · Mahagalgamuwa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00154&mlon=80.27710#map=17/8.00154/80.27710) Bank Hatton National Bank · Divullewa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00229&mlon=80.27120#map=17/8.00229/80.27120) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Divullewa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00996&mlon=80.27073#map=17/8.00996/80.27073) Hotel Kalaoya Reach Hotel · Medagama West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10127&mlon=80.27928#map=17/8.10127/80.27928) Mall Rikasha Fancy Center · Galgamuwa Town 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99831&mlon=80.27142#map=17/7.99831/80.27142) School Neth Academiy · Mahagalgamuwa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00163&mlon=80.28183#map=17/8.00163/80.28183) College U.B wanninayaka national college galgamuwa · Wadugama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98305&mlon=80.26783#map=17/7.98305/80.26783) Police station Police Station Galgamuwa · Mahagalgamuwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00096&mlon=80.27789#map=17/8.00096/80.27789) 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 Mahagalgamuwa Places mapped inside Mahagalgamuwa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants1 - Police stations2 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 Galgamuwa DS Division - Aluthherathgama - Bandaragama - Buduruwakanda - Bulnewa - Divullewa - Ethiniwetunugala - Galgamuwa Town - Ganangamuwa - Ganedivulwewa - Gemunupura - Ihala Nanneriya - Ihala Palukandewa - Ihalagama - Jayabima - Jayalanda - Kallanchiya - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattakaduwa - Katuwewa - Kelegama - Kepela - Kohombankulama - Kokwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kurundankulama - Kurundewa - Lassanagama - Madadombe - Madawachchiya - 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 Mahagalgamuwa?In Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahagalgamuwa?Divullewa, Galgamuwa Town, Ganedivulwewa, Kelegama, Kokwewa, Konwewa, Kurundankulama, Siyambalewa, Ulpathagama and Wegedara - How many villages are in Mahagalgamuwa?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mahagalgamuwa?Settlements lie between 91 m and 114 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mahagalgamuwa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mahagalgamuwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahagalgamuwa?Galgamuwa Base Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahagalgamuwa?Hatton National Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahagalgamuwa?Boc, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahagalgamuwa?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mahagalgamuwa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mahagalgamuwa?LK6106195 (OCHA common operational dataset)