# Galatabendiwewa GN division, Kobeigane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/galatabendiwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kobeigane DS Division # Galatabendiwewa Galatabendiwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kobeigane DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.83 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.8km² - 82 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galatabendiwewa? Galatabendiwewa lies in [Kobeigane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Bamunugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/bamunugama/), [Beddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/beddegama/), [Hirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/hirigolla/), [Nabadawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/nabadawewa/), [Pannawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/pannawa/) and [Rabukana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/rabukana/). By area it is the 5218th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Kobeigane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/). The centre of Galatabendiwewa is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6685° N, 80.1591° E. Local names: ගලටබැඳිවැව . 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 Galatabendiwewa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galatabendiwewa. - Kokkawilagama - Wiragaswewa 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 Galatabendiwewa Named natural and historic features inside Galatabendiwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Ihala Wewa - Pahala Wewa - Us 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 Galatabendiwewa 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 Galatabendiwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kobeigane Base Hospital · Kobeigane 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65551&mlon=80.12570#map=17/7.65551/80.12570) Bank Nikaweratiya Sanasa Union Ltd · Nikaweratiya North 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74471&mlon=80.11961#map=17/7.74471/80.11961) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Lanka Filing Station · Ginipendegama 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63976&mlon=80.23095#map=17/7.63976/80.23095) Hotel The change · Amunukole 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67283&mlon=80.12893#map=17/7.67283/80.12893) Mall Jayasinghe Storlines · Hettipola 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60634&mlon=80.08225#map=17/7.60634/80.08225) School Samagigama Primary School · Hirigolla 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65660&mlon=80.14587#map=17/7.65660/80.14587) College Sangabodhi Central College · Welawa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68744&mlon=80.16691#map=17/7.68744/80.16691) Police station Sri Lanka Police College Nikaweratiya Wing · Nikaweratiya North 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74509&mlon=80.11908#map=17/7.74509/80.11908) 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 Kobeigane DS Division - Alahenegama - Amunukole - Aralugaswewa - Assedduma - Bakunawala - Baladora - Bamunugama - Beddegama - Beliwewa - Boraluwewa - Halmillakotuwa - Hathalawa - Hengamuwa - Hindagahawewa - Hirigolla - Holambalewa - Kahatagaswewa - Kandattawa - Kattapitiya - Kithagama - Kobeigane - Leekolawewa - Makeliyawa - Maulla - Mawathagama - Midellawa - Pannawa - Pubbiliya - Thelahera - Vithikuliya - Waduressa - Walaswewa - Wannigama - Welpothuwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Galatabendiwewa?In Kobeigane DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galatabendiwewa?Bamunugama, Beddegama, Hirigolla, Nabadawewa, Pannawa and Rabukana - How many villages are in Galatabendiwewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Galatabendiwewa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Galatabendiwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galatabendiwewa?Kobeigane Base Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galatabendiwewa?Nikaweratiya Sanasa Union Ltd, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galatabendiwewa?PET, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galatabendiwewa?Lanka Filing Station, about 8.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galatabendiwewa?LK6139130 (OCHA common operational dataset)