# Galkadawala GN division, Kotawehera DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/galkadawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotawehera DS Division # Galkadawala Galkadawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **9.19 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 9.2km² - 81 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galkadawala? Galkadawala lies in [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/), [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: [Bakmeewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ambanpola/bakmeewewa/), [Elagammillawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/elagammillawa/), [Meewellewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/meewellewa/), [Paalu Uswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/paalu-uswewa/) and [Walaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ambanpola/walaliya/). By area it is the 1359th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/). The centre of Galkadawala is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8777° N, 80.1607° E. Local names: ගල්කඩවල . 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 Galkadawala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galkadawala. - Galkadawala 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 Galkadawala Named natural and historic features inside Galkadawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Galkadawala Wewa - Ihala Wewa ### Forests and nature 3 gardens. - Ambagaswewa - Bakmeewewa - Ulkendewa 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 Galkadawala 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 Galkadawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Ambanpola · Ambanpola South 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91684&mlon=80.24206#map=17/7.91684/80.24206) Bank Regional Development Bank · Ambanpola South 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91907&mlon=80.23946#map=17/7.91907/80.23946) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Sevana Lanka Filling Station · Belungala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93220&mlon=80.24345#map=17/7.93220/80.24345) Hotel Hotel Mihira Village · Dethawa 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89170&mlon=80.24841#map=17/7.89170/80.24841) Mall Mallika store · Ambanpola South 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91631&mlon=80.24026#map=17/7.91631/80.24026) School Halabagala School · Dodamgollegama 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80626&mlon=80.16839#map=17/7.80626/80.16839) College Kirinda Kanishta School · Maha Kirinda A 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81566&mlon=80.11492#map=17/7.81566/80.11492) Police station Ambanpola Police Station · Ambanpola South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91706&mlon=80.24380#map=17/7.91706/80.24380) 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 Kotawehera DS Division - Aluthgama - Dehennegama - Digannewa - Digannewatta - Divullepitiya - Dodamgollegama - Elagammillawa - Girilla - Hidogama - Hulawa - Ihala Weeradadana - Ithewa - Kelegama - Kotavehera - Kuda Mithawa - Kudarawaliya - Kumbukwewa - Maha Kirinda A - Maha Kirinda B - Mahamithawa - Meewellewa - Monnekulama - Moragolla - Nagala - Nawana - Paalu Uswewa - Palugolla Track 10 A - Palugolla Track 10 B - Sirisethagama - Yakadapatha ## Quick answers - Where is Galkadawala?In Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galkadawala?Bakmeewewa, Elagammillawa, Meewellewa, Paalu Uswewa and Walaliya - How many villages are in Galkadawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Galkadawala?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Galkadawala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galkadawala?Divisional Hospital Ambanpola, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galkadawala?Regional Development Bank, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galkadawala?Boc, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galkadawala?Sevana Lanka Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galkadawala?LK6115060 (OCHA common operational dataset)