# Gala Ambagaswewa GN division, Maho DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/gala-ambagaswewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Gala Ambagaswewa Gala Ambagaswewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.39 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.4km² - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gala Ambagaswewa? Gala Ambagaswewa lies in [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/), [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: [Galewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/galewewa/), [Kadambawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kadambawa/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/medagama/), [Metiyakgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/metiyakgama/), [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/rathmale/) and [Thalagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thalagalla/). By area it is the 3391st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Gala Ambagaswewa is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7674° N, 80.3366° E. Local names: ගලඅඹගස්වැව . 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 Gala Ambagaswewa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gala Ambagaswewa. Settlements here lie between about 81 m and 89 m above sea level (median 89 m). - Ambagassewa - Moragaswewa - Siyambalagaswewa - Talagalla - Tammitagama 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 Gala Ambagaswewa Named natural and historic features inside Gala Ambagaswewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Siyabalagas 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 Gala Ambagaswewa 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 Gala Ambagaswewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahawa Base Hospital · Mahawa East 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82353&mlon=80.28247#map=17/7.82353/80.28247) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Ayurveda Paradise Maho · Divullewa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82726&mlon=80.31305#map=17/7.82726/80.31305) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Karambe Maha Vidyalaya · Karambe 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78923&mlon=80.34315#map=17/7.78923/80.34315) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 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 Maho DS Division - Ambagaswewa - Atawarala - Bakmeegahawatta - Balagollagama - Balalla - Bamunugama - Daladagama - Dampitigama - Deheneggama - Digana - Divullewa - Embogama - Gajaneggama - Galewewa - Gallewa - Heenuggala - Heenukwewa - Hithokadawala - Ihalagama - Imbulgodayagama - Ipalogama - Kadambawa - Kandubadagama - Karambe - Karuwalagahawatta - Kattambuwawa - Katuwannawa - Kekunawa - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombakadawala - Konwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Liyanagama - Madurugama - Mahawa East - Mahawa West - Makaduwawa - Maningamuwa - Medagama - Metiyakgama - Mirihanpitigama - Moonamalegama - Moragaswewa - Nagollagama - Nettipalagama - Pahala Balalla - Pahalagama - Pailigama - Palugaswewa - Panwewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Gala Ambagaswewa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gala Ambagaswewa?Galewewa, Kadambawa, Medagama, Metiyakgama, Rathmale and Thalagalla - How many villages are in Gala Ambagaswewa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gala Ambagaswewa?Settlements lie between 81 m and 89 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Gala Ambagaswewa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Gala Ambagaswewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gala Ambagaswewa?Mahawa Base Hospital, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gala Ambagaswewa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gala Ambagaswewa?People's Bank ATM, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gala Ambagaswewa?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gala Ambagaswewa?LK6124275 (OCHA common operational dataset)