# Galewewa GN division, Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/galewewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Galewewa Galewewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.99 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.0km² - 90 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galewewa? Galewewa 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: [Embogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/embogama/), [Gala Ambagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/gala-ambagaswewa/), [Gallewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/gallewa/), [Heenukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/heenukwewa/), [Kadambawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kadambawa/) and [Thalagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thalagalla/). By area it is the 3774th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Galewewa is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7786° N, 80.3123° E. Local names: ගාලේවැව . 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 Galewewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galewewa. - Helogama 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 Galewewa Named natural and historic features inside Galewewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Kadambawa Maha Wewa - Kahatagahapitiye Wewa - Kudo 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 Galewewa 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 Galewewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahawa Base Hospital · Mahawa East 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82353&mlon=80.28247#map=17/7.82353/80.28247) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel Ayurveda Paradise Maho · Divullewa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82726&mlon=80.31305#map=17/7.82726/80.31305) Mall Thilini Store · Gurugoda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91409&mlon=80.28894#map=17/7.91409/80.28894) School Balalla U.B. Wanninayaka National School · Embogama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79808&mlon=80.30457#map=17/7.79808/80.30457) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 6.0 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 6.2 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 - Gala Ambagaswewa - 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 Galewewa?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galewewa?Embogama, Gala Ambagaswewa, Gallewa, Heenukwewa, Kadambawa and Thalagalla - How many villages are in Galewewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Galewewa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Galewewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galewewa?Mahawa Base Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galewewa?People's Bank Mahawa, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galewewa?People's Bank ATM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galewewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galewewa?LK6124255 (OCHA common operational dataset)