# Galtenwewa GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/galtenwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Galtenwewa Galtenwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.63 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.6km² - 2mapped services - 119 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galtenwewa? Galtenwewa lies in [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Balagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/balagolla/), [Bogolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/bogolla/), [Koruwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/koruwawa/), [Mal Asna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/mal-asna/), [Polpithigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/polpithigama/), [Rawa Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/rawa-ela/) and [Thalpathwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/thalpathwewa/). By area it is the 4141st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Galtenwewa is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7818° N, 80.4052° E. Local names: ගල්ටැන්වැව . 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 Galtenwewa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Galtenwewa. Settlements here lie between about 119 m and 119 m above sea level (median 119 m). - Galawewa - Galtenwewa - Kadadekawewa - Pugallegama 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 Galtenwewa Named natural and historic features inside Galtenwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Alut Wewa - Mirihanpitigama 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 Galtenwewa 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 Galtenwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polpithigama Divisional Hospital · Polpithigama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81518&mlon=80.40517#map=17/7.81518/80.40517) Bank bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank · Bakmeegahawatta 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85388&mlon=80.30289#map=17/7.85388/80.30289) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Mankada Hotel Giriulla · Maeliya North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74658&mlon=80.41427#map=17/7.74658/80.41427) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Galtenwewa Vidyalaya · Galtenwewa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79005&mlon=80.40308#map=17/7.79005/80.40308) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 14 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 15 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Galtenwewa Places mapped inside Galtenwewa in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 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 Polpitigama DS Division - Agare - Ambagaswewa - Amunakole - Angulgamuwa - Baddegama - Bakmeewewa - Balagolla - Bogolla - Bulnewa - Dagama - Dambe - Deegama - Dekanduwala - Dembatagala - Doraweruwa - Elagamuwa - Galagedaragama - Galahitiyagama - Galgiriyawa - Galketiyagama - Hakwatunawa - Halmillawewa - Hangamuwa - Hathigamuwa - Hathpokuna - Henawa - Herathgama - Ihala Thelambiyawa - Ihala Thimbiriyawa - Imihaminegama - Indigolla - Kalawana - Kalugalla - Kambuwatawana - Keralankadawala - Kiribamunegama - Koruwawa - Kosgaha Ela - Kumbukkadawala - Kumbukulawa - Madagalla - Madahapola - Maeliya North - Maeliya South - Makulpotha - Mal Asna - Mamunugama - Medakanda - Meegaswewa - Moragollagama - Morotta - Nikawehera - Nikawewa - Niyandawanaya - Pallekele - Paragaha Ela - Pathirennegama - Pohorawatta - Polgahangoda - Polpithigama - Ponnilawa - Pothuvila - Rambe - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalawa - Thalpathwewa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Galtenwewa?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galtenwewa?Balagolla, Bogolla, Koruwawa, Mal Asna, Polpithigama, Rawa Ela and Thalpathwewa - How many villages are in Galtenwewa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Galtenwewa?Settlements lie between 119 m and 119 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Galtenwewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Galtenwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galtenwewa?Polpithigama Divisional Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galtenwewa?bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galtenwewa?People's Bank ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galtenwewa?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Galtenwewa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Galtenwewa?LK6127180 (OCHA common operational dataset)