# Galmuruwa South GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Galmuruwa South Galmuruwa South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.34 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.3km² - 1mapped services - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galmuruwa South? Galmuruwa South lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Dummalasooriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/dummalasooriya/), [Galmuruwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-north/), [Henapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/henapola/), [Kudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kudirippuwa/), [Medagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/medagoda/) and [Pallakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pallakele/). By area it is the 6144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Galmuruwa South is about 62 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4875° N, 79.8993° E. Local names: ගල්මුරුව දකුණ . 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 Galmuruwa South Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galmuruwa South. - Dummalasuriya - Panirendawa 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 Galmuruwa South Named natural and historic features inside Galmuruwa South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 oil-palm estates; 1 estate. - Graceland - Potuwatawana - Udalawela 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 Galmuruwa South and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galmuruwa South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Bright International School · Galmuruwa South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48333&mlon=79.90000#map=17/7.48333/79.90000) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 Galmuruwa South Places mapped inside Galmuruwa South in open map data, by type. - 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 Madampe DS Division - Athuwana - Dematapitiya - Egodayagama - Erunvila - Galahitiyawa - Galmuruwa North - Hareendragama - Heen Agara - Henapola - Ihalagama - Indigasvila - Irattakulama North - Irattakulama South - Kachchakaduwa - Karukkuwa - Karukkuwatawana - Kongasyaya - Kuda Bingiriya - Kudirippuwa - Mahabaddegama - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Manakkulama - Maraggalagama - Medagama - Mellawagara - Mugunuwatawana - Nankadawara - Nelumpokuna - Pallakele - Pambala - Pambala South - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Galmuruwa South?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galmuruwa South?Dummalasooriya, Galmuruwa North, Henapola, Kudirippuwa, Medagoda and Pallakele - How many villages are in Galmuruwa South?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galmuruwa South?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galmuruwa South?Medical Centre, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galmuruwa South?Peoples Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galmuruwa South?Kandawala, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galmuruwa South?Ceypetco, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galmuruwa South?LK6236215 (OCHA common operational dataset)