# Galamuna GN division, Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/galamuna/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Galamuna Galamuna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.79 km²**. - 2.8km² ## Where is Galamuna? Galamuna lies in [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Henapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/henapola/), [Ihala Kudawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-kudawewa/), [Ihala Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-walahapitiya/), [Meda Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/meda-walahapitiya/), [Medagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/medagoda/), [Mugunuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mugunuwatawana/), [Muttibendivila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/muttibendivila/) and [Puruduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/puruduwella/). By area it is the 5281st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Galamuna is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4642° N, 79.8738° E. Local names: ගල්අමුණ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Galamuna Named natural and historic features inside Galamuna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Gandara 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 Galamuna 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 Galamuna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank Sampath bank · Uraliyagara 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49643&mlon=79.84273#map=17/7.49643/79.84273) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uraliyagara 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49511&mlon=79.84478#map=17/7.49511/79.84478) Hotel Hotel Ambasewana · Pahala Walahapitiya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44448&mlon=79.84870#map=17/7.44448/79.84870) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Bright International School · Galmuruwa South 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48333&mlon=79.90000#map=17/7.48333/79.90000) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 5.4 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. ## Other GN divisions in Mahawewa DS Division - Adapparagama - Barudelpola - Egodagoda - Halpanvila East - Halpanvila West - Hewana - Horagolla North - Horagolla South - Ihala Hattiniya - Ihala Koswadiya - Ihala Kudawewa - Ihala Mahawewa - Ihala Walahapitiya - Iranavila East - Iranavila West - Maligawatta - Maranda North - Maranda South - Maravila North - Maravila South - Maravila Town - Maravila Wella - Mattakotuwa - Mattakotuwella - Meda Hattiniya - Meda Koswadiya - Meda Mahawewa - Meda Thoduwawa - Meda Walahapitiya - Medagoda - Modarawella - Muttibendivila - Pahala Hattiniya - Pahala Koswadiya - Pahala Kudawewa - Pahala Mahawewa - Pahala Walahapitiya - Panangoda - Puhulhena - Puruduwella - Sagaragama - Thalvila - Thoduwawa North - Thoduwawa South - Veehena - Yatakalana ## Quick answers - Where is Galamuna?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galamuna?Henapola, Ihala Kudawewa, Ihala Walahapitiya, Meda Walahapitiya, Medagoda, Mugunuwatawana, Muttibendivila and Puruduwella - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Galamuna?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Galamuna?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galamuna?Medical Centre, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galamuna?Sampath bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galamuna?Kandawala, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galamuna?Ceypetco, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galamuna?LK6239055 (OCHA common operational dataset)