# Galvehera GN division, Balapitiya DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/galvehera/

Grama Niladhari division · Balapitiya DS Division 

# Galvehera

Galvehera is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Balapitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.6km²
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galvehera?

Galvehera lies in [Balapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Bogahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/bogahapitiya/), [Kadiragonna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/kadiragonna/), [Katuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/katuvila/), [Madoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/madoowa/), [Makumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/makumbura/), [Middaramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/middaramulla/) and [Pathirajagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/pathirajagama/). By area it is the 11859th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Balapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/). The centre of Galvehera is about 73 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3112° N, 80.0457° E. Local names: ගල්වෙහෙර .

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 Galvehera

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galvehera.

- Ampe
- Weligoda

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).

## Weather in Galvehera and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 95 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 28 124 

Apr 28 221 

May 28 243 

Jun 28 146 

Jul 27 116 

Aug 27 139 

Sep 27 189 

Oct 27 280 

Nov 27 334 

Dec 27 202 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galvehera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kosgoda Hospital · Kosgoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33646&mlon=80.02965#map=17/6.33646/80.02965) 

Bank BOC Ahungalla · Middaramulla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31536&mlon=80.03492#map=17/6.31536/80.03492) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Ahungalla Filling Station · Ahungalla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31712&mlon=80.03363#map=17/6.31712/80.03363) 

Hotel Villa42 · Pathirajagama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31599&mlon=80.04819#map=17/6.31599/80.04819) 

Mall Kanelma Shopping Centre · Wellabada 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29139&mlon=80.04091#map=17/6.29139/80.04091) 

School Little Bee PreSchool · Middaramulla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31567&mlon=80.03477#map=17/6.31567/80.03477) 

College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) 

Police station Ahungalle police station · Wathuregama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29989&mlon=80.03858#map=17/6.29989/80.03858) 

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 Balapitiya DS Division

- Ahungalla
- Andadola
- Balapitiya
- Berathuduwa
- Bogahapitiya
- Bogahawatta
- Boraluketiya
- Brahmanawatta North
- Brahmanawatta South
- Doowemodara
- Elathota
- Galmangoda
- Godapitiya
- Heenatiya North
- Heenatiya South
- Hegalla-Piyagama
- Kadiragonna
- Kandegoda
- Katuvila
- Kosgoda
- Kudagodagama
- Kurunduwatta
- Madoowa
- Mahakarawa
- Mahaladoowa
- Mahapitiya
- Makumbura
- Middaramulla
- Nanathota Palatha
- Nape
- Paragahathota
- Pathegangoda
- Pathiraja Pedesa
- Pathirajagama
- Pelegas Palatha
- Petiwatta
- Polathu Palatha
- Randombe North
- Randombe South
- Seenigoda
- Viharagoda
- Wadumulla
- Walagedara
- Wandadoowa
- Wathugedara
- Wathugedara South
- Wathurawela
- Wathuregama
- Weliwathugoda
- Wellabada

## Quick answers

- Where is Galvehera?In Balapitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galvehera?Bogahapitiya, Kadiragonna, Katuvila, Madoowa, Makumbura, Middaramulla and Pathirajagama
- How many villages are in Galvehera?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galvehera?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galvehera?Kosgoda Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galvehera?BOC Ahungalla, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galvehera?ATM, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galvehera?Ahungalla Filling Station, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galvehera?LK3106090 (OCHA common operational dataset)