# Galbada GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/galbada/

Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division 

# Galbada

Galbada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.23 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 15mapped services
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galbada?

Galbada lies in [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Athuruwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/athuruwella/), [Dedduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dedduwa/), [Galagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/galagama/) and [Yalegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/yalegama/). By area it is the 9283rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Galbada is about 63 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3891° N, 80.0131° E. Local names: ගල්බඩ .

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 Galbada

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Galbada. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 22 m above sea level (median 13 m).

- Galbada
- Induruwa
- Katukoliha

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 Galbada

Named natural and historic features inside Galbada, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Galboda Dagaba · 16 m

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 Galbada 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 Galbada

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bentota Medical center · Angagoda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41870&mlon=80.00297#map=17/6.41870/80.00297) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pahurumulla 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42248&mlon=79.99736#map=17/6.42248/79.99736) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Aluthgama West 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43062&mlon=79.99912#map=17/6.43062/79.99912) 

Hotel Hotel Southern Blue Sapphire · Galbada 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38829&mlon=80.01125#map=17/6.38829/80.01125) 

Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) 

School Gonagala Maha Vidyalaya · Gonagalapura 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38240&mlon=80.03242#map=17/6.38240/80.03242) 

College Aluthgama College · Seenawatta 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43647&mlon=80.00253#map=17/6.43647/80.00253) 

Police station Bentota Police · Pahurumulla 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42216&mlon=79.99706#map=17/6.42216/79.99706) 

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 Galbada

Places mapped inside Galbada in open map data, by type.

- Hotels12
- Restaurants3

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 Bentota DS Division

- Akadegoda
- Angagoda
- Athuruwella
- Bodhimaluwa
- Dedduwa
- Delkabalagoda
- Dombagahawatta
- Dope
- Elakaka
- Etawalawatta East
- Etawalawatta West
- Ethungagoda
- Galagama
- Galthuduwa
- Gonagalapura
- Habakkala
- Haburugala
- Hipanwatta
- Hunganthota Wadumulla
- Ihala Malawala
- Kahagalla
- Kahawegammedda
- Kaikawala
- Kandemulla
- Kolaniya
- Kommala
- Kotuwabendahena
- Kuda Uragaha
- Maha Uragaha
- Mahagoda
- Mahavila East
- Mahavila West
- Malawala
- Miriswatta
- Moragoda
- Mullegoda
- Olaganduwa
- Pahurumulla
- Pilekumbura
- Ranthotuvila
- Sinharoopagama
- Sooriyagama
- Thotakanatta
- Thunduwa East
- Thunduwa West
- Viyandoowa
- Warahena
- Warakamulla
- Yalegama
- Yathramulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Galbada?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galbada?Athuruwella, Dedduwa, Galagama and Yalegama
- How many villages are in Galbada?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galbada?Settlements lie between 8 m and 22 m
- What is the highest point in Galbada?Galboda Dagaba (16 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Galbada?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galbada?Bentota Medical center, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galbada?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galbada?ATM, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galbada?Ceypetco, about 4.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galbada?LK3103065 (OCHA common operational dataset)