# Galthuduwa GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division 

# Galthuduwa

Galthuduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.32 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galthuduwa?

Galthuduwa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dombagahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dombagahawatta/), [Ethungagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/ethungagoda/), [Gonagalapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/gonagalapura/), [Kolaniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/kolaniya/), [Miriswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/miriswatta/) and [Sooriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/sooriyagama/). By area it is the 8952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Galthuduwa is about 65 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3823° N, 80.0480° E. Local names: ගල්තුඩුව .

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 Galthuduwa

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Galthuduwa. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 8 m above sea level (median 7 m).

- Galatuduwa
- Galtuduwa
- Miriswatta

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 Galthuduwa 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 Galthuduwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ittapana District Hospital · Ittapana South 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41074&mlon=80.08001#map=17/6.41074/80.08001) 

Bank People's Bank, Ittapana · Ittapana East 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41089&mlon=80.08348#map=17/6.41089/80.08348) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda · Nape 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33759&mlon=80.02972#map=17/6.33759/80.02972) 

Hotel Walipotha Villa · Galthuduwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37710&mlon=80.04755#map=17/6.37710/80.04755) 

Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) 

School Gonagala Maha Vidyalaya · Gonagalapura 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38240&mlon=80.03242#map=17/6.38240/80.03242) 

College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) 

Police station Kosgoda · Kosgoda 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33534&mlon=80.03036#map=17/6.33534/80.03036) 

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 Galthuduwa

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

- Hotels1

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
- Galbada
- 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 Galthuduwa?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galthuduwa?Dombagahawatta, Ethungagoda, Gonagalapura, Kolaniya, Miriswatta and Sooriyagama
- How many villages are in Galthuduwa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galthuduwa?Settlements lie between 2 m and 8 m
- What is the best time to visit Galthuduwa?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galthuduwa?Ittapana District Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galthuduwa?People's Bank, Ittapana, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galthuduwa?ATM, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galthuduwa?IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda, about 5.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galthuduwa?LK3103175 (OCHA common operational dataset)