# Galketiya GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/galketiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division 

# Galketiya

Galketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.46 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Galketiya?

Galketiya lies in [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Godakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/godakanda/), [Holuwagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/holuwagoda/), [Karapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/karapitiya/), [Kurunda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kurunda/) and [Labudoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/labudoowa/). By area it is the 12630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Galketiya is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0796° N, 80.2253° E. Local names: ගල්කැටිය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Galketiya 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
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- 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 Galketiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center · Kurunda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08691&mlon=80.22757#map=17/6.08691/80.22757) 

Bank Sahana Development Bank · Karapitiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06873&mlon=80.22937#map=17/6.06873/80.22937) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Cepetco Fuel Station(24 hours open) · Deddugoda South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05867&mlon=80.21831#map=17/6.05867/80.21831) 

Hotel Safaya Bungalow · Galketiya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07877&mlon=80.22649#map=17/6.07877/80.22649) 

Mall Home Plus · Milidduwa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04584&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.04584/80.22546) 

School Subodha Pre school ,Karapitiya · Karapitiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07415&mlon=80.22680#map=17/6.07415/80.22680) 

College Higher National Diploma in Engineering (HNDE) - Labuduwa (Galle) · Labudoowa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07243&mlon=80.23148#map=17/6.07243/80.23148) 

Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06710&mlon=80.22512#map=17/6.06710/80.22512) 

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 Galketiya

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

- Hotels3

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 Bope-Poddala DS Division

- Abeysundarawatta
- Addaragoda
- Ambagahawatta
- Bangalawatta
- Baswatta
- Beraliyadola
- Bokaramullagoda
- Godakanda
- Hapugala
- Hirimburagama
- Holuwagoda
- Kahadoowawatta
- Kalegana North
- Kalegana South
- Kapuhempala
- Karapitiya
- Kerenvila
- Kithulampitiya
- Kurunda
- Kurunda Kanda
- Labudoowa
- Magadeniya
- Mampitiya
- Meepawala
- Mulana East
- Mulana West
- Narawala
- Navinna
- Niladeniya
- Opatha
- Paliwathugoda
- Pannamaga
- Panvila
- Pelawatta
- Penideniya
- Poddala
- Silvagewatta
- Thotagoda
- Thunhiripana
- Uluvitike
- Wakwella
- Walawatta
- Watareka East

## Quick answers

- Where is Galketiya?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galketiya?Godakanda, Holuwagoda, Karapitiya, Kurunda and Labudoowa
- What is the best time to visit Galketiya?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galketiya?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galketiya?Sahana Development Bank, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galketiya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galketiya?Cepetco Fuel Station(24 hours open), about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galketiya?LK3142125 (OCHA common operational dataset)