# Fort GN division, Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/fort/ Grama Niladhari division · Galle 4 Gravets DS Division # Fort Fort is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.36 km²**. Open map data shows 193 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 193mapped services ## Where is Fort? Fort lies in [Galle 4 Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/), [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 1 other grama niladhari division: [Cheena Koratuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/cheena-koratuwa/). By area it is the 13074th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Galle 4 Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/). The centre of Fort is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.2 km from Galle, the main town of Galle 4 Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 6.0273° N, 80.2169° E. Local names: කොටුව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Fort OpenStreetMap lists 24 named sights in Fort: 12 archaeological sites; 3 museums; 3 monuments; 2 memorials; 2 galleries; 1 city gate; 1 viewpoint. - Dutch Warehouse (National Maritime Museum) · museum - Historical Mansion Museum · museum - National Museum Fort · museum - Clippenburg Bastion · archaeological site - Old Gun Powder Magazine · archaeological site - Point Utrecht Bastion · archaeological site - The Aeolus Bastion · archaeological site - The Akersloot Bastion · archaeological site - The Aurora Bastion · archaeological site - The Moon Bastion · archaeological site - The Neptune Bastion · archaeological site - The Star Bastion · archaeological site - The Sun Bastion · archaeological site - The Triton Bastion · archaeological site - The Vismarkt Bastion · archaeological site - Flag Rock Bastion · viewpoint - Dutch Entrance · city gate - Exotic Roots Art Gallery Café · gallery - Former Queen's House · monument - Magistrate Court (Malay Soilders' Barrack) · monument - Memorial Pillar · memorial - Old Dutch Hospital (Shopping Precint) · monument - Ramasinghe Premadasa · memorial - The Galle Fort At Gallery · gallery ### Nearby, outside Fort - The Zwart Bastion · archaeological site, Cheena Koratuwa0.3 km - War Heroes Statue · monument, Cheena Koratuwa0.6 km - Anagarika Dharmapala · memorial, Kaluwella0.7 km - Mr. Dewapura Jayasena - Father of hydroelectricity · memorial, Kaluwella0.7 km - Buddha Statue · monument, Magalla2.1 km - Sea turtle hatchery mahamodara · attraction, Siyambalagahawatta2.5 km - 2004 Tsunami Victims Memorial · memorial, Bonavistawa2.6 km - White Jungle beach · beach, Bonavistawa2.6 km - Coco Bay · beach, Bonavistawa2.8 km - Blowhole · viewpoint, Yaddehimulla3.6 km - Monkey View · attraction, Yaddehimulla3.8 km - Saffron Robes · gallery, Unawatuna Central3.8 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Fort - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle12 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo96 km ### Nearest railway station Galle (Kaluwella), about 0.8 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Fort Named natural and historic features inside Fort, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Point de Galle ### History 10 forts. - Aeolus Bastion - Aurora Bastion - Clippenberg Bastion - Moon Bastion - Neptune Bastion - Sailors Bastion - Star Bastion - Sun Bastion - Triton Bastion - Utrecht Bastion ### Getting around 2 lighthouses. - Galle Lighthouse - Galle Lighthouse (historical) 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 Fort 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 Fort Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hemas Southern Hospital · Cheena Koratuwa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03581&mlon=80.21645#map=17/6.03581/80.21645) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Fort 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02725&mlon=80.21759#map=17/6.02725/80.21759) ATM BOC · Fort 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02614&mlon=80.21937#map=17/6.02614/80.21937) Petrol pump Lanka E-Marketing · Weliwatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04054&mlon=80.21756#map=17/6.04054/80.21756) Hotel The Dutch Bungalow · Fort 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02728&mlon=80.21689#map=17/6.02728/80.21689) Mall Odel Galle Fort · Fort 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02624&mlon=80.21852#map=17/6.02624/80.21852) School Southlands College · Fort 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02765&mlon=80.21603#map=17/6.02765/80.21603) College Southland College · Fort 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02712&mlon=80.21630#map=17/6.02712/80.21630) Police station Police Post Galle Fort · Fort 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02608&mlon=80.21831#map=17/6.02608/80.21831) 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 Fort Places mapped inside Fort in open map data, by type. - Banks6 - ATMs2 - Hotels86 - Shopping malls2 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities3 - Restaurants87 - Police stations2 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 Galle 4 Gravets DS Division - Bataganvila - Bope East - Bope North - Bope West - Cheena Koratuwa - Dadalla East - Dadalla West - Dangedara East - Dangedara West - Deddugoda North - Deddugoda South - Dewata - Dewathura - Ettiligoda South - Galwadugoda - Ginthota East - Ginthota West - Kaluwella - Kandewatta - Katugoda - Kongaha - Kumbalwella North - Kumbalwella South - Kurunduwatta - Madapathala - Madawalamulla North - Madawalamulla South - Magalla - Maha Hapugala - Mahamodara - Maitipe - Makuluwa - Maligaspe - Milidduwa - Minuwangoda - Osanagoda - Pettigalawatta - Piyadigama - Pokunawatta - Richmond Kanda - Sanghamittapura - Siyambalagahawatta - Thalapitiya - Ukwatta East - Ukwatta West - Walawwatta - Welipatha - Welipitimodara - Weliwatta ## Quick answers - Where is Fort?In Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Fort?Cheena Koratuwa - What is there to see in Fort?Clippenburg Bastion, Dutch Entrance, Dutch Warehouse (National Maritime Museum), Exotic Roots Art Gallery Café - What time zone is Fort in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Fort?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Fort?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Fort?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Fort?Hemas Southern Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Fort?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Fort?BOC, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Fort?Lanka E-Marketing, about 1.5 km from the centre - How many banks are in Fort?6 mapped - How many ATMs are in Fort?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Fort?LK3139230 (OCHA common operational dataset)