# Galdoowa GN division, Madampagama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/galdoowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampagama DS Division # Galdoowa Galdoowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.86 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 2mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galdoowa? Galdoowa lies in [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Akurala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/akurala/), [Andurangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/andurangoda/), [Delmar Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/delmar-colony/), [Dimbuldoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/dimbuldoowa/), [Kahawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/kahawa/), [Kuleegoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/kuleegoda-east/), [Udakerewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/udakerewa/) and [Weragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/weragoda/). By area it is the 7299th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.0% of [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/). The centre of Galdoowa is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1988° N, 80.0780° E. Local names: ගල්දූව . 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 Galdoowa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Galdoowa. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 20 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Akurala North - Galduwa - Medaduwa - Ronnaduwa 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 Galdoowa Named natural and historic features inside Galdoowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Galduwa 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 Galdoowa 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 Galdoowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madampagama Rural Hospital · Wenamulla 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21273&mlon=80.06398#map=17/6.21273/80.06398) Bank Peoples Bank · Meetiyagoda 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18996&mlon=80.09657#map=17/6.18996/80.09657) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Dilisha Auto Service · Meetiyagoda 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19007&mlon=80.09698#map=17/6.19007/80.09698) Hotel Lagoonvilla · Galdoowa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19858&mlon=80.07454#map=17/6.19858/80.07454) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Kuleegoda Sumana Vidyalaya · Andurangoda 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21177&mlon=80.07103#map=17/6.21177/80.07103) College Meetiyagoda Primary School · Meetiyagoda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19104&mlon=80.09637#map=17/6.19104/80.09637) Police station Police Station · Heppumulla 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24488&mlon=80.04756#map=17/6.24488/80.04756) 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 Galdoowa Places mapped inside Galdoowa in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Madampagama DS Division - Akurala - Akurala North - Akurala South - Andurangoda - Daluwathumulla - Deldoowa - Delmar Colony - Dewagoda East - Dewagoda West - Dimbuldoowa - Galagoda East - Galagoda West - Godagama North - Godagama South - Harannagala - Idanthota - Kahawa - Kalupe - Kuleegoda East - Kuleegoda West - Malawenna - Medagoda - Pereliya North - Pereliya South - Seenigama - Seenigama East - Thelwatta - Thotagamuwa - Udumulla - Uduwaragoda North - Uduwaragoda South - Urawatta - Usmudulawa - Wellabada - Wenamulla - Weragoda - Werellana ## Quick answers - Where is Galdoowa?In Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galdoowa?Akurala, Andurangoda, Delmar Colony, Dimbuldoowa, Kahawa, Kuleegoda East, Udakerewa and Weragoda - How many villages are in Galdoowa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Galdoowa?Settlements lie between 7 m and 20 m - What is the best time to visit Galdoowa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Galdoowa?Madampagama Rural Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galdoowa?Peoples Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galdoowa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galdoowa?Dilisha Auto Service, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galdoowa?LK3160075 (OCHA common operational dataset)