# Gallandala GN division, Thawalama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/gallandala/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Gallandala Gallandala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **13.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.8km² - 2mapped services - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gallandala? Gallandala lies in [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Eppala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/eppala/), [Homadola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/homadola/), [Ketagoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/ketagoda-north/), [Koralegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/koralegama/), [Opatha South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-south/), [Opatha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-west/) and [Udugama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/udugama-north/). By area it is the 791st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.0% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Gallandala is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2476° N, 80.3559° E. Local names: ගල්ලන්දල . 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 Gallandala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gallandala. - Koralegama 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 Gallandala Named natural and historic features inside Gallandala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Owitihenakanda · 207 m - Puwakgulanekanda · 207 m - Annasigetakanda · 108 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest; 1 forest reserve. - Kannaliya Forest Reserve - Kanneliya 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 Gallandala 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 Gallandala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank C/R Sanasa Bank-Panangala Nourth · Panangala East 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26847&mlon=80.32415#map=17/6.26847/80.32415) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala · Thalgaswala 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) Hotel Kanneliya Pearl Villa · Gallandala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25313&mlon=80.34698#map=17/6.25313/80.34698) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Galle/Gallandala Kanishta Vidyalaya,Gallandala · Gallandala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23827&mlon=80.33156#map=17/6.23827/80.33156) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station Udugama Police Station · Udugama 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21098&mlon=80.33960#map=17/6.21098/80.33960) 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 Gallandala Places mapped inside Gallandala in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 Thawalama DS Division - Batahena - Dammala - Dammala Colony - Ela Ihala - Ela Ihala North - Eppala - Habarakada East - Habarakada West - Halvitigala Colony 1 - Halvitigala Colony 2 - Hiniduma North - Hiniduma South - Hiniduma West - Koralegama - Kudugalpala - Kumburegoda - Malgalla - Malhathawa - Opatha East - Opatha North - Opatha South - Opatha West - Panangala East - Panangala North - Panangala West - Thalangalla - Thalangalla East - Thalangalla West - Thawalama Mookalana - Thawalama North - Thawalama South - Weerapana East - Weerapana North - Weerapana South - Weerapana West ## Quick answers - Where is Gallandala?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gallandala?Eppala, Homadola, Ketagoda North, Koralegama, Opatha South, Opatha West and Udugama North - How many villages are in Gallandala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Gallandala?Owitihenakanda (207 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Gallandala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Gallandala?Rural Hospital, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gallandala?C/R Sanasa Bank-Panangala Nourth, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gallandala?Commercial Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gallandala?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 9.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gallandala?LK3118150 (OCHA common operational dataset)