# Galahenkanda GN division, Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/galahenkanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division # Galahenkanda Galahenkanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.55 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 1mapped service - 32 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galahenkanda? Galahenkanda lies in [Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/), [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: [Ampegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/ampegama/), [Divithura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/divithura-south/), [Halpathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/halpathota/), [Halpathota Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/halpathota-central/) and [Hamingala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/hamingala/). By area it is the 5724th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/). The centre of Galahenkanda is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1826° N, 80.1625° E. Local names: ගලහේන්කන්ද . 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 Galahenkanda ### Nearby, outside Galahenkanda - Ruhunu Aquarium Online Store · aquarium, Kotagoda3.6 km - Tea factory Hill garden · attraction, Indurupathvila7.1 km - Moonstone Mines · attraction, Udakerewa7.5 km - TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY · museum, Pereliya South8.2 km - Turtle Hatchery · zoo, Pereliya South8.2 km - Turtle Hatchery Hikkaduwa · zoo, Pereliya South8.2 km - Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka · attraction, Seenigama8.3 km - Tsunami Monument · monument, Pereliya North8.3 km - Community Tsunami Education Center and Tsunami Museum · museum, Pereliya North8.4 km - General Tsunami Photo Museum · museum, Pereliya North8.4 km - Tsunami Photo Museum Telwatta · museum, Thelwatta8.4 km - PABLO Boutique · gallery, Gammaduwatta8.6 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: Galahenkanda - 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) · Galle27 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo77 km ### Nearest railway station Seenigama (Seenigama), about 7.9 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 06:11, 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. ## Villages and localities in Galahenkanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galahenkanda. - Wenivarawela 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 Galahenkanda Named natural and historic features inside Galahenkanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Gilcroft 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 Galahenkanda 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 Galahenkanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital · Baddegama South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16293&mlon=80.17946#map=17/6.16293/80.17946) Bank BOC · Baddegama Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17211&mlon=80.17821#map=17/6.17211/80.17821) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Baddegama Town 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16992&mlon=80.17945#map=17/6.16992/80.17945) Hotel Aradana · Halpathota 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17106&mlon=80.16553#map=17/6.17106/80.16553) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Galahenkanda Vidyalaya · Galahenkanda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18423&mlon=80.15515#map=17/6.18423/80.15515) College St. Anthony's College · Ganegama East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17273&mlon=80.17488#map=17/6.17273/80.17488) 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 Galahenkanda Places mapped inside Galahenkanda in open map data, by type. - 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 Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division - Agaliya - Ampegama - Divithura - Divithura East - Divithura South - Ethkandura - Hamingala - Kuttiyawatta - Maddevila - Miriswatta - Nambara Atta - Nugethota - Old Colony - Pathawelivitiya - Pathawelivitiya North - Polgahavila - Thanabaddegama - Waduwelivitiya - Waduwelivitiya North ## Quick answers - Where is Galahenkanda?In Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galahenkanda?Ampegama, Divithura South, Halpathota, Halpathota Central and Hamingala - What is there to see in Galahenkanda?Ruhunu Aquarium Online Store, Tea factory Hill garden, Moonstone Mines, TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY - What time zone is Galahenkanda in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Galahenkanda?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Galahenkanda?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Galahenkanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galahenkanda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Galahenkanda?District Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galahenkanda?BOC, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galahenkanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galahenkanda?Co-op Filling Station, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galahenkanda?LK3130075 (OCHA common operational dataset)