# Galagama South GN division, Beliatta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/galagama-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Beliatta DS Division # Galagama South Galagama South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beliatta DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.59 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galagama South? Galagama South lies in [Beliatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Galagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/galagama-east/), [Galagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/galagama-north/), [Galagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/galagama-west/), [Urugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa/), [Walasgala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/walasgala-east/) and [Wehella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wehella/). By area it is the 8068th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Beliatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/). The centre of Galagama South is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9968° N, 80.6941° E. Local names: ගලගම දකුණ . 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 Galagama South Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Galagama South. Settlements here lie between about 43 m and 43 m above sea level (median 43 m). - Galagama - Hikgaha Ara - Hindeliya - Karagahawala - Pussala 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 Galagama South Named natural and historic features inside Galagama South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Galgama - Nakulugamuwa West 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 Galagama South and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galagama South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bathigama Hospital · Batheegama Central 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96266&mlon=80.67739#map=17/5.96266/80.67739) Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00282&mlon=80.67006#map=17/6.00282/80.67006) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) Hotel Jayananda Estate Villa · Urugamuwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00185&mlon=80.67929#map=17/6.00185/80.67929) Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) School Primary School · Wehella 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98328&mlon=80.68475#map=17/5.98328/80.68475) College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96418&mlon=80.69322#map=17/5.96418/80.69322) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Beliatta DS Division - Agulmaduwa - Ambagasdeniya - Ambala North - Ambala West - Aranwela North - Aranwela West - Beliatta South - Beliatta Town - Beliatta West - Beligalla North - Beligalla South - Dammulla East - Dammulla West - Dedduwawala - Dedduwawala East - Eldeniya - Galagama East - Galagama North - Galagama West - Galwewa - Getamanna East - Getamanna North - Getamanna South - Getamanna West - Godawela - Ihala Beligalla East - Ihala Beligalla West - Indiketiyagoda - Kahawatta - Kambussawala East - Kambussawala West - Karambaketiya - Kosgahagoda - Kudaheella East - Kudaheella North - Kudaheella South - Mahaheella East - Mahaheella North - Mahaheella West - Maligathenna - Medagoda - Mihindupura - Miriswatta - Nakulugamuwa North - Nakulugamuwa West - Nayakawatta - Nihiluwa East - Nihiluwa West - Nugewela - Ovilana - Pahalagoda - Palapotha East - Palapotha West - Pallattara East - Pallattara South - Pallattara West - Panamulla - Pattiyawela - Puwakdandawa East - Puwakdandawa North - Sitinamaluwa East - Sitinamaluwa North - Sitinamaluwa South - Sitinamaluwa West - Tharaperiya - Udugalmotegama - Wadiya - Waharakgoda North - Waharakgoda South - Wevudatta ## Quick answers - Where is Galagama South?In Beliatta DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galagama South?Galagama East, Galagama North, Galagama West, Urugamuwa, Walasgala East and Wehella - How many villages are in Galagama South?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Galagama South?Settlements lie between 43 m and 43 m - What is the best time to visit Galagama South?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galagama South?Bathigama Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galagama South?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galagama South?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galagama South?Ceypetco, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galagama South?LK3330335 (OCHA common operational dataset)