# Galpothukanda GN division, Katuwana DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/galpothukanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Katuwana DS Division 

# Galpothukanda

Galpothukanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **0.84 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 259 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galpothukanda?

Galpothukanda lies in [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Ambagahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/ambagahahena/), [Keredeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/keredeniya/), [Kongasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/kongasthenna/) and [Rammala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/rammala/). By area it is the 10861st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/). The centre of Galpothukanda is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2410° N, 80.6502° E. Local names: ගල්පොතුකන්ද .

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 Galpothukanda

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galpothukanda.

- Galpotukanda

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).

## Weather in Galpothukanda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 209 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 140 

Feb 24 105 

Mar 25 112 

Apr 26 188 

May 26 167 

Jun 25 91 

Jul 25 73 

Aug 25 94 

Sep 25 147 

Oct 25 250 

Nov 24 306 

Dec 23 247 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galpothukanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kirama · Welandagoda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20671&mlon=80.66844#map=17/6.20671/80.66844) 

Bank BOC Pasgoda · Pasgoda 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24549&mlon=80.60848#map=17/6.24549/80.60848) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) 

Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Walgammulla Central College · Puwakgas Ara 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23817&mlon=80.67527#map=17/6.23817/80.67527) 

College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) 

Police station Katuwana -Police station · Katuwana 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26972&mlon=80.69105#map=17/6.26972/80.69105) 

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 Katuwana DS Division

- Adalugoda
- Alupothdeniya Pahala
- Ambagahahena
- Ambagas Ara
- Araboda
- Bengamukanda
- Binthenna
- Bookandayaya
- Dambethalawa
- Dangalakanda
- Gallindamulla
- Gangulandeniya
- Hediwatta
- Hellala
- Hingurakanda
- Horavinna
- Karametiya
- Karivilakanda
- Katuwana
- Kehelwatta
- Kohomporuwa
- Kongasthenna
- Kudagoda East
- Kudagoda West
- Labuhengoda
- Medakanda
- Meemanakoladeniya
- Mellaketigoda
- Middeniya East
- Middeniya North
- Middeniya West
- Murungasyaya East
- Murungasyaya West
- Obadagahadeniya
- Pangamvilayaya
- Puwakgas Ara
- Ranasingoda
- Ritigaha Yaya
- Rukmalpitiya
- Sapugahayaya
- Siyambalamuraya
- Siyarapitiya
- Thalwatta
- Uda Alupothdeniya
- Udagomadiya
- Udawelmulla
- Ulahitiyawa
- Ulahitiyawa East
- Ulahitiyawa West
- Walgammulla
- Wathukanda
- Weerakkuttigoda
- Welipitiya
- Welipitiya East
- Welipitiya West

## Quick answers

- Where is Galpothukanda?In Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galpothukanda?Ambagahahena, Keredeniya, Kongasthenna and Rammala
- How many villages are in Galpothukanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galpothukanda?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galpothukanda?Kirama, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galpothukanda?BOC Pasgoda, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galpothukanda?National Savings Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galpothukanda?Bengamuwa, about 5.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galpothukanda?LK3324250 (OCHA common operational dataset)