# Galahitiya South GN division, Walasmulla DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galahitiya-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division # Galahitiya South Galahitiya South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.48 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.5km² - 1mapped services - 61 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galahitiya South? Galahitiya South lies in [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Galahitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galahitiya-east/), [Galahitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galahitiya-north/), [Ittademaliya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/ittademaliya-south/), [Ittademaliya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/ittademaliya-west/), [Koholana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/koholana/), [Omara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/omara-east/) and [Omara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/omara-west/). By area it is the 8408th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/). The centre of Galahitiya South is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1698° N, 80.7179° E. Local names: ගලහිටිය 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 Galahitiya South Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galahitiya South. - Aluthgoda - Pamburuwagoda 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 Galahitiya 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 Galahitiya South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14968&mlon=80.69816#map=17/6.14968/80.69816) Bank bank · Walasmulla North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15552&mlon=80.69795#map=17/6.15552/80.69795) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Walasmulla National School · Walasmulla South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14959&mlon=80.69783#map=17/6.14959/80.69783) College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15405&mlon=80.69681#map=17/6.15405/80.69681) 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 Galahitiya South Places mapped inside Galahitiya South in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Walasmulla DS Division - Agalabada - Batagassa - Bowala North - Bowala South - Bowala West - Daluwakgoda - Dehigahahena - Egodabedda - Ethpitiya - Galahitiya East - Galahitiya North - Galwadiya - Haggitha Kanda North - Handugala - Horewela - Julampitiya - Kebellaketiya - Kekiriobada - Keredeniya - Koholana - Konkarahena - Mapitakanda - Mathuwakanda - Medagamgoda - Muruthawela Ihala - Muruthawela Pahala - Namaneliya - Omara East - Omara West - Pahala Obada - Pahalawatta - Palle Julampitiya - Pathegama - Pissubedda - Radani Ara - Rammala - Saputhanthirikanda - Thalapathkanda - Uda Julampitiya - Udahagoda - Veedipola - Walasmulla East - Walasmulla Ihala - Walasmulla North - Walasmulla Pahala - Walasmulla South - Walasmulla West - Warapitiya - Wattehengoda - Weedikanda - Welandagoda - Yahalmulla ## Quick answers - Where is Galahitiya South?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galahitiya South?Galahitiya East, Galahitiya North, Ittademaliya South, Ittademaliya West, Koholana, Omara East and Omara West - How many villages are in Galahitiya South?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galahitiya South?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galahitiya South?Walasmulla, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galahitiya South?bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galahitiya South?HNB Bank and ATM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galahitiya South?Co-op Filling Station, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galahitiya South?LK3325230 (OCHA common operational dataset)