# Galabadahena GN division, Akuressa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/galabadahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Galabadahena Galabadahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **4.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.7km² - 1mapped services - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galabadahena? Galabadahena lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Akuressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/akuressa/), [Ihala Kiyanduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ihala-kiyanduwa/), [Iluppella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/iluppella/), [Melewwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/melewwa/), [Rathamalaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/rathamalaketiya/) and [Yakabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/yakabedda/). By area it is the 3169th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Galabadahena is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0889° N, 80.4514° E. Local names: ගලබඩහේන . 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 Galabadahena Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galabadahena. - Kiyanduwa 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 Galabadahena Named natural and historic features inside Galabadahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Akuressa - Mellawa 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 Galabadahena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galabadahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Akuressa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10063&mlon=80.47621#map=17/6.10063/80.47621) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) Hotel Balagala Tea Garden · Henegama West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07044&mlon=80.46639#map=17/6.07044/80.46639) Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) School Akuressse Maha Vidyalaya Playground · Yakabedda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08890&mlon=80.47612#map=17/6.08890/80.47612) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 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 Galabadahena Places mapped inside Galabadahena in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Akuressa DS Division - Akuressa - Asmagoda - Bopitiya - Dediyagala - Diganahena - Diyalape - Dolamawatha - Ehelape - Ellewela - Eramudugoda - Gallala - Ganhela - Henegama - Henegama West - Higgoda - Hulandawa - Idikatudeniya - Ihala Kiyanduwa - Ihala Maliduwa - Iluppella - Imbulgoda - Ketanvila - Kohugoda - Lenama North - Lenama South - Manikgoda - Maramba North - Maramba South - Melewwa - Minipogoda - Nawalagoda - Nimalawa - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Galabadahena?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galabadahena?Akuressa, Ihala Kiyanduwa, Iluppella, Melewwa, Rathamalaketiya and Yakabedda - How many villages are in Galabadahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galabadahena?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galabadahena?Akuressa Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galabadahena?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galabadahena?Commercial Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galabadahena?IOC Filling Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Galabadahena?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Galabadahena?LK3218175 (OCHA common operational dataset)