# Galetumba GN division, Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/galetumba/

Grama Niladhari division · Mulatiyana DS Division 

# Galetumba

Galetumba is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.85 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.9km²
- 64 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galetumba?

Galetumba lies in [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/), [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: [Deiyandara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/deiyandara/), [Gammedagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/gammedagama/), [Ketapalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ketapalakanda/), [Ketiyape South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ketiyape-south/), [Neralampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/neralampitiya/) and [Parapamulla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/parapamulla-west/). By area it is the 7322nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/). The centre of Galetumba is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1665° N, 80.6051° E. Local names: ගල්ඇටුඔ .

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 Galetumba

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

- Galetumbe

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 Galetumba 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 Galetumba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital · Maduwala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15412&mlon=80.60080#map=17/6.15412/80.60080) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon - Makandura · Diddenipotha East 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14029&mlon=80.55739#map=17/6.14029/80.55739) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) 

Hotel Horakatiya Nature Villa and Camping · Mulatiyana 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16886&mlon=80.58551#map=17/6.16886/80.58551) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Deiyandara School · Deiyandara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15498&mlon=80.60351#map=17/6.15498/80.60351) 

College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) 

Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19797&mlon=80.58714#map=17/6.19797/80.58714) 

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 Mulatiyana DS Division

- Athapattukanda
- Bamunugama East
- Bamunugama West
- Batadola
- Belpamulla
- Beragama East
- Beragama North
- Beragama South
- Beragama West
- Deiyandara
- Dewalegama East
- Dewalegama West
- Diddenipotha East
- Diddenipotha North
- Diddenipotha South
- Gammedagama
- Gombaddala North
- Gombaddala South
- Horapavita North
- Horapavita South
- Ketapalakanda
- Ketiyape North
- Ketiyape South
- Kithsiripura
- Koramburuwana
- Kudapana
- Maduwala
- Makandura East
- Makandura West
- Meepavita
- Mudaligedara
- Mulatiyana
- Neralampitiya
- Pallawela
- Parapamulla East
- Parapamulla South
- Parapamulla West
- Pitawalgamuwa
- Radawela East
- Radawela West
- Ransegoda East
- Ransegoda North
- Ransegoda South
- Ransegoda West
- Rathkekulawa
- Seenipella East
- Seenipella West

## Quick answers

- Where is Galetumba?In Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galetumba?Deiyandara, Gammedagama, Ketapalakanda, Ketiyape South, Neralampitiya and Parapamulla West
- How many villages are in Galetumba?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galetumba?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galetumba?Divisional Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galetumba?Bank of Ceylon - Makandura, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galetumba?National Savings Bank ATM, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galetumba?Mawarala Filling Station, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galetumba?LK3212045 (OCHA common operational dataset)