# Galabada GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/galabada/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Galabada Galabada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.97 km²**. - 4.0km² ## Where is Galabada? Galabada lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [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: [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/ambewela/), [Dangala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dangala-west/), [Dewalegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/dewalegama-west/), [Ihala Lelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-lelwala/), [Kalubovitiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kalubovitiyana/) and [Panagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/panagoda/). By area it is the 3793rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Galabada is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3228° N, 80.4059° E. Local names: ගලබඩ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Galabada Named natural and historic features inside Galabada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Balakanda 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 Galabada 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 Galabada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · Ihala Lelwala 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33277&mlon=80.38859#map=17/6.33277/80.38859) Bank Sanasa Bank,Opatha. · Opatha South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26736&mlon=80.41306#map=17/6.26736/80.41306) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) Hotel Green Palace · Dangala West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30999&mlon=80.40871#map=17/6.30999/80.40871) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Primary School · Halvitigala Colony 1 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31369&mlon=80.37282#map=17/6.31369/80.37282) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 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 Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya North - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Kudagalahena - Mahapothuvila - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Galabada?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galabada?Ambewela, Dangala West, Dewalegama West, Ihala Lelwala, Kalubovitiyana and Panagoda - What is the best time to visit Galabada?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galabada?Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galabada?Sanasa Bank,Opatha., about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galabada?Commercial Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galabada?Neluwa Filling Station, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galabada?LK3203010 (OCHA common operational dataset)