# Galbada GN division, Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/galbada/ Grama Niladhari division · Thihagoda DS Division # Galbada Galbada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galbada? Galbada lies in [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Deeyagaha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/deeyagaha-east/), [Kapudoowa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kapudoowa-east/), [Palle Aparekka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/palle-aparekka/), [Uduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/uduwa-east/) and [Uduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/uduwa-west/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/). The centre of Galbada is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0008° N, 80.5853° E. Local names: ගල්බඩ . 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 Galbada Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galbada. - Galaboda - Uduwe East 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 Galbada Named natural and historic features inside Galbada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Uda Aparekka Oya ### Estates 2 estates. - Andoled Uwa - Galaboda 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 Galbada 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 Galbada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital · Agarawala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99045&mlon=80.61210#map=17/5.99045/80.61210) Bank Peoples Bank · Yatiyana 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02477&mlon=80.60094#map=17/6.02477/80.60094) ATM Boc · Uyanwatta 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94789&mlon=80.54881#map=17/5.94789/80.54881) Petrol pump Thihagoda Ceypetco · Thihagoda East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01238&mlon=80.56609#map=17/6.01238/80.56609) Hotel Nil Nadiya Holiday Resort · Uduwa West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00787&mlon=80.58128#map=17/6.00787/80.58128) Mall Kotuwe Kade (Pvt) Ltd - Matara · Fort 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94503&mlon=80.54539#map=17/5.94503/80.54539) School MR/Yatiyana MV · Medauyangoda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02134&mlon=80.59512#map=17/6.02134/80.59512) College CCAS Campus · Batuvita 2 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01920&mlon=80.58421#map=17/6.01920/80.58421) Police station Thihagoda Police · Thihagoda East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01516&mlon=80.56781#map=17/6.01516/80.56781) 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 Thihagoda DS Division - Akkara Panaha - Attudawa - Attudawa West - Bandattara 1 - Bandattara 2 - Batuvita 1 - Batuvita 2 - Dematahettigoda - Elambathalagoda - Kapudoowa - Kapudoowa East - Kithalagama Central - Kithalagama East 1 - Kithalagama East 2 - Kithalagama East 3 - Kithalagama West - Komangoda 1 - Komangoda 2 - Kottawatta - Medauyangoda - Nadugala 1 - Nadugala 2 - Naimbala 1 - Naimbala 2 - Narangala - Pahala Vitiyala Central - Pahala Vitiyala East - Pahala Vitiyala West - Palatuwa - Polathugoda - Thihagoda - Thihagoda East - Uduwa East - Uduwa West - Unella - Watagedara - Watagedara East - Wellethota - Yatiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Galbada?In Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galbada?Deeyagaha East, Kapudoowa East, Palle Aparekka, Uduwa East and Uduwa West - How many villages are in Galbada?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galbada?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galbada?Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galbada?Peoples Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galbada?Boc, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galbada?Thihagoda Ceypetco, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galbada?LK3236135 (OCHA common operational dataset)