# Galtenhena GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/galtenhena/

Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division 

# Galtenhena

Galtenhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.93 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.9km²

## Where is Galtenhena?

Galtenhena lies in [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bibilegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/bibilegama-west/), [Kanawerella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella-east/), [Nawela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/nawela-east/), [Nawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/nawela-west/) and [Pupula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/pupula/). By area it is the 7103rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Galtenhena is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8849° N, 81.1016° E. Local names: ගල්ටැන්හේන .

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 Galtenhena

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

- Galthenhena

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 Galtenhena

Named natural and historic features inside Galtenhena, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 estates.

- Naravilla
- Pingarawa

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 Galtenhena and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 144 

Feb 23 106 

Mar 25 102 

Apr 26 155 

May 26 128 

Jun 26 62 

Jul 26 50 

Aug 26 64 

Sep 26 112 

Oct 25 221 

Nov 24 289 

Dec 23 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galtenhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital estate hospital · Dewathura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87088&mlon=81.11902#map=17/6.87088/81.11902) 

Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) 

ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) 

Hotel Kombukara River Rest · Ballaketuwa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86835&mlon=81.09822#map=17/6.86835/81.09822) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Galapitakanda Tamil Vidyalaya · Ballaketuwa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86135&mlon=81.09444#map=17/6.86135/81.09444) 

College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) 

Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87707&mlon=81.04839#map=17/6.87707/81.04839) 

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 Ella DS Division

- Ballaketuwa
- Beddewela
- Demodara
- Dodamgolla
- Dowa
- Ella
- Gawarawela
- Govussa
- Halpe
- Heeloya
- Hettipola
- Idamegama
- Ilukpelessa
- Karandagolla
- Kirinda
- Kithalella
- Madhuragama
- Medawela West
- Millagama
- Namunukula
- Navulla
- Nawela East
- Nawela West
- Newberg
- Palleperuwa
- Piyarapandowa
- Pupula
- Pupula West
- Rawanaella
- Udukumbalwela
- Yahalewela

## Quick answers

- Where is Galtenhena?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galtenhena?Bibilegama West, Kanawerella East, Nawela East, Nawela West and Pupula
- How many villages are in Galtenhena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galtenhena?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galtenhena?estate hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galtenhena?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galtenhena?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galtenhena?Ceypetco, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galtenhena?LK8136050 (OCHA common operational dataset)