# Galedanda GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Galedanda

Galedanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.62 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.6km²
- 1,250 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galedanda?

Galedanda lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Aluthwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/aluthwela/), [Boralanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boralanda/), [Hingurugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hingurugamuwa/), [Hinnarangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hinnarangolla/), [Mahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/mahathenna/), [Rahangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/rahangala/) and [Udakendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/udakendagolla/). By area it is the 3210th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Galedanda is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8252° N, 80.9221° E. Local names: ගල්ඒදණ්ඩ .

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 Galedanda

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Galedanda. Settlements here lie between about 1,207 m and 1,355 m above sea level (median 1,250 m).

- Galedanda
- Hingurugamuwa
- Udalakumbura

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 Galedanda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 438 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 144 

Feb 20 106 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galedanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Boralanda Base Hospital · Rahangala 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82957&mlon=80.89552#map=17/6.82957/80.89552) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Rahangala 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82905&mlon=80.89473#map=17/6.82905/80.89473) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Rahangala 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82761&mlon=80.89438#map=17/6.82761/80.89438) 

Hotel Nalanda residence · Aluthwela 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81717&mlon=80.93636#map=17/6.81717/80.93636) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Dharmapala Central College · Rahangala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83070&mlon=80.89605#map=17/6.83070/80.89605) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) 

Police station bandarawela police station · Bandarawela West 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83508&mlon=80.98522#map=17/6.83508/80.98522) 

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 Welimada DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Alawathugoda
- Alugolla
- Ambagahakumbura
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Galedanda?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galedanda?Aluthwela, Boralanda, Hingurugamuwa, Hinnarangolla, Mahathenna, Rahangala and Udakendagolla
- How many villages are in Galedanda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galedanda?Settlements lie between 1,207 m and 1,355 m
- What is the best time to visit Galedanda?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galedanda?Boralanda Base Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galedanda?Peoples Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galedanda?Bank of ceylon, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galedanda?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galedanda?LK8130270 (OCHA common operational dataset)