# Galtemmandiya GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/galtemmandiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Galtemmandiya Galtemmandiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **5.04 km²**. - 5.0km² ## Where is Galtemmandiya? Galtemmandiya lies in [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Gaminipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/gaminipura/), [Kumbukkana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/kumbukkana/), [LK8215135](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/lk8215135/), [Okkampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/okkampitiya/) and [Ulugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/ulugala/). By area it is the 2912th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Galtemmandiya is about 164 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7585° N, 81.3237° E. Local names: ගල්ටැම්මණ්ඩිය . 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 Galtemmandiya Named natural and historic features inside Galtemmandiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Gattamandiya 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 Galtemmandiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 - Sep - Oct - 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 Galtemmandiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Okkampitiya Rural Hospital · Okkampitiya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75547&mlon=81.30058#map=17/6.75547/81.30058) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Okkampitiya 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75068&mlon=81.30719#map=17/6.75068/81.30719) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udagama 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76167&mlon=81.25020#map=17/6.76167/81.25020) Hotel Grand Okka Hotel · Mahagodayaya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75855&mlon=81.28400#map=17/6.75855/81.28400) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Okkampitiya Wijayabahu Maha Vidyalaya · Okkampitiya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74842&mlon=81.30724#map=17/6.74842/81.30724) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76262&mlon=81.25045#map=17/6.76262/81.25045) 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 Buttala DS Division - Buruthagolla - Dikyaya - Gaminipura - Gonagan Ara - Horabokka - Konketiya - Kukurampola - Kumaragama - Kumarapura - Mahagodayaya - Mahasenpura - Maligavila - Medagama - Minipuragama - Okkampitiya - Pahalagama - Pelwatta - Pettagamwela - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Galtemmandiya?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galtemmandiya?Gaminipura, Kumbukkana, LK8215135, Okkampitiya and Ulugala - What is the best time to visit Galtemmandiya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galtemmandiya?Okkampitiya Rural Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galtemmandiya?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galtemmandiya?NSB, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galtemmandiya?Lanka Filling Station, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galtemmandiya?LK8224050 (OCHA common operational dataset)