# Galgamuwa GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/galgamuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Galgamuwa Galgamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **123.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 123km² - 1mapped services - 119 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galgamuwa? Galgamuwa lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Baduluwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/baduluwela/), [Bulupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/bulupitiya/), [Inginiyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/inginiyagala/), [Karandugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/karandugala/), [Mullegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/mullegama/), [Nelliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/nelliyadda/) and [Uravula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/uravula/). By area it is the 33rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 16.5% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Galgamuwa is about 177 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2474° N, 81.4202° E. Local names: ගල්ගමුව . 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 Galgamuwa Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Galgamuwa. Settlements here lie between about 96 m and 131 m above sea level (median 119 m). - Galgamuwa - Henebedde - Paile - Potuliyadda - Rathugala - Udadambiya 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 Galgamuwa Named natural and historic features inside Galgamuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Bubula Oya - Kaballebuke Oya - Kuda Oya - Varalvita Oya 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 Galgamuwa 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 Galgamuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Inginiyagala Divisional Hospital · Inginiyagala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22626&mlon=81.54213#map=17/7.22626/81.54213) Bank DFCC Bank - Bibile · Rathupasketiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16620&mlon=81.21837#map=17/7.16620/81.21837) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Padiyathalawa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39783&mlon=81.24154#map=17/7.39783/81.24154) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Bulupitiya 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21667&mlon=81.36666#map=17/7.21667/81.36666) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Samanala Pre School · Dambethalawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26996&mlon=81.53428#map=17/7.26996/81.53428) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Police Station - Karandugala · Bulupitiya 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24994&mlon=81.34449#map=17/7.24994/81.34449) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Galgamuwa Places mapped inside Galgamuwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Madulla DS Division - Alpitiya - Alugalge - Aratugaswela - Baduluwela - Bandarawadiya - Dambagalla - Deliwa - Ellekona - Galbokka - Gangoda Arawa - Gangodagama - Gonathalawa - Ihawa - Iluklanda - Inginiyagala - Kahagolla - Kolladeniya - Kottagala - Magandana - Magandaoya Colony - Makulla - Mariarawa - Mullegama - Namaloya Colony - Neelawa Bedda - Nelliyadda - Obbegoda - Pagura - Panguwa - Polgahagama - Ritigahawatta - Ruwalwela - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Galgamuwa?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galgamuwa?Baduluwela, Bulupitiya, Inginiyagala, Karandugala, Mullegama, Nelliyadda and Uravula - How many villages are in Galgamuwa?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Galgamuwa?Settlements lie between 96 m and 131 m - What is the best time to visit Galgamuwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galgamuwa?Inginiyagala Divisional Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galgamuwa?DFCC Bank - Bibile, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galgamuwa?People's Bank ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galgamuwa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galgamuwa?LK8206015 (OCHA common operational dataset)