# Galbokka GN division, Wellawaya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/galbokka/ Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division # Galbokka Galbokka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **6.28 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.3km² - 2mapped services - 309 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galbokka? Galbokka lies in [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/), [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: [Dimbulamure](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/dimbulamure/), [Kotikambokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/kotikambokka/), [Kurugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/kurugama/), [Poonagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/poonagala/) and [Sudupanawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/sudupanawela/). By area it is the 2226th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Galbokka is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7612° N, 81.0756° E. Local names: ගල්බොක්ක . 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 Galbokka Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Galbokka. - Kotikanbokka - Peraketiya 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 Galbokka Named natural and historic features inside Galbokka, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kolabore Oya ### Estates 1 estate. - Fellside 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 Galbokka 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 Galbokka Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Wellawaya · Wellawaya 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73122&mlon=81.09830#map=17/6.73122/81.09830) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Wellawaya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73101&mlon=81.10201#map=17/6.73101/81.10201) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Wellawaya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73321&mlon=81.09948#map=17/6.73321/81.09948) Hotel Hotel Lion Nature · Galbokka 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75023&mlon=81.09972#map=17/6.75023/81.09972) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Poonagala Sinhala Vidyalaya · Poonagala 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77647&mlon=81.04707#map=17/6.77647/81.04707) College Dharmashoka College,Bandarawela · Thanthiriya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83121&mlon=81.00120#map=17/6.83121/81.00120) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 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 Galbokka Places mapped inside Galbokka in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 Wellawaya DS Division - Anapallama - Andawelayaya - Balaharuwa - Buduruwagala - Debaraara - Dimbulamure - Ethiliwewa - Handapanagala - Kithulkote - Kotikambokka - Kurugama - Mahaaragama - Neluwagala - Nugayaya - Pubuduwewa - Randenigodayaya - Randeniya - Siripuragama - Siyambalagunaya - Sudupanawela - Thelulla - Thelulla Colony - Uva Kudaoya - Veherayaya - Veherayaya Colony - Warunagama - Wellawaya - Yalabowa ## Quick answers - Where is Galbokka?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galbokka?Dimbulamure, Kotikambokka, Kurugama, Poonagala and Sudupanawela - How many villages are in Galbokka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galbokka?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galbokka?Base Hospital Wellawaya, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galbokka?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galbokka?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galbokka?Lanka IOC, about 4.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galbokka?LK8221030 (OCHA common operational dataset)