# Galwala GN division, Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/galwala/

Grama Niladhari division · Dehiwala DS Division 

# Galwala

Galwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.46 km²**. Open map data shows 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 20mapped services

## Where is Galwala?

Galwala lies in [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Dehiwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dehiwala-east/), [Dehiwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dehiwala-west/), [Hathbodhiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/hathbodhiya/), [Kalubovila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/kalubovila/), [Sri Saranankara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/sri-saranankara/), [Udyanaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/udyanaya/) and [Wellawatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/wellawatta-south/). By area it is the 12630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/). The centre of Galwala is about 8.5 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8613° N, 79.8689° E. Local names: හත්බෝධිය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Galwala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dehiwala Medical Centre · Galwala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86072&mlon=79.86642#map=17/6.86072/79.86642) 

Bank peoples Bank · Dehiwala West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86116&mlon=79.86398#map=17/6.86116/79.86398) 

ATM BOC · Udyanaya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85609&mlon=79.87315#map=17/6.85609/79.87315) 

Petrol pump Imperial Filling Station · Dehiwala West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86101&mlon=79.86402#map=17/6.86101/79.86402) 

Hotel Rosewood Ceylon · Galwala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86307&mlon=79.86737#map=17/6.86307/79.86737) 

Mall Marino Mall · Wellawatta South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86528&mlon=79.86351#map=17/6.86528/79.86351) 

School Pioneer CHILD Montessori · Hathbodhiya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86415&mlon=79.86932#map=17/6.86415/79.86932) 

College American College of Higher Education · Galwala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86279&mlon=79.86494#map=17/6.86279/79.86494) 

Police station Dehiwala Police Station · Karagampitiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85019&mlon=79.87167#map=17/6.85019/79.87167) 

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 Galwala

Places mapped inside Galwala in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels3
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities2
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants10
- Dental clinics1

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 Dehiwala DS Division

- Dehiwala East
- Dehiwala West
- Dutugemunu
- Hathbodhiya
- Jayathilaka
- Kalubovila
- Karagampitiya
- Kawdana East
- Kohuwala
- Malwatta
- Nedimala
- Sri Saranankara
- Udyanaya
- Vilawala

## Quick answers

- Where is Galwala?In Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galwala?Dehiwala East, Dehiwala West, Hathbodhiya, Kalubovila, Sri Saranankara, Udyanaya and Wellawatta South
- What is the best time to visit Galwala?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galwala?Dehiwala Medical Centre, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galwala?peoples Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galwala?BOC, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galwala?Imperial Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Galwala?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Galwala?LK1130035 (OCHA common operational dataset)