# Galagedara North GN division, Padukka DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Galagedara North

Galagedara North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.1km²
- 11mapped services
- 21 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galagedara North?

Galagedara North lies in [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Galagedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-east/), [Galagedara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-south/), [Mawathagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawathagama-east/), [Mawathagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawathagama-west/) and [Watareka North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/watareka-north/). By area it is the 9886th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Galagedara North is about 27 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8580° N, 80.0846° E. Local names: ගලගෙදර උතුර .

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 Galagedara North

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galagedara North.

- Meepe

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 Galagedara North 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 Galagedara North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Padukka Base Hospital · Padukka 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84006&mlon=80.08966#map=17/6.84006/80.08966) 

Bank BOC · Galagedara North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85712&mlon=80.08968#map=17/6.85712/80.08968) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) 

Hotel Nilaro · Galagedara South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85395&mlon=80.08906#map=17/6.85395/80.08906) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Primary School Pitumpe · Pitumpe North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85600&mlon=80.09723#map=17/6.85600/80.09723) 

College external building · Galagedara North 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85634&mlon=80.08846#map=17/6.85634/80.08846) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84219&mlon=80.09244#map=17/6.84219/80.09244) 

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 Galagedara North

Places mapped inside Galagedara North in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Hotels1
- Colleges and universities2
- Restaurants7

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 Padukka DS Division

- Angampitiya
- Angamuwa
- Arukwatta North
- Arukwatta South
- Beliattavila
- Beruketiya
- Dambora
- Dampe
- Galagedara East
- Galagedara South
- Ganegoda
- Gurulana
- Halpe
- Horagala East
- Horagala West
- Horakandawala
- Ihala Bope
- Kahawala
- Kurugala
- Liyanwala
- Madulawa North
- Madulawa South
- Mahingala
- Malagala
- Miriyagalla
- Padukka
- Pahala Bope
- Pahala Padukka
- Pinnawala North
- Pinnawala South
- Pitumpe North
- Pitumpe South
- Poregedara
- Siyambalawa
- Thummodara
- Udagama
- Udumulla
- Uggalla
- Waga East
- Waga North
- Waga South
- Waga West
- Weragala
- Wewelpanawa
- Yatawathura

## Quick answers

- Where is Galagedara North?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galagedara North?Galagedara East, Galagedara South, Mawathagama East, Mawathagama West and Watareka North
- How many villages are in Galagedara North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galagedara North?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galagedara North?Padukka Base Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galagedara North?BOC, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galagedara North?Sampath Bank ATM, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galagedara North?Fuel Station, about 2.2 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Galagedara North?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Galagedara North?LK1118080 (OCHA common operational dataset)