# Galagedara South GN division, Padukka DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Galagedara South

Galagedara South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.08 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.1km²
- 3mapped services
- 17 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galagedara South?

Galagedara South 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 6 other GN divisions: [Galagedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-east/), [Galagedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-north/), [Padukka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/padukka/), [Pahala Padukka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pahala-padukka/), [Watareka North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/watareka-north/) and [Watareka South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/watareka-south/). By area it is the 9852nd 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 South is about 28 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8493° N, 80.0837° E. Local names: ගලගෙදර දකුණ .

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 South

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

- Galagedara

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 South 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 South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Padukka Base Hospital · Padukka 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84006&mlon=80.08966#map=17/6.84006/80.08966) 

Bank BOC · Galagedara North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85712&mlon=80.08968#map=17/6.85712/80.08968) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) 

Hotel Nilaro · Galagedara South 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85395&mlon=80.08906#map=17/6.85395/80.08906) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Siri Piyarathana College · Padukka 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83885&mlon=80.08891#map=17/6.83885/80.08891) 

College Electronics Engineering, SLTC Research University · Padukka 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 1.2 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 South

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

- Hotels1
- Restaurants2

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 North
- 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 South?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galagedara South?Galagedara East, Galagedara North, Padukka, Pahala Padukka, Watareka North and Watareka South
- How many villages are in Galagedara South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galagedara South?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galagedara South?Padukka Base Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galagedara South?BOC, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galagedara South?Sampath Bank ATM, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galagedara South?Fuel Station, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galagedara South?LK1118085 (OCHA common operational dataset)