# Galedanda GN division, Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/galedanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Biyagama DS Division # Galedanda Galedanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 2mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galedanda? Galedanda lies in [Biyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Gonawala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/gonawala-central/), [Gonawala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/gonawala-east/), [Gonawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/gonawala-west/), [Kelaniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/kelaniya/), [Koholvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/koholvila/) and [Pamunuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/pamunuvila/). By area it is the 12104th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Biyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/). The centre of Galedanda is about 9.9 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9647° N, 79.9339° E. Local names: ගල්ඒදණ්ඩ . 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 Galedanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galedanda. - Talawatuhenpita South 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 Galedanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Galedanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kiribathgoda Base Hospital · Koholvila 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97294&mlon=79.92730#map=17/6.97294/79.92730) Bank NTB · Thalawathuhenpita South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97779&mlon=79.92873#map=17/6.97779/79.92873) ATM NSB · Kelaniya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95382&mlon=79.91880#map=17/6.95382/79.91880) Petrol pump Cepetco-Dalugama · Warakanatta 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97465&mlon=79.92341#map=17/6.97465/79.92341) Hotel Hotel Royal Grand Paradise · Galedanda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96649&mlon=79.93074#map=17/6.96649/79.93074) Mall Udeshi City · Thalawathuhenpita South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97733&mlon=79.92929#map=17/6.97733/79.92929) School Pamunuvila Maha Viduhala (Primary School) · Pamunuvila 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96972&mlon=79.93147#map=17/6.96972/79.93147) College Image Arts - University of Kelaniya · Warakanatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97161&mlon=79.92312#map=17/6.97161/79.92312) Police station Kiribathgoda Police Station · Thalawathuhenpita South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97800&mlon=79.92947#map=17/6.97800/79.92947) 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 Galedanda Places mapped inside Galedanda 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 Biyagama DS Division - Athurumulla - Biyagama East - Biyagama North - Biyagama South - Biyagama West - Bollegala - Daranagama - Delgoda - Gonawala Central - Gonawala East - Gonawala West - Heiyanthuduwa East - Heiyanthuduwa North - Heiyanthuduwa South - Heiyanthuduwa West - Ihala Biyanvila Central - Ihala Biyanvila North - Kammalwatta - Kanduboda East - Kanduboda West - Mabima East - Mabima West - Makola North Central - Makola North Ihala - Makola North Pahala - Makola South Ihala - Makola South Pahala - Malwana Town - Mawaramandiya - Meegahawatta East - Meegahawatta West - Pahala Biyanvila Central - Pahala Biyanvila East - Pahala Biyanvila West - Pamunuvila - Pattivila North - Pattivila South - Sapugaskanda - Siyambalape North - Siyambalape South - Siyambalape Watta - Thalwatta - Ulahitiwala - Walgama East - Walgama West - Yabaraluwa North - Yabaraluwa South - Yatihena ## Quick answers - Where is Galedanda?In Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galedanda?Gonawala Central, Gonawala East, Gonawala West, Kelaniya, Koholvila and Pamunuvila - How many villages are in Galedanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galedanda?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Galedanda?Kiribathgoda Base Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galedanda?NTB, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galedanda?NSB, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galedanda?Cepetco-Dalugama, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galedanda?LK1239195 (OCHA common operational dataset)