# Galkanda GN division, Minuwangoda DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/galkanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Minuwangoda DS Division 

# Galkanda

Galkanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.35 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Galkanda?

Galkanda lies in [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Aluthepola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/aluthepola-east/), [Assennawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/assennawatta-east/), [Bodhipihituwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/bodhipihituwala/), [Horampella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/horampella-north/) and [Weragodamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/weragodamulla/). By area it is the 13137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/). The centre of Galkanda is about 32 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1925° N, 79.9821° E. Local names: ගල්කන්ද .

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 Galkanda 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 Galkanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17255&mlon=79.95633#map=17/7.17255/79.95633) 

Bank Commercial Bank Head Office · Medemulla South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18609&mlon=79.95201#map=17/7.18609/79.95201) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Meda Minuwangoda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16954&mlon=79.94908#map=17/7.16954/79.94908) 

Hotel Free Paradise Resort · Galkanda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19234&mlon=79.97887#map=17/7.19234/79.97887) 

Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) 

School IDMNC Vocational Training School · Arangawa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18616&mlon=79.96850#map=17/7.18616/79.96850) 

College Harischandra National College · Hapuwalana 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21335&mlon=79.99586#map=17/7.21335/79.99586) 

Police station Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17424&mlon=79.95812#map=17/7.17424/79.95812) 

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 Galkanda

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

- Hotels1

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 Minuwangoda DS Division

- Ambagahawatta
- Arachchiwatta
- Arangawa
- Asgiriwalpola North
- Asgiriwalpola South
- Asgiriwalpola West
- Asgiriya
- Asgiriya North
- Asgiriya South
- Asgiriya West
- Balabowa
- Balabowa West
- Batapotha
- Bodhipihituwala
- Boragodawatta North
- Boragodawatta South
- Burullapitiya
- Dewalapola
- Dombawala
- Doranagoda East
- Doranagoda North
- Doranagoda South
- Doranagoda West
- Ellangala
- Essella
- Gallegedara
- Galloluwa
- Galloluwa East
- Ganihimulla
- Goigama
- Helakandana
- Hendimahara
- Horampella North
- Horampella South
- Ihala Udugampala
- Ihala Vithanamulla
- Kalahugoda
- Kalawana
- Kamaragoda
- Kehelbaddara East
- Kehelbaddara West
- Kopiwatta
- Korase
- Korase East
- Korase Meda
- Kotugoda 1
- Kotugoda 2
- Kudagoda
- Mabodala East
- Mabodala North
- Mabodala South
- Mabodala West
- Madelgamuwa East
- Madelgamuwa West
- Maduruvita
- Mahagama
- Marapola
- Mathammana
- Meda Minuwangoda
- Medemulla North
- Medemulla South
- Metikotumulla
- Minuwangoda East
- Minuwangoda North
- Minuwangoda West
- Naiwala East
- Naiwala North
- Naiwala West
- Nalapaha
- Nedagamuwa North
- Nedagamuwa South
- Nedagamuwa West
- Nilpanagoda
- Nilpanagoda East
- Nilpanagoda West
- Opatha
- Pahala Udugampola East
- Pahala Udugampola North
- Pahala Udugampola South
- Pahala Udugampola West
- Pahala Vithanamulla
- Pansilgoda
- Pattanduwana
- Pattanduwana North
- Pattanduwana West
- Pedipola
- Peellawatta
- Peralanda
- Pethiyagoda North
- Pethiyagoda South
- Polwatta East
- Polwatta West
- Samurdhigama
- Siyambalapitiya
- Thammita
- Thammita West
- Uggalboda
- Uggalboda West
- Unnaruwa
- Vigoda
- Wadumulla
- Walpitamulla
- Wankepumulla
- Wathumulla
- Watinapaha
- Watinapaha South
- Wattegedara
- Weediyawatta East
- Weediyawatta West
- Wegowwa East
- Wegowwa South
- Welhena
- Weliya
- Yagodamulla
- Yagodamulla North
- Yagodamulla South
- Yatagama
- Yatiyana
- Yatiyana Central
- Yatiyana East

## Quick answers

- Where is Galkanda?In Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galkanda?Aluthepola East, Assennawatta East, Bodhipihituwala, Horampella North and Weragodamulla
- What is the best time to visit Galkanda?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galkanda?District Hospital Minuwangoda, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galkanda?Commercial Bank Head Office, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galkanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galkanda?Fuel Station, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galkanda?LK1215035 (OCHA common operational dataset)