# Galpatha West GN division, Millaniya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/galpatha-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Millaniya DS Division 

# Galpatha West

Galpatha West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Millaniya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.05 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.1km²
- 12 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galpatha West?

Galpatha West lies in [Millaniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Diyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/kalutara/diyagama/), [Dodammulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/kalutara/dodammulla/), [Galpatha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/galpatha-east/), [Gamagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/gamagoda-east/), [Panagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/panagoda/) and [Punsiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/punsiripura/). By area it is the 9961st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Millaniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/). The centre of Galpatha West is about 38 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6327° N, 80.0164° E. Local names: ගල්පාත බටහිර .

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 Galpatha West

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galpatha West.

- Galpata

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 Galpatha West and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 89 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 27 128 

Apr 28 238 

May 28 244 

Jun 27 155 

Jul 26 114 

Aug 26 135 

Sep 26 187 

Oct 26 302 

Nov 26 332 

Dec 26 193 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galpatha West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Galpatha Divisional Hospital · Galpatha East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63514&mlon=80.03286#map=17/6.63514/80.03286) 

Bank People's Bank · Millaniya 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.02114#map=17/6.68020/80.02114) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Gonaduwa fuel station · Kuda Gonadoowa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67625&mlon=79.97487#map=17/6.67625/79.97487) 

Hotel Grand Minaro · Panagoda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61890&mlon=80.03470#map=17/6.61890/80.03470) 

Mall Arpico Super Centre · Deshasthra Kalutara 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.60215&mlon=79.95565#map=17/6.60215/79.95565) 

School W/P/HR/Dikhena Tamil Vidyalaya · Boralessa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64706&mlon=80.02571#map=17/6.64706/80.02571) 

College Sri Lanka Police College · Pulartan 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.58861&mlon=79.98477#map=17/6.58861/79.98477) 

Police station Police Station-Morontuduwa · Moronthuduwa North 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.66010&mlon=79.97253#map=17/6.66010/79.97253) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Millaniya DS Division

- Adhikarigoda
- Arakagoda
- Batagoda
- Begamuwa Thalahitiya
- Bellanthudawa
- Boralessa
- Deldorawatta
- Delgoda
- Delkada
- Dikhena
- Dombagoda
- Galpatha East
- Gungamuwa
- Halthota
- Imbulahena
- Kelesgamuwa
- Kennanthudawa
- Labugama
- Langana
- Lenawara
- Mahadurupitiya
- Mawathgama
- Millagaspola
- Millaniya
- Mulkadakanda
- Panagoda
- Paragasthota
- Pathakada
- Pelpola
- Pethigamuwa North
- Pethigamuwa South
- Punsiripura
- Raddegoda
- Thibbotugoda
- Uduwara East
- Uduwara North
- Uduwara South
- Uduwara West
- Welikala
- Weniwelpitiya
- Yalagala
- Yatawara North
- Yatawara South

## Quick answers

- Where is Galpatha West?In Millaniya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galpatha West?Diyagama, Dodammulla, Galpatha East, Gamagoda East, Panagoda and Punsiripura
- How many villages are in Galpatha West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galpatha West?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galpatha West?Galpatha Divisional Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galpatha West?People's Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galpatha West?ATM, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galpatha West?Gonaduwa fuel station, about 6.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galpatha West?LK1318140 (OCHA common operational dataset)