# Galthude North GN division, Panadura DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/galthude-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Panadura DS Division # Galthude North Galthude North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.62 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 1mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galthude North? Galthude North lies in [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Ambalanduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/ambalanduwa/), [Bekkegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/bekkegama/), [Diggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/diggala/), [Galthude](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/galthude/), [Hirana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/hirana-west/), [Kahapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kahapola/), [Miriyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/miriyawatta/), [Thanthirimulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thanthirimulla-east/) and [Thotawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thotawatta/). By area it is the 7986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/). The centre of Galthude North is about 23 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7420° N, 79.9249° E. Local names: ගල්තුඩේ 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 Galthude North Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galthude North. - Galtude 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Galthude North Named natural and historic features inside Galthude North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Bebiliduwa - Kosduwa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Galthude North 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 Galthude North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family Medical Centre · Madapatha 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76321&mlon=79.92859#map=17/6.76321/79.92859) Bank Sampath Bank · Sarikkamulla 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75036&mlon=79.90017#map=17/6.75036/79.90017) ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Walana 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72575&mlon=79.90587#map=17/6.72575/79.90587) Hotel Bloomsburry bungalow · Galthude North 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74180&mlon=79.92548#map=17/6.74180/79.92548) Mall 36 Srijina Mawatha · Keselwatta 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75322&mlon=79.90511#map=17/6.75322/79.90511) School WP/KL/ Ilma Maha vidyalaya School Ground · Ambalanduwa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74076&mlon=79.91636#map=17/6.74076/79.91636) College St.John's College · Udahamulla 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72322&mlon=79.91484#map=17/6.72322/79.91484) Police station Police Post Hirana · Hirana 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73667&mlon=79.94039#map=17/6.73667/79.94039) 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 Galthude North Places mapped inside Galthude North 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 Panadura DS Division - Ambalanduwa - Bazaar - Bazaar North - Bazaar West - Bekkegama - Dibbedda - Dibbedda North - Diggala - Eluvila - Etambagoda - Galthude - Gorakana - Gorakana South - Gorakapola - Henamulla - Hirana - Hirana West - Horethuduwa - Horethuduwa Central - Horethuduwa North - Horethuduwa South - Kaludewala - Kaludewala East - Keselwatta - Kiriberiya - Kuda Wadduwa - Kuruppumulla - Maha Wadduwa - Malamulla - Malamulla West - Miriyawatta - Molligoda - Molligoda North - Molligoda South - Moravinna - Nallooruwa - Nallooruwa North - Narampitiya - Pallimankada - Pallimulla - Paratta - Paratta West - Pattieliya - Pattiya - Pattiya North - Pattiya South - Pinwatta - Pinwatta West - Punchideniya - Sagara Place - Sarikkamulla - Thalpitiya North - Thalpitiya South - Thanthirimulla - Thanthirimulla East - Thotawatta - Udahamulla - Uyankele - Wadduwa East - Wadduwa South - Wadduwa West - Walana - Walana North - Walana South - Walapala - Walapala Pattiya - Wattalpola - Wekada East - Wekada North - Wekada West - Werawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Galthude North?In Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galthude North?Ambalanduwa, Bekkegama, Diggala, Galthude, Hirana West, Kahapola, Miriyawatta, Thanthirimulla East and Thotawatta - How many villages are in Galthude North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galthude North?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Galthude North?Family Medical Centre, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galthude North?Sampath Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galthude North?HNB ATM, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galthude North?Ceypetco, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galthude North?LK1303105 (OCHA common operational dataset)