# Yakkuragala North GN division, Dambulla DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/yakkuragala-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Yakkuragala North

Yakkuragala North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.85 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.9km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Yakkuragala North?

Yakkuragala North lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Athuparayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/athuparayaya/), [Kandalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kandalama/), [Pahala Erevula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pahala-erevula/), [Vilhatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/vilhatha/) and [Yakkuragala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/yakkuragala-south/). By area it is the 5184th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Yakkuragala North is about 139 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8647° N, 80.6893° E. Local names: යක්කුරාගල 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 Yakkuragala North

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Yakkuragala North.

- Yakkurugala

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 Yakkuragala North and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yakkuragala North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambulla General Hospital · Dambulla Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87270&mlon=80.65066#map=17/7.87270/80.65066) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Dambulla Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87172&mlon=80.65137#map=17/7.87172/80.65137) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) 

Petrol pump Sinopec filling station · Dambulla Town 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86336&mlon=80.65145#map=17/7.86336/80.65145) 

Hotel Aken villa sigiriya · Yakkuragala North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85967&mlon=80.69044#map=17/7.85967/80.69044) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School D S Senanayaka Maha Vidyalaya · Yakkuragala North 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85787&mlon=80.68964#map=17/7.85787/80.68964) 

College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86228&mlon=80.67415#map=17/7.86228/80.67415) 

Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 

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 Yakkuragala North

Places mapped inside Yakkuragala North in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools1

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 Dambulla DS Division

- Angunawel Pelessa
- Athuparayaya
- Avudangawa
- Bellanneoya
- Bulagala
- Dambulla Town
- Dambulugama
- Digampathaha
- Egodawewa
- Embulambe
- Etawarahena
- Etha Bendiwewa
- Gedigaswalana
- Haluapullana Wewa
- Ihala Ereula
- Inamaluwa
- Kalogaha Ela
- Kalundewa Aluthgama
- Kalundewa Paranagama
- Kandalama
- Kapuwatta
- Kimbissa
- Kiralagolla
- Kumbukkandanwala
- LK2206125
- Lenadora North
- Lenadora South
- Mailattawa
- Moragollewa
- Nagalawewa
- Nayakumbura
- Nikawatawana
- Pahala Erevula
- Pahala Wewa
- Pallegama
- Palutawa
- Pannampitiya
- Pelvehera
- Pidurangala
- Pohoranwewa
- Pol Attawa
- Pothana
- Puwak Attawala
- Rathmalgaha Ela
- Rathmalkatuwa
- Sigiriya
- Siyambala Wewa
- Thalkote
- Thittawelgolla
- Vilhatha
- Walgamwewa
- Wavulambe
- Welamitiyawa
- Welangolla
- Welihena
- Wewala Wewa
- Yakkuragala South
- Yapagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Yakkuragala North?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yakkuragala North?Athuparayaya, Kandalama, Pahala Erevula, Vilhatha and Yakkuragala South
- How many villages are in Yakkuragala North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yakkuragala North?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yakkuragala North?Dambulla General Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yakkuragala North?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yakkuragala North?HNB, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yakkuragala North?Sinopec filling station, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yakkuragala North?LK2206150 (OCHA common operational dataset)