# Akkara 500 GN division, Ipalogama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/akkara-500/ Grama Niladhari division · Ipalogama DS Division # Akkara 500 Akkara 500 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ipalogama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.34 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.3km² - 120 mtypical elevation ## Where is Akkara 500? Akkara 500 lies in [Ipalogama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [2 Ela - Kagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/2-ela-kagama/), [Amunuwetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/amunuwetiya/), [Aswedduma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/aswedduma/), [Malbaligala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/malbaligala/), [Palugaswewa Farm](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/palugaswewa-farm/) and [Puliyankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/puliyankulama/). By area it is the 3438th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Ipalogama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/). The centre of Akkara 500 is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0473° N, 80.5032° E. Local names: අක්කර 500 . 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 Akkara 500 Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Akkara 500. Settlements here lie between about 119 m and 126 m above sea level (median 120 m). - Kaduruwegama - Palugaswewa - Pugallagama 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 Akkara 500 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Akkara 500 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galnewa Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Maheshakya hotel · Galnewa Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03598&mlon=80.47951#map=17/8.03598/80.47951) Mall Kalawewa multy shop · Amunuwetiya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02537&mlon=80.52508#map=17/8.02537/80.52508) School Wijithapura Maha Vidyalaya · Vijithapura 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03039&mlon=80.53346#map=17/8.03039/80.53346) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Ipalogama DS Division - 2 Ela - Kagama - Aluth Dambewatana - Amanakkattuwa - Amunuwetiya - Aswedduma - Dampelassagama - Dikwewa Senapura - Galagedara Gama - Galwanguwa - Ganthiriyagama - Gonapathirawa - Heenukwegama - Hiripitiyagama - Ihala Kagama - Ipalogama - Kadiyangalla - Kagama 5 Ela - Kalawewa - Kallanchiyagama - Kunchikulama - Kusalanagama - Mahailuppallama - Manewa - Narangallegama - Palugaswewa Farm - Puliyankulama - Sangattewa - Senapuragama - Vijithapura - Walawwegama - Wedinigama ## Quick answers - Where is Akkara 500?In Ipalogama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Akkara 500?2 Ela - Kagama, Amunuwetiya, Aswedduma, Malbaligala, Palugaswewa Farm and Puliyankulama - How many villages are in Akkara 500?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Akkara 500?Settlements lie between 119 m and 126 m - What is the best time to visit Akkara 500?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Akkara 500?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Akkara 500?Peoples Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Akkara 500?Peoples Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Akkara 500?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Akkara 500?LK7160120 (OCHA common operational dataset)