# Ketakale GN division, Thalawa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/ketakale/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawa DS Division # Ketakale Ketakale is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **3.34 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.3km² - 110 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ketakale? Ketakale lies in [Thalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Delnegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/delnegama/), [Eriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/eriyagama/), [Kiralogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/kiralogama/), [Palugaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/palugaswewa/) and [Rajjallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/rajjallegama/). By area it is the 4478th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Thalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thalawa/). The centre of Ketakale is about 149 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1732° N, 80.3662° E. Local names: කැටකාලේ . 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 Ketakale Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ketakale. Settlements here lie between about 109 m and 116 m above sea level (median 110 m). - Ketakele - Matale Colony - Rattotagama 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 Ketakale 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 Ketakale Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Themara Private Hospital · Thammennagama 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15577&mlon=80.29545#map=17/8.15577/80.29545) Bank BoC · Eppawala 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.14648&mlon=80.41114#map=17/8.14648/80.41114) ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Sation · Meegalewa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05561&mlon=80.35517#map=17/8.05561/80.35517) Hotel Hotel Haven Garden · Ihala Siyambalewa 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15742&mlon=80.40223#map=17/8.15742/80.40223) Mall Sudharshani Traders · Thammennawa 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10394&mlon=80.34126#map=17/8.10394/80.34126) School NCP/A/TB/TB/Thelhiriyawa Vidyalaya · Thelhiriyawa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15249&mlon=80.32590#map=17/8.15249/80.32590) College Lake International School & Higher Educational Institute - Thambuththegama · Nallachchiya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15677&mlon=80.30513#map=17/8.15677/80.30513) Police station Thambuttegama Police Station · Thambuttegama 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15091&mlon=80.29389#map=17/8.15091/80.29389) 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 Thalawa DS Division - Adhiranigama - Daladapura - Eliyadivulwewa - Endagala - Eppawala - Galmaduwa - Galwaduwagama - Hinguruwewa - Hirigollegama - Ihala Halmillewa - Ihala Siyambalewa - Ihala Thalawa - Ihalagama - Kadigawa - Kadurugaswewa - Karagahawewa - Katiyawa Track 01 - Katiyawa Track 02 - Katiyawa Track 06 - Katiyawa Track 09 - Katiyawa Track 10 - Keledivulwewa - Kelesiyambalewa - Kiralogama - Kiriamunukole - Korakahawewa - Kumbukgahawewa - Kurunduwewa - Mawathawewa - Medagama - Mediyawa - Meegassegama - Moragoda - Nallamudawa - Nawa Hanguranketha - Pahala Thalawa - Palugaswewa - Rajjallegama ## Quick answers - Where is Ketakale?In Thalawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketakale?Delnegama, Eriyagama, Kiralogama, Palugaswewa and Rajjallegama - How many villages are in Ketakale?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ketakale?Settlements lie between 109 m and 116 m - What is the best time to visit Ketakale?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketakale?Themara Private Hospital, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketakale?BoC, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketakale?Hnb, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketakale?Ceypetco Filling Sation, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketakale?LK7148080 (OCHA common operational dataset)