# Yakdessawa GN division, Nattandiya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/yakdessawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Nattandiya DS Division 

# Yakdessawa

Yakdessawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.27 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.3km²
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yakdessawa?

Yakdessawa lies in [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Hundirapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/hundirapola/), [Kandepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/kandepola/), [Koswatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/koswatta-north/), [Kuddetiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/kuddetiyawa/), [Meegahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meegahawela/) and [Naravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/naravila/). By area it is the 6304th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Nattandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/). The centre of Yakdessawa is about 50 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3832° N, 79.9203° E. Local names: යක්දෙස්සාව .

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 Yakdessawa

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

- Yakdessawa

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 Yakdessawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 56 

Feb 26 47 

Mar 28 76 

Apr 29 145 

May 28 110 

Jun 28 44 

Jul 27 34 

Aug 27 51 

Sep 27 87 

Oct 27 227 

Nov 26 247 

Dec 26 171 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yakdessawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandanegedara Hospital · Udugama 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39922&mlon=79.97872#map=17/7.39922/79.97872) 

Bank peoples bank · Meda Kottaramulla 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37741&mlon=79.87499#map=17/7.37741/79.87499) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Bothalegama · Bothalegama 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36390&mlon=79.88066#map=17/7.36390/79.88066) 

Hotel Horathapola Estate · Nabirittankadawara 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39747&mlon=79.95923#map=17/7.39747/79.95923) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Pannala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32903&mlon=80.02464#map=17/7.32903/80.02464) 

School Koswatta School · Koswatta South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37370&mlon=79.89831#map=17/7.37370/79.89831) 

College Sandalanka Central College · Wetakeyawa 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32180&mlon=79.96212#map=17/7.32180/79.96212) 

Police station Koswatta Police · Koswatta South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37451&mlon=79.89845#map=17/7.37451/79.89845) 

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 Nattandiya DS Division

- Bulugahawewa
- Dematapitiya
- Dhammikagama
- Dunkannawa
- Ihala Katuneriya
- Ihala Kottaramulla
- Ihala Mavila
- Ihala Nattandiya
- Ihala Thabbowa
- Kachchirawa
- Koswatta North
- Koswatta South
- Kuddetiyawa
- Lansigama
- Mailawa
- Maningala
- Meda Katuneriya
- Meda Kottaramulla
- Meda Mavila
- Meda Nattandiya
- Meda Pahala Katuneriya
- Meda Thabbowa
- Meegahawela
- Meegahawewa
- Morakele North
- Morakele South
- Mudukatuwa East
- Mudukatuwa North
- Mudukatuwa South
- Nakele
- Naravila
- Nebadagahayaya
- Pahala Katuneriya North
- Pahala Katuneriya South
- Pahala Kottaramulla
- Pahala Mavila
- Pahala Nattandiya
- Pahala Thabbowa
- Paluwelgala North
- Paluwelgala South
- Pilakatumulla
- Sandanangama
- Thummodara East
- Thummodara West
- Weerahena East
- Weerahena West

## Quick answers

- Where is Yakdessawa?In Nattandiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yakdessawa?Hundirapola, Kandepola, Koswatta North, Kuddetiyawa, Meegahawela and Naravila
- How many villages are in Yakdessawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yakdessawa?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yakdessawa?Kandanegedara Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yakdessawa?peoples bank, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yakdessawa?Kandawala, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yakdessawa?Bothalegama, about 4.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yakdessawa?LK6242130 (OCHA common operational dataset)