# Elakaka GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division 

# Elakaka

Elakaka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.13 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.1km²
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Elakaka?

Elakaka lies in [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Ethungagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/ethungagoda/), [Haburugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/haburugala/), [Thotakanatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/thotakanatta/), [Thunduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/thunduwa-west/) and [Viyandoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/viyandoowa/). By area it is the 9681st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Elakaka is about 63 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3999° N, 80.0465° E. Local names: ඇලකාක .

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 Elakaka

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Elakaka.

- Elakake
- Elekaka

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 Elakaka and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 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 27 95 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 28 124 

Apr 28 221 

May 28 243 

Jun 28 146 

Jul 27 116 

Aug 27 139 

Sep 27 189 

Oct 27 280 

Nov 27 334 

Dec 27 202 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Elakaka

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ittapana District Hospital · Ittapana South 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41074&mlon=80.08001#map=17/6.41074/80.08001) 

Bank People's Bank, Ittapana · Ittapana East 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41089&mlon=80.08348#map=17/6.41089/80.08348) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Aluthgama West 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43062&mlon=79.99912#map=17/6.43062/79.99912) 

Hotel Oriole Boutique Villas · Ethungagoda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38804&mlon=80.04775#map=17/6.38804/80.04775) 

Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) 

School J. D. Dharmasena Kanishta Vidyalaya · Thunduwa West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40885&mlon=80.04844#map=17/6.40885/80.04844) 

College Dharga Town National College of Education · Kadiyawatta 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44430&mlon=80.01169#map=17/6.44430/80.01169) 

Police station Ittapana Police Station · Ittapana West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41944&mlon=80.08387#map=17/6.41944/80.08387) 

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 Bentota DS Division

- Akadegoda
- Angagoda
- Athuruwella
- Bodhimaluwa
- Dedduwa
- Delkabalagoda
- Dombagahawatta
- Dope
- Etawalawatta East
- Etawalawatta West
- Ethungagoda
- Galagama
- Galbada
- Galthuduwa
- Gonagalapura
- Habakkala
- Haburugala
- Hipanwatta
- Hunganthota Wadumulla
- Ihala Malawala
- Kahagalla
- Kahawegammedda
- Kaikawala
- Kandemulla
- Kolaniya
- Kommala
- Kotuwabendahena
- Kuda Uragaha
- Maha Uragaha
- Mahagoda
- Mahavila East
- Mahavila West
- Malawala
- Miriswatta
- Moragoda
- Mullegoda
- Olaganduwa
- Pahurumulla
- Pilekumbura
- Ranthotuvila
- Sinharoopagama
- Sooriyagama
- Thotakanatta
- Thunduwa East
- Thunduwa West
- Viyandoowa
- Warahena
- Warakamulla
- Yalegama
- Yathramulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Elakaka?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Elakaka?Ethungagoda, Haburugala, Thotakanatta, Thunduwa West and Viyandoowa
- How many villages are in Elakaka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Elakaka?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Elakaka?Ittapana District Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Elakaka?People's Bank, Ittapana, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Elakaka?ATM, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elakaka?Ceypetco, about 6.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Elakaka?LK3103105 (OCHA common operational dataset)