# Wakwella GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/wakwella/ Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division # Wakwella Wakwella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.1km² - 1mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wakwella? Wakwella lies in [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Beraliyadola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/beraliyadola/), [Gonapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/gonapura/), [Hapugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/hapugala/), [Horagampita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/horagampita/), [Niladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/niladeniya/), [Opatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/opatha/), [Ukwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/ukwatta-east/) and [Uluvitike](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/uluvitike/). By area it is the 6606th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.5% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Wakwella is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0914° N, 80.1954° E. Local names: වක්වැල්ල . 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 Wakwella Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wakwella. - Batuwantudawa - Bokaramullegoda 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Wakwella Named natural and historic features inside Wakwella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Holuwagoda Ela Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Wakwella 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 Wakwella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center · Kurunda 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08691&mlon=80.22757#map=17/6.08691/80.22757) Bank Hirimbura Rural Bank · Hirimburagama 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06751&mlon=80.21736#map=17/6.06751/80.21736) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Boossa Filling Station · Boossa 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07203&mlon=80.16217#map=17/6.07203/80.16217) Hotel SENU Villa & Cottage · Ukwatta West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07720&mlon=80.18103#map=17/6.07720/80.18103) Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) School Pubudu Pre School · Hapugala 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08693&mlon=80.20131#map=17/6.08693/80.20131) College Faculty of Engineering · Niladeniya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07942&mlon=80.19247#map=17/6.07942/80.19247) Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06710&mlon=80.22512#map=17/6.06710/80.22512) 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 Wakwella Places mapped inside Wakwella in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 Bope-Poddala DS Division - Abeysundarawatta - Addaragoda - Ambagahawatta - Bangalawatta - Baswatta - Beraliyadola - Bokaramullagoda - Galketiya - Godakanda - Hapugala - Hirimburagama - Holuwagoda - Kahadoowawatta - Kalegana North - Kalegana South - Kapuhempala - Karapitiya - Kerenvila - Kithulampitiya - Kurunda - Kurunda Kanda - Labudoowa - Magadeniya - Mampitiya - Meepawala - Mulana East - Mulana West - Narawala - Navinna - Niladeniya - Opatha - Paliwathugoda - Pannamaga - Panvila - Pelawatta - Penideniya - Poddala - Silvagewatta - Thotagoda - Thunhiripana - Uluvitike - Walawatta - Watareka East ## Quick answers - Where is Wakwella?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wakwella?Beraliyadola, Gonapura, Hapugala, Horagampita, Niladeniya, Opatha, Ukwatta East and Uluvitike - How many villages are in Wakwella?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wakwella?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Wakwella?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wakwella?Hirimbura Rural Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wakwella?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wakwella?Boossa Filling Station, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wakwella?LK3142070 (OCHA common operational dataset)