# Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ Divisional Secretariat division · Galle District # Yakkalamulla DS Division Yakkalamulla DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **108.7 km²**. It is divided into 44 GN divisions. 61 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 109km² - 44GN divisions - 10mapped services ## Where is Yakkalamulla DS Division? Yakkalamulla DS Division lies in [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 6 other DS divisions: [Akmeemana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/), [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Imaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/), [Nagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/), [Wanduramba DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/) and [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). By area it is the 200th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/). The centre of Yakkalamulla DS Division is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 18 km from Galle, the main town of Galle District. The centre point is at 6.1093° N, 80.3583° E. Local names: යක්කලමුල්ල · யக்கலமுல்லை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Yakkalamulla DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Badungala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/badungala/) 2.3 1 0 [Beranagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/beranagoda/) 3.5 2 0 [Ella Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ella-ihala/) 1.9 1 0 [Gahalakoladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/gahalakoladeniya/) 2.1 2 0 [Hiriyamalkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/hiriyamalkumbura/) 1.7 1 0 [Ihala Karagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ihala-karagoda/) 1.5 0 2 [Ihala Nakiyadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ihala-nakiyadeniya/) 1.1 0 0 [Ihala Thellambura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ihala-thellambura/) 2.4 2 0 [Ihala Walpala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ihala-walpala/) 1.3 1 0 [Kaludiyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/kaludiyawala/) 1.7 0 0 [Karagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/karagoda/) 2.0 2 0 [Kottawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/kottawa/) 2.5 2 0 [Kottawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/kottawa-east/) 1.7 2 2 [Kottawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/kottawa-west/) 6.0 4 0 [Magedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/magedara/) 1.4 1 0 [Magedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/magedara-east/) 4.0 1 0 [Magedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/magedara-north/) 1.6 0 0 [Moraketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/moraketiya/) 6.2 2 0 [Nabadawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nabadawa/) 2.9 1 1 [Nakiyadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nakiyadeniya/) 3.7 2 0 [Nakiyadeniya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nakiyadeniya-north/) 4.1 0 0 [Nawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nawala/) 3.6 1 0 [Nevungala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nevungala/) 1.7 3 0 [Nevungala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nevungala-south/) 1.5 0 0 [Pahala Karagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/pahala-karagoda/) 1.7 2 0 [Pahala Thellambura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/pahala-thellambura/) 1.8 0 0 [Pahala Walpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/pahala-walpola/) 1.6 1 0 [Polpagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/polpagoda/) 1.7 1 0 [Polpagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/polpagoda-west/) 2.7 4 0 [Rathamalaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/rathamalaketiya/) 4.1 0 0 [Thalgampala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/thalgampala/) 1.0 2 0 [Thalgampala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/thalgampala-north/) 1.2 4 1 [Thellambura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/thellambura-north/) 2.1 0 0 [Thellambura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/thellambura-south/) 1.3 0 0 [Udubettawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/udubettawa/) 1.7 2 0 [Udubettawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/udubettawa-west/) 1.2 1 0 [Udumalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/udumalagala/) 2.3 4 0 [Uduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/uduwella/) 4.1 2 0 [Wathogala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/wathogala/) 4.0 2 0 [Wattehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/wattehena/) 5.6 1 0 [Welendawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/welendawa/) 4.0 2 0 [Yakkalamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/yakkalamulla/) 2.1 1 4 [Yakkalamulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/yakkalamulla-east/) 0.9 0 0 [Yatamalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/yatamalagala/) 1.1 1 0 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Yakkalamulla DS Division Open gazetteers list **61 villages, towns and localities** in Yakkalamulla DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 162 m above sea level (median 46 m). - Bambaramulla - Bedimeda Colony - Beranagoda - Devagiri - Dolamulla - Elle-Ihala - Gahalakoladeniya - Galmulla - Godadeniya - Golgoda - Gonamulla - Hirimburawa - Hiriyamalkumbura - Hiyalanda - Iddaketiya - Iddamalgoda - Ihala Tellambura - Kaludiyawala - Kalugalgediyawala - Kalumada - Karagoda - Karagoda Pahala - Ketandola - Koluwalagala - Kopihena - Kottawa - Magedara - Magedara Colony - Makumbura - Malandeniya - Manakandura - Minuwandeniya - Minuwandeniya Colony - Nakiyadeniya Pahala - Narungala - Nawala - Pahala Tellambura - Pedimella - Pituwalhena - Polpagoada - Polpagoda - Talgahakanda - Talgampola - Tammitiya - Tellambure - Thalgampala - Udabettawa - Udumalagala - Uduwella - Unagaswila - Waljambugahahena - Walpola - Wathogala - Wattahena - Weladuwa - Welandawa - Weldeniyawatta - Weraniyahena - Wewagodawatta - Yakkalamulla - Yatamalagala 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 Yakkalamulla DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Yakkalamulla DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Udugan Oya ### Hills and mountains 5 hills; 1 mountain. - Hindelnattu · 403 m - Udahakanda · 205 m - Maluegoda · 156 m - Galapitatenna · 148 m - Pitteheriyagoda · 63 m - Wibarokanda · 55 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Kottawa Forest Reserve ### Estates 8 estates; 5 rubber estates; 1 tea estate. - Elle Ihala - Eriyagaha - Karagoda - Karana - Ketandola - Morakatiyegoda - Nabadowa - Okandewatte - Paragoda - Talangaha - Thometotum - Udumalagala - Wawulkatiya - Welandawa 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 Yakkalamulla DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Yakkalamulla DS Division Places mapped inside Yakkalamulla DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Hotels3 - Schools4 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Yakkalamulla DS Division?In Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yakkalamulla DS Division?Akmeemana DS Division, Akuressa DS Division, Imaduwa DS Division, Nagoda DS Division, Wanduramba DS Division and Welipitiya DS Division - How many villages are in Yakkalamulla DS Division?61 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yakkalamulla DS Division?Settlements lie between 14 m and 162 m - What is the highest point in Yakkalamulla DS Division?Hindelnattu (403 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Yakkalamulla DS Division?January to February and July - How many banks are in Yakkalamulla DS Division?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Yakkalamulla DS Division?LK3148 (OCHA common operational dataset)