# Ihala Karagoda GN division, Yakkalamulla DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ihala-karagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Yakkalamulla DS Division # Ihala Karagoda Ihala Karagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.52 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.5km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ihala Karagoda? Ihala Karagoda lies in [Yakkalamulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Karagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/karagoda/), [Magedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/magedara/), [Magedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/magedara-north/), [Moraketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/moraketiya/), [Pahala Karagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/pahala-karagoda/), [Uduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/uduwella/) and [Yatamalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/yatamalagala/). By area it is the 8291st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Yakkalamulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/). The centre of Ihala Karagoda is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0987° N, 80.3898° E. Local names: ඉහළ කරාගොඩ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ihala Karagoda Named natural and historic features inside Ihala Karagoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Paragoda 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 Ihala Karagoda 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 Ihala Karagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Imaduwa Hospital · Wahala Kananke North 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03784&mlon=80.39144#map=17/6.03784/80.39144) Bank Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla · Yakkalamulla 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10601&mlon=80.34822#map=17/6.10601/80.34822) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Great Villa Lake Resort · Ihala Karagoda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09925&mlon=80.38568#map=17/6.09925/80.38568) Mall Abewickrama Trade Center & Distributors · Karandugoda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98231&mlon=80.36632#map=17/5.98231/80.36632) School Maliduwa K.v · Ketanvila 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12736&mlon=80.42491#map=17/6.12736/80.42491) College CCAS Colombo Campus · Sahabandu Kokmaduwa 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02375&mlon=80.42714#map=17/6.02375/80.42714) Police station Yakkalamulla police · Yakkalamulla 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10622&mlon=80.34811#map=17/6.10622/80.34811) 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 Ihala Karagoda Places mapped inside Ihala Karagoda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - 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 Yakkalamulla DS Division - Badungala - Beranagoda - Ella Ihala - Gahalakoladeniya - Hiriyamalkumbura - Ihala Nakiyadeniya - Ihala Thellambura - Ihala Walpala - Kaludiyawala - Karagoda - Kottawa - Kottawa East - Kottawa West - Magedara - Magedara East - Magedara North - Moraketiya - Nabadawa - Nakiyadeniya - Nakiyadeniya North - Nawala - Nevungala - Nevungala South - Pahala Karagoda - Pahala Thellambura - Pahala Walpola - Polpagoda - Polpagoda West - Rathamalaketiya - Thalgampala - Thalgampala North - Thellambura North - Thellambura South - Udubettawa - Udubettawa West - Udumalagala - Uduwella - Wathogala - Wattehena - Welendawa - Yakkalamulla - Yakkalamulla East - Yatamalagala ## Quick answers - Where is Ihala Karagoda?In Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihala Karagoda?Karagoda, Magedara, Magedara North, Moraketiya, Pahala Karagoda, Uduwella and Yatamalagala - What is the best time to visit Ihala Karagoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihala Karagoda?Imaduwa Hospital, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihala Karagoda?Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihala Karagoda?Commercial Bank, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihala Karagoda?Cepetco, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihala Karagoda?LK3148100 (OCHA common operational dataset)