# Moraketiya GN division, Yakkalamulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/moraketiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Yakkalamulla DS Division # Moraketiya Moraketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **6.24 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.2km² - 120 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moraketiya? Moraketiya 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 8 other GN divisions: [Gahalakoladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/gahalakoladeniya/), [Ihala Karagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/ihala-karagoda/), [Kohugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/kohugoda/), [Magedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/magedara-east/), [Magedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/magedara-north/), [Nabadawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nabadawa/), [Wathogala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/wathogala/) and [Yatamalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/yatamalagala/). By area it is the 2243rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.7% of [Yakkalamulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/). The centre of Moraketiya is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1220° N, 80.3902° E. Local names: මොරකැටිය . 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 Moraketiya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Moraketiya. - Koluwalagala - Magedara Colony 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 Moraketiya Named natural and historic features inside Moraketiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Morakatiyegoda - Okandewatte 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 Moraketiya 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 Moraketiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Imaduwa Hospital · Wahala Kananke North 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03784&mlon=80.39144#map=17/6.03784/80.39144) Bank Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla · Yakkalamulla 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10601&mlon=80.34822#map=17/6.10601/80.34822) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 9.8 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 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09925&mlon=80.38568#map=17/6.09925/80.38568) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Maliduwa K.v · Ketanvila 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12736&mlon=80.42491#map=17/6.12736/80.42491) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Yakkalamulla police · Yakkalamulla 5.0 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. ## Other GN divisions in Yakkalamulla DS Division - Badungala - Beranagoda - Ella Ihala - Gahalakoladeniya - Hiriyamalkumbura - Ihala Karagoda - Ihala Nakiyadeniya - Ihala Thellambura - Ihala Walpala - Kaludiyawala - Karagoda - Kottawa - Kottawa East - Kottawa West - Magedara - Magedara East - Magedara North - 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 Moraketiya?In Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moraketiya?Gahalakoladeniya, Ihala Karagoda, Kohugoda, Magedara East, Magedara North, Nabadawa, Wathogala and Yatamalagala - How many villages are in Moraketiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Moraketiya?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Moraketiya?Imaduwa Hospital, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moraketiya?Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Moraketiya?Commercial Bank, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moraketiya?Cepetco, about 9.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moraketiya?LK3148035 (OCHA common operational dataset)