# Nabadawa GN division, Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nabadawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Yakkalamulla DS Division # Nabadawa Nabadawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.90 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.9km² - 1mapped services - 48 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nabadawa? Nabadawa 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: [Beranagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/beranagoda/), [Gahalakoladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/gahalakoladeniya/), [Moraketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/moraketiya/), [Pahala Karagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/pahala-karagoda/), [Polpagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/polpagoda/), [Udumalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/udumalagala/), [Yakkalamulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/yakkalamulla-east/) and [Yatamalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/yatamalagala/). By area it is the 5107th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Yakkalamulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/). The centre of Nabadawa is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1071° N, 80.3627° E. Local names: නබඳව . 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 Nabadawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nabadawa. - 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 Nabadawa Named natural and historic features inside Nabadawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Wibarokanda · 55 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Karagoda 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 Nabadawa 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 Nabadawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Imaduwa Hospital · Wahala Kananke North 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03784&mlon=80.39144#map=17/6.03784/80.39144) Bank Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla · Yakkalamulla 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10601&mlon=80.34822#map=17/6.10601/80.34822) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Wanduramba Fuel Station · Wanduramba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13504&mlon=80.25451#map=17/6.13504/80.25451) Hotel Hareeshaholidayresort · Nabadawa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10049&mlon=80.35978#map=17/6.10049/80.35978) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School G/ Vijaya Primary School Thellambura · Yakkalamulla 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11056&mlon=80.33756#map=17/6.11056/80.33756) College Ruhuna National College of Education · Ihalagoda East 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07406&mlon=80.28213#map=17/6.07406/80.28213) Police station Yakkalamulla police · Yakkalamulla 1.6 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 Nabadawa Places mapped inside Nabadawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Karagoda - Ihala Nakiyadeniya - Ihala Thellambura - Ihala Walpala - Kaludiyawala - Karagoda - Kottawa - Kottawa East - Kottawa West - Magedara - Magedara East - Magedara North - Moraketiya - 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 Nabadawa?In Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nabadawa?Beranagoda, Gahalakoladeniya, Moraketiya, Pahala Karagoda, Polpagoda, Udumalagala, Yakkalamulla East and Yatamalagala - How many villages are in Nabadawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nabadawa?Wibarokanda (55 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nabadawa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Nabadawa?Imaduwa Hospital, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nabadawa?Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nabadawa?Commercial Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nabadawa?Wanduramba Fuel Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nabadawa?LK3148090 (OCHA common operational dataset)