# Wattehena GN division, Yakkalamulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/wattehena/ Grama Niladhari division · Yakkalamulla DS Division # Wattehena Wattehena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **5.63 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.6km² - 82 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wattehena? Wattehena 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 6 other GN divisions: [Aluthwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/aluthwatta/), [Dolamawatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/dolamawatha/), [Nakiyadeniya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/nakiyadeniya-north/), [Udugama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/udugama-east/), [Udumalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/udumalagala/) and [Wathogala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/wathogala/). By area it is the 2534th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.2% of [Yakkalamulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/). The centre of Wattehena is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1470° N, 80.3689° E. Local names: වත්තේහේන . 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 Wattehena Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wattehena. - Tammitiya 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 Wattehena Named natural and historic features inside Wattehena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Udahakanda · 205 m ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Nabadowa 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 Wattehena 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 Wattehena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hhhh · Parana Thanayamgoda Pahala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21033&mlon=80.29712#map=17/6.21033/80.29712) Bank Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla · Yakkalamulla 5.1 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 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13504&mlon=80.25451#map=17/6.13504/80.25451) Hotel Hotel Famous - Eheliyagoda · Ihala Maliduwa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14145&mlon=80.40890#map=17/6.14145/80.40890) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 13 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 5.3 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 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07406&mlon=80.28213#map=17/6.07406/80.28213) Police station Yakkalamulla police · Yakkalamulla 5.1 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 - 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 - Welendawa - Yakkalamulla - Yakkalamulla East - Yatamalagala ## Quick answers - Where is Wattehena?In Yakkalamulla DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wattehena?Aluthwatta, Dolamawatha, Nakiyadeniya North, Udugama East, Udumalagala and Wathogala - How many villages are in Wattehena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Wattehena?Udahakanda (205 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Wattehena?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Wattehena?hhhh, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wattehena?Bank of Ceylon-Yakkalamulla, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wattehena?Commercial Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wattehena?Wanduramba Fuel Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wattehena?LK3148025 (OCHA common operational dataset)