# Yakagala GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/yakagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division # Yakagala Yakagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **4.49 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.5km² - 2mapped services - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yakagala? Yakagala lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/aluthwewa/), [Angunakolapelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/angunakolapelessa/), [Eraminiyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/eraminiyaya/), [Helekada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/helekada/), [Jandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/jandura/) and [Kattakaduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/kattakaduwa-north/). By area it is the 3305th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Yakagala is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1536° N, 80.8926° E. Local names: යකාගල . 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 Yakagala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Yakagala. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 43 m above sea level (median 43 m). - Angunakolapelessa - Hedaketiya - Yakagala 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 Yakagala Named natural and historic features inside Yakagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Hedaketiya Wewa 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 Yakagala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yakagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16526&mlon=80.89978#map=17/6.16526/80.89978) Bank Peoples Bank · Angunakolapelessa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16481&mlon=80.89781#map=17/6.16481/80.89781) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel Official Almamali Hotel · Angunakolapelessa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16416&mlon=80.90022#map=17/6.16416/80.90022) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Sri Lanka School of Agriculture · Eraminiyaya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14975&mlon=80.89894#map=17/6.14975/80.89894) College School of Agriculture Agunakolapalassa · Yakagala 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15297&mlon=80.89450#map=17/6.15297/80.89450) Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16547&mlon=80.89692#map=17/6.16547/80.89692) 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 Yakagala Places mapped inside Yakagala in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 - 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 Angunakolapelessa DS Division - Abesekaragama - Achariyagama - Aluthwewa - Amarathungagama - Angunakolapelessa - Attanayala East - Attanayala West - Binkama - Bogamuwa - Dabarella North - Dabarella South - Daha Amuna - Dandenigama - Debokkawa North - Debokkawa South - Dikwewa - Dimbulgoda - Gajanayakagama - Gurunnehege Ara - Guruwala - Hakuruwela - Heenbunna - Helekada - Indigetawela - Jandura - Julamulla - Kailawelpotawa - Kalawelwala - Kankanamgama - Karagahawala - Kariyamaditta - Kendaketiya - Kohombagaswewa - Kotawaya - Makuladeniya - Meda Ara - Medagoda - Medayala - Metigathwala - Netalaporuwa - Pahalagama - Rathmalwala - Sooriyapokuna - Thalamporuwa - Thalawa North - Thalawa South - Udayala - Uswewa - Wakamulla - Weeragaswewa ## Quick answers - Where is Yakagala?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yakagala?Aluthwewa, Angunakolapelessa, Eraminiyaya, Helekada, Jandura and Kattakaduwa North - How many villages are in Yakagala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yakagala?Settlements lie between 34 m and 43 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Yakagala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Yakagala?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Yakagala?Angunukolapeless, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yakagala?Peoples Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yakagala?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yakagala?Co-op Filling Station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yakagala?LK3318225 (OCHA common operational dataset)