# Weliketiya GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/weliketiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division 

# Weliketiya

Weliketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.38 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.4km²
- 89 mtypical elevation

## Where is Weliketiya?

Weliketiya lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Dediyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/dediyagala/), [Diganahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/diganahena/), [Ellewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ellewela/), [Nawalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nawalagoda/), [Udupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/udupitiya/) and [Vilagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/vilagama/). By area it is the 6061st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Weliketiya is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1521° N, 80.4360° E. Local names: වැලිකැටිය .

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 Weliketiya

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Weliketiya.

- Weliketiya

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).

## Weather in Weliketiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 95 

Feb 27 79 

Mar 28 107 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 194 

Jun 27 106 

Jul 27 89 

Aug 27 115 

Sep 27 161 

Oct 27 231 

Nov 27 285 

Dec 26 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Weliketiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Akuressa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10063&mlon=80.47621#map=17/6.10063/80.47621) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) 

Hotel Hotel Famous - Eheliyagoda · Ihala Maliduwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14145&mlon=80.40890#map=17/6.14145/80.40890) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) 

School Ehelape M.V · Ehelape 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14775&mlon=80.41913#map=17/6.14775/80.41913) 

College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) 

Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 

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 Akuressa DS Division

- Akuressa
- Asmagoda
- Bopitiya
- Dediyagala
- Diganahena
- Diyalape
- Dolamawatha
- Ehelape
- Ellewela
- Eramudugoda
- Galabadahena
- Gallala
- Ganhela
- Henegama
- Henegama West
- Higgoda
- Hulandawa
- Idikatudeniya
- Ihala Kiyanduwa
- Ihala Maliduwa
- Iluppella
- Imbulgoda
- Ketanvila
- Kohugoda
- Lenama North
- Lenama South
- Manikgoda
- Maramba North
- Maramba South
- Melewwa
- Minipogoda
- Nawalagoda
- Nimalawa
- Nimalawa East
- Pahala Maliduwa
- Paraduwa East
- Paraduwa North
- Paraduwa South
- Paragahawatta
- Peddapitiya North
- Peddapitiya South
- Poramba
- Udupitiya
- Vilagama
- Yakabedda

## Quick answers

- Where is Weliketiya?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Weliketiya?Dediyagala, Diganahena, Ellewela, Nawalagoda, Udupitiya and Vilagama
- How many villages are in Weliketiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Weliketiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Weliketiya?Akuressa Hospital, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Weliketiya?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Weliketiya?Commercial Bank, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weliketiya?Cepetco, about 7.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Weliketiya?LK3218045 (OCHA common operational dataset)