# Yatawaka GN division, Attanagalla DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/yatawaka/

Grama Niladhari division · Attanagalla DS Division 

# Yatawaka

Yatawaka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Attanagalla DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.85 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.9km²
- 187 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yatawaka?

Yatawaka lies in [Attanagalla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bopagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/bopagama/), [Bopagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/bopagama-east/), [Deenapamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/deenapamunuwa/), [Meevitigammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/meevitigammana/), [Palkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/palkumbura/) and [Sapugasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/sapugasthenna-lk1227590/). By area it is the 5184th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Attanagalla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/). The centre of Yatawaka is about 38 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0909° N, 80.1596° E. Local names: යටවක .

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 Yatawaka

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

- Yatawaka

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 Yatawaka

Named natural and historic features inside Yatawaka, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 estates.

- Epalakanda
- Miyankolawila

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 Yatawaka and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 159 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 76 

Feb 25 71 

Mar 26 115 

Apr 27 226 

May 26 224 

Jun 26 143 

Jul 25 99 

Aug 25 113 

Sep 25 162 

Oct 25 292 

Nov 25 304 

Dec 25 175 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yatawaka

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Erundeniya Ayurveda Hospital · Pingamuwa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04265&mlon=80.15397#map=17/7.04265/80.15397) 

Bank Peoples bank · Urapola 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09682&mlon=80.14495#map=17/7.09682/80.14495) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) 

Petrol pump Cepetco Gas Station Urapola · Urapola 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09882&mlon=80.14408#map=17/7.09882/80.14408) 

Hotel Royal dream Palace · Bopetta South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09439&mlon=80.13979#map=17/7.09439/80.13979) 

Mall New Sandagiri · Nambadaluwa East 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14201&mlon=80.09793#map=17/7.14201/80.09793) 

School Urapola kanishta vidyalaya · Urapola 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09660&mlon=80.14589#map=17/7.09660/80.14589) 

College Princeton International College · Kirindiwela 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04033&mlon=80.12889#map=17/7.04033/80.12889) 

Police station Attanagalla Police Check Post · Hunupola 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11287&mlon=80.13676#map=17/7.11287/80.13676) 

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 Attanagalla DS Division

- Alawala North
- Alawala South
- Aruppassa
- Bandarabatawala
- Bemmulla
- Bogamuwa
- Bogoda
- Bonegala
- Bopagama
- Bopagama East
- Bopetta
- Bopetta South
- Dadagamuwa
- Dadagamuwa East
- Danvilana
- Daraluwa
- Deenapamunuwa
- Deenapamunuwa West
- Dematalanda
- Diyakade
- Egoda Nittambuwa
- Ellakkala
- Ellakkala West
- Eluwapitiya
- Eluwapitiya West
- Etha Udakanda
- Galboda
- Godagama
- Godagama West
- Haggalla
- Haggalla East
- Halgampitiya
- Halpandeniya
- Happitiya
- Heendeniya
- Hiripitiya Central
- Hiripitiya East
- Hiripitiya North
- Hiripitiya Pahala
- Hiripitiya South
- Hiripitiya West
- Horagollagama
- Humbutiyawa
- Humbutiyawa West
- Hunupola
- Kahambilihena
- Kahatovita
- Kahatovita West
- Kalagedihena
- Kalalpitiya
- Kalotuwawa
- Kamburagalla
- Kandaoluwawa
- Karasnagala
- Karasnagala South
- Kattota
- Katuwasgoda
- Katuwasgoda West
- Kirikittamulla
- Kirikittamulla South
- Kittammahara
- Kolawatta
- Kongasdeniya
- Koskandawala
- Koskandawala North
- Kurawalana
- Lavulupitiya
- Madakotuwa
- Madakotuwa West
- Maduwegedara
- Magalegoda
- Magalegoda South
- Maimbula
- Malwatta
- Mangalathiriya
- Mathalana
- Mathalana East
- Mathalana North
- Mathalana West
- Mattagoda
- Meevitigammana
- Meewala
- Meewala West
- Mudagamuwa
- Nagoda
- Nambadaluwa East
- Nambadaluwa West
- Napagoda
- Nawagamuwa
- Nikahetikanda
- Nittambuwa East
- Nittambuwa North
- Nittambuwa South
- Ogodapola
- Ogodapola North
- Opathella
- Orchardwatta North
- Orchardwatta South
- Pahala Thihariya
- Palkumbura
- Pannila
- Parana Veyangoda
- Paranagama
- Paranagama East
- Pattalagedara
- Pattalagedara East
- Pattigoda
- Pelpita
- Pilankada
- Pinnagolla
- Pitiyegedara
- Raniswala
- Ranpokunagama
- Ranpokunagama A Zone
- Ranpokunagama B Zone
- Ranpokunagama C Zone
- Ranpokunagama D Zone
- Rathambale
- Ruwanpura
- Sapugasthenna
- Sapugasthenna
- Thalgasmote
- Thalgasmote East
- Thalgasmote West
- Thihariya East
- Thihariya North
- Thihariya South
- Thihariya West
- Thihariyagama
- Thiriwanegama North
- Thiriwanegama South
- Udammita
- Udatuttiripitiya
- Udugoda
- Udugoda West
- Urapola
- Walaliyadda
- Walgammulla
- Walpola
- Wanduramulla
- Wataddara
- Wataddara South
- Wataddara West
- Wathupitiwala
- Wedagama
- Weerangula
- Weerangula South
- Welagedara
- Welikadamulla
- Yatiyana

## Quick answers

- Where is Yatawaka?In Attanagalla DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yatawaka?Bopagama, Bopagama East, Deenapamunuwa, Meevitigammana, Palkumbura and Sapugasthenna
- How many villages are in Yatawaka?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yatawaka?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yatawaka?Erundeniya Ayurveda Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yatawaka?Peoples bank, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yatawaka?Commercial Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yatawaka?Cepetco Gas Station Urapola, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yatawaka?LK1227585 (OCHA common operational dataset)
