# Yakkala West GN division, Gampaha DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/yakkala-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Gampaha DS Division 

# Yakkala West

Yakkala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gampaha DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.0km²
- 15mapped services
- 30 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yakkala West?

Yakkala West lies in [Gampaha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Gampaha Aluthgama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/gampaha-aluthgama-east/), [Henarathgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/henarathgoda/), [Keselwathugoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/keselwathugoda-south/), [Pepolgasdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/pepolgasdeniya/), [Yakkala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/yakkala-east/), [Yakkala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/yakkala-north/) and [Yakkala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/yakkala-south/). By area it is the 10174th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Gampaha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/). The centre of Yakkala West is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0802° N, 80.0282° E. Local names: යක්කල බටහිර .

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 Yakkala West

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

- Henpitamulla

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 Yakkala West and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). 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 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yakkala West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ruwanara Ayurwedic Medical Center · Yakkala North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08738&mlon=80.03170#map=17/7.08738/80.03170) 

Bank Divineguma prajamula bank · Yakkala West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08027&mlon=80.02602#map=17/7.08027/80.02602) 

ATM nation trust Bank ATM · Henarathgoda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07258&mlon=80.01521#map=17/7.07258/80.01521) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Fuel Station · Yakkala West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07705&mlon=80.02070#map=17/7.07705/80.02070) 

Hotel Hotel La Tedora Yakkala · Yakkala West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07983&mlon=80.03015#map=17/7.07983/80.03015) 

Mall Cargills Square - Gampaha · Medagama III 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08963&mlon=80.00447#map=17/7.08963/80.00447) 

School Green Paradise Montessori · Yakkala West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07870&mlon=80.02799#map=17/7.07870/80.02799) 

College Nexis College International · Yakkala North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08112&mlon=80.03849#map=17/7.08112/80.03849) 

Police station Gampaha New Police Station · Bendiyamulla East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08779&mlon=80.01231#map=17/7.08779/80.01231) 

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 Yakkala West

Places mapped inside Yakkala West in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools6
- Restaurants6

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 Gampaha DS Division

- Akaravita
- Aluthgama Bogamuwa North
- Aluthgama Bogamuwa South
- Ambanvita
- Amunugoda North
- Amunugoda South
- Baduwathugoda
- Belummahara
- Bendiyamulla East
- Bendiyamulla North
- Bendiyamulla West
- Bollatha North
- Bollatha South
- Bollatha West
- Boraliyawatha
- Bulugahagoda East
- Bulugahagoda West
- Embaraluwa North 1
- Embaraluwa North 2
- Embaraluwa South 1
- Embaraluwa South 2
- Galahitiyawa East
- Galahitiyawa North
- Galahitiyawa South
- Galloluwa
- Galthotamulla
- Gampaha Aluthgama East
- Gampaha Aluthgama North
- Gampaha Aluthgama West
- Ganemulla North
- Ganemulla South
- Godagedara
- Gonagaha I
- Gonagaha II
- Henarathgoda
- Horagolla North
- Horagolla South
- Ihala Imbulgoda North
- Ihala Imbulgoda South
- Ihala Yagoda North
- Ihala Yagoda South
- Ihalagama East
- Ihalagama West
- Indigolla
- Karanekamulla
- Katuwalamulla North
- Katuwalamulla South
- Keselwathugoda North
- Keselwathugoda South
- Kidagammulla
- Kirindivita
- Kosovita
- Kossinna East
- Kossinna West 1
- Kossinna West 2
- Kudabollatha
- Mabima
- Mahena
- Mahipalagoda
- Makevita North
- Makevita South
- Makilangamuwa
- Medagama I
- Medagama II
- Medagama III
- Medagama IV
- Midellavita
- Moragoda 1
- Moragoda 2
- Morenna
- Mudungoda North
- Mudungoda South
- Mudungoda West
- Neduna
- Nedungamuwa
- Oruthota North
- Oruthota South
- Pahala Imbulgoda East
- Pahala Imbulgoda South
- Pahala Imbulgoda West
- Pahala Yagoda
- Pahalagama
- Parakandeniya
- Parakandeniya North 1
- Parakandeniya North 2
- Pepolgasdeniya
- Rathmalavita
- Rathupaswala
- Thibbotugoda
- Thittalapitigoda
- Weediyawatta
- Welikada
- Weliweriya East
- Weliweriya North
- Weliweriya South
- Weliweriya West
- Wewel Agara
- Yakkala East
- Yakkala North
- Yakkala South

## Quick answers

- Where is Yakkala West?In Gampaha DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yakkala West?Gampaha Aluthgama East, Henarathgoda, Keselwathugoda South, Pepolgasdeniya, Yakkala East, Yakkala North and Yakkala South
- How many villages are in Yakkala West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yakkala West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yakkala West?Ruwanara Ayurwedic Medical Center, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yakkala West?Divineguma prajamula bank, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yakkala West?nation trust Bank ATM, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yakkala West?Ceypetco Fuel Station, about 0.9 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Yakkala West?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Yakkala West?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Yakkala West?LK1224290 (OCHA common operational dataset)