# Walakada GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/walakada/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Walakada Walakada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **6.61 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.6km² - 213 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walakada? Walakada lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kapugedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kapugedara/), [Kelinkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kelinkanda/), [Kelinkanda Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kelinkanda-colony/), [Kosgulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kosgulana/) and [Molkawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/molkawa/). By area it is the 2080th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Walakada is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5978° N, 80.2657° E. Local names: වලකඩ . 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 Walakada Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walakada. - Walakada 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 Walakada Named natural and historic features inside Walakada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Kapugedara - Yalamediya 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 Walakada and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 195 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 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 25 89 Feb 25 85 Mar 26 128 Apr 26 238 May 26 244 Jun 26 155 Jul 25 114 Aug 25 135 Sep 25 187 Oct 25 302 Nov 25 332 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Walakada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayagama District Hospital · Ayagama 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64013&mlon=80.30941#map=17/6.64013/80.30941) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Ayagama 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63727&mlon=80.31243#map=17/6.63727/80.31243) ATM Nations Trust Bank ATM · Ratnapura Town North 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67975&mlon=80.40566#map=17/6.67975/80.40566) Petrol pump Baduraliya Filling Station · Baduraliya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=80.23096#map=17/6.51727/80.23096) Hotel Makelioya nature resort · Kelinkanda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59054&mlon=80.29096#map=17/6.59054/80.29096) Mall Gem City · Ketaliyampalla 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71049&mlon=80.37528#map=17/6.71049/80.37528) School Molkawa Maha Vidyalaya · Molkawa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61037&mlon=80.23356#map=17/6.61037/80.23356) College E GATE Academy · Egaloya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.16194#map=17/6.68020/80.16194) Police station bulathsinhala police station · Bulathsinhala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65049&mlon=80.17681#map=17/6.65049/80.17681) 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Ambegoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diganna - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Hedigalla - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Magura West - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Pelenda West - Penigala - Thiniyawala - Viharagama - Yakupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Walakada?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walakada?Kapugedara, Kelinkanda, Kelinkanda Colony, Kosgulana and Molkawa - How many villages are in Walakada?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Walakada?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Walakada?Ayagama District Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walakada?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walakada?Nations Trust Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walakada?Baduraliya Filling Station, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walakada?LK1336020 (OCHA common operational dataset)