Yakkala
title: "Yakkala" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-western-province,-sri-lanka", "grama-niladhari-divisions-of-sri-lanka"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-western-province-sri-lanka" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakkala" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Yakkala |
| pushpin_map | Sri Lanka |
| settlement_type | village |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sri Lanka |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Province |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Gampaha District |
| elevation_m | 40 |
| utc_offset | +5:30 |
| coordinates | |
| area_code | 033 |
| :: |
|official_name = Yakkala |native_name = |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Sri Lanka |settlement_type = village |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sri Lanka |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Western Province |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Gampaha District |leader_title = |government_type = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |elevation_m = 40 |timezone = |utc_offset = +5:30 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = 033 |website = |footnotes = Yakkala is a village located between Nittambuwa and Kadawatha on the A1 Highway (Colombo-Kandy Road). It forms part of Gampaha Municipal Council and located in the Gampaha District, Western Province. It is located 30 km north-east from Colombo, 4.5 km east of Gampaha and 13 km north-west of Radawana.
Yakkala is famous for the long-standing Ayurveda medicine family of Wickramaarachchi. Wickramaarachchi Ayurveda Institute of University of Kelaniya is also situated in Yakkala.
Main attractions around Yakkala include ancient Buddhist cave temples of Warana, Pilikuththuwa, Uruwala and Maligathenna which is also called Maligatenna Aranya.
Education
- Sri Chandrajothi M.V. Yakkala
- Anura M.V. Yakkala
References
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