Yakkala

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yakkala is a village located between Nittambuwa and Kadawatha on the A1 Highway. It forms part of Gampaha Municipal Council and located in the Gampaha District, Western Province. It is located 30 km (19 mi) north-east from Colombo, 4.5 km (3 mi) east of Gampaha and 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Radawana.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Karu Jayasuriya

Sri Lankan politician

Arjuna Ranatunga

Sri Lankan cricketer

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Nishantha Ranatunga

Sri Lankan cricketer

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Gayan Wijekoon

Sri Lankan cricketer

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Denis Perera

Sri Lankan general and diplomat

K. Jayatillake

Sri Lankan writer (1926-2011)

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K N O Dharmadasa

linguist

Maithripala Sirisena

President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019

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Somasiri Dehipitiya

Sri Lankan actor (1933–1982)

Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri

Sri Lankan historian

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Nimal Rajapakshe

Sri Lankan academic

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Somalatha Subasinghe

Sri Lankan actor (1936-2015)

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Saman Jayamahamudali

cricketer

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Sandun Rathnatunga

cricketer

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Denzil Peiris

Sri Lankan editor and journalist

Dinesh Abeywickrama

Sri Lankan IT Researcher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western

• Weediyawatta
  0.7 mi away
• Egodawatta
  1.1 mi away
• Koskandawala
  1.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Aluthgam Goda
  1.2 mi away
• Medawathugoda
  1.3 mi away
• Bulathgamgoda
  1.6 mi away
• Hiruwalamulla
  2 mi away
• Rathupaswala
  2.5 mi away · pop. 450
• Kalagedihena
  2.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Weliweriya West
  3.8 mi away
• Akarawita
  3.8 mi away
• Ihala Imbulgoda
  4.1 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in Western →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant

Odontomachus simillimus

Seen 2026-09-20

little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Seen 2026-09-20

Jungle flame

Ixora coccinea

Seen 2026-09-20

Tiny Grass Blue

Zizula hylax

Seen 2026-09-20

Asian Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Seen 2026-09-20

Wild Oat Grass

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Seen 2026-09-20

Little Clown Grasshopper

Pirithoicus ophthalmicus

Seen 2026-09-20

White Four Ring

Ypthima ceylonica

Seen 2026-09-20

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).