| Official Name: | Weeraketiya |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hambantota |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 6.1667°N 80.7467°W |
Weeraketiya is a small town in Hambantota District, Southern Province in southern Sri Lanka, about by road north of Tangalle. It is known for being the birthplace of Mahinda Rajapaksa.[1] The town belongs to Weeraketiya Divisional Secretariat.
The St. Joseph's Estate, operated in Weeraketiya during the colonial times, produced tomatoes and coconuts.[2] In 1969, the Germans funded the installation of medium-wave 50 kilowatt transmitters at Maho and Weeraketiya.[3] It was installed by the first quarter of 1970.[4]
The town lies around the Udakiriwila Tank (lake). The Seegala Temple of Pillars lies near its western bank. The town contains the Rajapaksha Central College and a National Youth Corps Training Center. To the south of the tank is Weeraketiya Hospital, Singapore Friendship College and the Teacher Training Center and Weerakatiya Rajapaksha Central College.[5]