Yakkalamulla Explained

Official Name:Yakkalamulla
Native Name:යක්කලමුල්ල
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Galle District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:6.1°N 80.35°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:80150

Yakkalamulla is a suburb of Galle. It is located approximately 17km (11miles) from the city centre of Galle, adjacent to Makumbura on the West, Polpagoda(Imaduwa) on the South, Yakkalamulla-Akuressa road via Bangama on the East and Nabadawa on the North. It is a 3-way junction (and nearby area) which connects Yakkalamulla-Makumbura Road, Yakkalamulla-Imaduwa Road and Yakklamulla-Ketanwila(Akuressa) Road.

It is originally a working-class and farming area.

History

Yakkalamulla was ruled under the king of Magama. The Paragoda Raja Maha Vihara, which is situated near Yakkalamulla and built under the patronage of a king is a good example for the patronage of kings given for this region at past. This temple has a Sandakada Pahana (the semi-curved stone placed under steps of Buddhist temples) which belongs to Anuradhapura period which has no carvings(a plain one). And also the temple has one of the 32 Bo-trees sprung from the Jaya-Sri-Maha Bo Tree (Dethis Bo Ankura) being planted there. It also was planted during the Anuradhapura period. Those two evidences show that the history of this area goes to far Anuradhapura period. (In which period a kingdom was in Magama, too)

Local Facilities

Postal Structure

The area is served by the Yakkalamulla Post Office.

Public Transport

Bus Routes

Yakkalamulla, which is an isolated town between small villages has several bus routes which can be used to access to Galle and some other suburbs.