Yakkalamulla

Yakkalamulla is a suburb of Galle. It is located approximately from the city centre of Galle, adjacent to Makumbura to the west, Polpagoda to the south, Yakkalamulla-Akuressa road via Bangama on the east and Nabadawa to the north. It is a three-way junction which connects the Yakkalamulla-Makumbura, Yakkalamulla-Imaduwa and Yakklamulla-Ketanwila Roads.
It is originally a working-class and farming area.

History

Yakkalamulla was ruled under the king of Magama. A nearby temple has a Sandakada Pahana which belongs to Anuradhapura period, which has no carvings. The temple has one of the 32 Bo-trees sprung from the Jaya-Sri-Maha Bo Tree planted there, during the Anuradhapura period.