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.

Yakkala is famous for the long-standing Ayurveda medicine family of Wickramaarachchi.

Wickramaarachchi Ayurveda Institute of University of Kelaniya is also situated in Yakkala.

[citation needed] Main attractions around Yakkala include ancient Buddhist cave temples of Warana, Pilikuththuwa, Uruwala and Maligathenna which is also called Maligatenna Aranya.