# Hope GN division, Hanguranketa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/hope/ Grama Niladhari division · Hanguranketa DS Division # Hope Hope is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **16.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16.9km² - 1mapped services - 1,204 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hope? Hope lies in [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 12 other GN divisions: [Daraoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/daraoya/), [Frotoft](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/frotoft/), [Gannewa Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/gannewa-udagama/), [Gedereiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/gedereiyawa/), [Handawalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/handawalapitiya/), [Karagasthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/karagasthalawa/), [Kirimetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/kirimetiya/), [Muloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/muloya/), [Pattiyagama Gabadagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/pattiyagama-gabadagama-south/), [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pitawala/), [Pupuressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pupuressa/) and [Rahathungoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/rahathungoda/). By area it is the 614th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 12.7% of [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/). The centre of Hope is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1108° N, 80.7214° E. Local names: හෝප් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Hope Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Hope. Settlements here lie between about 1,125 m and 1,319 m above sea level (median 1,204 m). - Daraoya - Gannewa - Hope State - Loolecondera Group - Lulkandura Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Hope Named natural and historic features inside Hope, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 tea estates; 2 estates. - Dara oya - Gonavy - Loolecondera - Waloya Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Hope and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 285 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hope Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Old Hospital, Perettasi · Frotoft 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07292&mlon=80.71268#map=17/7.07292/80.71268) Bank People's Bank · Ramboda 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06832&mlon=80.68589#map=17/7.06832/80.68589) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Ramboda 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06919&mlon=80.68467#map=17/7.06919/80.68467) Hotel Gonavy Bungalow · Hope 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12469&mlon=80.71066#map=17/7.12469/80.71066) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Handawalapitiya Vidyalaya · Handawalapitiya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12746&mlon=80.73776#map=17/7.12746/80.73776) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Police Station - Kotmale · Sangilipalama 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06379&mlon=80.68518#map=17/7.06379/80.68518) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hope Places mapped inside Hope in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Hanguranketa DS Division - Adikarigama - Agappala - Ambaliyadda - Ambewela - Arattana - Bambaragama - Bambaragama East - Bambaragama West - Bogahalanda - Bowala - Bulugahapitiya - Dampola - Damunumeya - Damunumeya North - Daraoya - Delgahapitiya - Deliwala - Diggalpotta - Dimbulkumbura - Diya - Udagama - Dodamkumbura - Dolugala - Ekiriya - Enasal Arawa - Endiribedda - Galauda North - Galauda South - Ganga Udagama - Gannewa Udagama - Gedereiyawa - Hakuruthale - Handawalapitiya - Hanguranketha - Hapugasdeniya - Hapuwala - Hilpenkandura - Hingurukaduwa - Idamalanda - Karalliyadda - Karamidula - Kawatayamana - Kirimetiya - Kithulpe - Kosgaha Debala - Kottala - Labuhena - Madanwala - Madumana - Makempe - Malanwatta - Maliyadda - Malulla - Medagama - Mirahampe - Mudunapita - Muloya - Pallemaluwa - Poramadulla - Puranagama - Pussalamankada - Rahathungoda - Rathmetiya - Rekitipe - Rikillagaskada - Rookwood Estate - Sangaraja Gama - Uda Galauda - Udakanda - Udawatta East - Udawatta Kumbura - Udawatta West - Unanthenna - Walalawela - Warapitiya - Wegama - Welikada - Wetesthenna - Yati Hanguranketha ## Quick answers - Where is Hope?In Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hope?Daraoya, Frotoft, Gannewa Udagama, Gedereiyawa, Handawalapitiya, Karagasthalawa, Kirimetiya, Muloya, Pattiyagama Gabadagama South, Pitawala, Pupuressa and Rahathungoda - How many villages are in Hope?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hope?Settlements lie between 1,125 m and 1,319 m - What is the best time to visit Hope?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Hope?Old Hospital, Perettasi, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hope?People's Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hope?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hope?IOC Filling Station, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hope?LK2306430 (OCHA common operational dataset)