# Kothmale East DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/ Divisional Secretariat division · Nuwara Eliya District # Kothmale East DS Division Kothmale East DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **140.0 km²**. It is divided into 47 GN divisions. 91 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 65 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 140km² - 47GN divisions - 65mapped services ## Where is Kothmale East DS Division? Kothmale East DS Division lies in [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 7 other DS divisions: [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/), [Mathurata DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/), [Nuwara Eliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/), [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/) and [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). By area it is the 164th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.0% of [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/). The centre of Kothmale East DS Division is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0374° N, 80.6982° E. Local names: කොත්මලේ · கொத்மலை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Kothmale East DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Ambathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/ambathalawa/) 2.2 3 0 [Bogahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/bogahawela/) 0.5 2 1 [Deltagemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/deltagemunupura/) 1.4 0 1 [Delunthalamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/delunthalamada/) 0.6 0 1 [Dunsinane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/dunsinane/) 8.9 2 0 [Dunukedeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/dunukedeniya/) 3.4 4 0 [Egodawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/egodawela/) 1.0 1 0 [Frotoft](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/frotoft/) 13 1 1 [Gomburuoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/gomburuoya/) 0.9 3 0 [Halpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/halpola/) 0.8 2 0 [Hellboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/hellboda/) 5.6 3 0 [Helsirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/helsirigama/) 0.9 3 2 [Kadadorapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kadadorapitiya/) 0.8 1 0 [Karagahayatathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/karagahayatathenna/) 1.3 1 0 [Karagasthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/karagasthalawa/) 6.2 4 3 [Katukithula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/katukithula/) 0.5 1 0 [Kikiliyamana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kikiliyamana/) 5.6 1 0 [Kirindiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kirindiwela/) 0.9 3 0 [Kosgaha Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kosgaha-pathana/) 3.6 4 0 [Kothmalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kothmalgama/) 0.5 2 0 [Kudaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kudaoya/) 3.8 2 2 [Kumbaloluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kumbaloluwa/) 0.6 2 1 [Labukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/labukele/) 5.7 2 4 [Madakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/madakumbura/) 1.4 1 0 [Malhewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/malhewa/) 1.2 1 0 [Maswela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/maswela/) 1.2 4 1 [Mawela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/mawela-east/) 0.5 0 0 [Mawela Kanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/mawela-kanda/) 1.0 1 1 [Mawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/mawela-west/) 1.3 3 0 [Medakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/medakanda/) 1.4 2 1 [Medakumbura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/medakumbura-north/) 7.0 3 1 [Nawa Kadadora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/nawa-kadadora/) 0.7 2 0 [Nawa Morape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/nawa-morape/) 1.4 2 0 [Niyamgamdora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/niyamgamdora/) 4.0 4 1 [Palagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/palagolla/) 7.4 2 10 [Panangammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/panangammana/) 1.9 1 0 [Pundaluoya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/pundaluoya-north/) 5.3 1 1 [Pundaluoya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/pundaluoya-south/) 2.1 3 10 [Rajaela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/rajaela/) 1.8 0 1 [Ramboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/ramboda/) 3.0 3 8 [Rambodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/rambodagama/) 1.1 1 5 [Samaneliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/samaneliya/) 2.0 3 3 [Sangilipalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/sangilipalama/) 1.6 2 4 [Sheen](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/sheen/) 9.1 4 1 [Sheengama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/sheengama/) 0.8 0 1 [Wedamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/wedamulla/) 14 2 0 [Wewahinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/wewahinna/) 0.3 0 0 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Kothmale East DS Division Open gazetteers list **91 villages, towns and localities** in Kothmale East DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 750 m and 1,813 m above sea level (median 948 m). - Ambatalawa - Ambathalawa - Bogahawela - Bogawela - Choice State - Choicewatta - Deltagemunupura - Deluntalamada - Dunsinane - Dunsinane Upper - Egodawela - Fernlands State - Frotoft Watta - Gabbala - Glenloch Group - Halpola - Harrow - Helbodagama - Hellbodde State - Helsirigama Colony - Ihukele - Kadadorapitiya - Kaipoogalla - Karagahayatatenna - Karagasthatawa - Katukithula - Katukitula - Ketiganahinna - Kirindewela - Koholdeniya - Kotagepitiya - Kothmale - Kothmalgama - Kothmalgama Colony - Kotmale New Town - Kudaoya - Kudaoya Colony - Kumbalaoluwa - Kumbaloluwa - Labookelle Estate - Labugolla - Labukele - Madakumbura State - Malhewa - Maswela - Maussawa - Mawela - Mawela Panangammana - Mawelakanda - May Molly - Medagama - Medagammedda - Medakanda - Medakumbura - Medakumbura North - Medakumbura South - Meddatennawatta - Nawakadadora - Nawamorape - Nawamorapegama - Nekatigammedda - Niyamgamdora - North Pundalu Oya State - Otalawa - Pahalagammedda - Palagolla - Pallewela - Pokunuwatta - Protoft / Perettasi - Pundalu Oya North - Pundaluoya - Pundaluoya South - Pundaluoya Town - Ramboda - Ramboda Estate - Rambodawatta - Rathgama - Saman Eliya - Samaneliya Colony - Samanpura - Sangilipalama - Sheen State - Tammitiya - Tawalantenna - Themmetiya - Udagammedda - Watagoda - Wawahinna - Wawendon - Wedamulla - Wewahena 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 Kothmale East DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Kothmale East DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Dewakuru Oya - Gomown Oya - Katukithula Ela - Kotmale Oya Reservoir - Panna Oya - Puna Oya - Pundul Oya ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Katterawella · 1,615 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Kikiliyamana Forest Reserve ### Estates 28 estates; 12 tea estates. - Abbeyaraig - Balapokuna - Bilnloch Group - Bluefields - Broom Hill - Camnethan - Choisy - Condegalla - Dunshiane - Eton - Eyrie - Fernlands - Frotoft - Frotoft Group - Glenloch Group - Harrow - Hellbodde - Kababastalawa - Kaipoogalla - Labookellie - Mary Hill - Maussawa - Maymalle - Maymollie …and 16 more. 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 Kothmale East DS Division and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). 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 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kothmale East DS Division Places mapped inside Kothmale East DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks5 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels27 - Schools12 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants12 - Police stations2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Kothmale East DS Division?In Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kothmale East DS Division?Doluwa DS Division, Hanguranketa DS Division, Kothmale West DS Division, Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya DS Division, Thalawakele DS Division and Udapalatha DS Division - How many villages are in Kothmale East DS Division?91 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kothmale East DS Division?Settlements lie between 750 m and 1,813 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kothmale East DS Division?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Kothmale East DS Division?Katterawella (1,615 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kothmale East DS Division?January to March and June to August - How many hospitals are in Kothmale East DS Division?3 mapped - How many banks are in Kothmale East DS Division?5 mapped - How many ATMs are in Kothmale East DS Division?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kothmale East DS Division?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Kothmale East DS Division?LK2303 (OCHA common operational dataset)