# Frotoft GN division, Kothmale East DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/frotoft/ Grama Niladhari division · Kothmale East DS Division # Frotoft Frotoft is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kothmale East DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **13.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.0km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Frotoft? Frotoft lies in [Kothmale East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/), [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 GN divisions: [Deegalahinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/deegalahinna/), [Godigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/godigamuwa/), [Hope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/hope/), [Karagasthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/karagasthalawa/), [Muloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/muloya/), [Ramboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/ramboda/) and [Wedamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/wedamulla/). By area it is the 856th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.3% of [Kothmale East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/). The centre of Frotoft is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0768° N, 80.7108° E. Local names: ෆ්‍රෝටොප් . 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 Frotoft Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Frotoft. - Protoft / Perettasi 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 Frotoft Named natural and historic features inside Frotoft, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 tea estates; 2 estates. - Broom Hill - Eyrie - Frotoft Group - Mary Hill - Poojagode - Rushbrook 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 Frotoft 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Frotoft Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Old Hospital, Perettasi · Frotoft 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07292&mlon=80.71268#map=17/7.07292/80.71268) Bank People's Bank · Ramboda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06832&mlon=80.68589#map=17/7.06832/80.68589) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Ramboda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06919&mlon=80.68467#map=17/7.06919/80.68467) Hotel Ramboda Holiday Resort · Ramboda 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05605&mlon=80.69987#map=17/7.05605/80.69987) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Gamini Dissanayake National School · Sangilipalama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06226&mlon=80.68460#map=17/7.06226/80.68460) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Police Station - Kotmale · Sangilipalama 3.2 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 Frotoft Places mapped inside Frotoft in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Kothmale East DS Division - Ambathalawa - Bogahawela - Deltagemunupura - Delunthalamada - Dunsinane - Dunukedeniya - Egodawela - Gomburuoya - Halpola - Hellboda - Helsirigama - Kadadorapitiya - Karagahayatathenna - Karagasthalawa - Katukithula - Kikiliyamana - Kirindiwela - Kosgaha Pathana - Kothmalgama - Kudaoya - Kumbaloluwa - Labukele - Madakumbura - Malhewa - Maswela - Mawela East - Mawela Kanda - Mawela West - Medakanda - Medakumbura North - Nawa Kadadora - Nawa Morape - Niyamgamdora - Palagolla - Panangammana - Pundaluoya North - Pundaluoya South - Rajaela - Ramboda - Rambodagama - Samaneliya - Sangilipalama - Sheen - Sheengama - Wedamulla - Wewahinna ## Quick answers - Where is Frotoft?In Kothmale East DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Frotoft?Deegalahinna, Godigamuwa, Hope, Karagasthalawa, Muloya, Ramboda and Wedamulla - How many villages are in Frotoft?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Frotoft?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Frotoft?Old Hospital, Perettasi, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Frotoft?People's Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Frotoft?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Frotoft?IOC Filling Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Frotoft?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Frotoft?LK2303065 (OCHA common operational dataset)