# Ranwanthalawa GN division, Kothmale West DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/ranwanthalawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Kothmale West DS Division 

# Ranwanthalawa

Ranwanthalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.60 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.6km²
- 767 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ranwanthalawa?

Ranwanthalawa lies in [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Kadadora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kadadora/), [Kotagepitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kotagepitiya-south/), [Maswela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/maswela/), [Thispane Kanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/thispane-kanda/) and [Wataddara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/wataddara/). By area it is the 8041st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/). The centre of Ranwanthalawa is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0642° N, 80.6220° E. Local names: රන්වන්තලාව .

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 Ranwanthalawa

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ranwanthalawa. Settlements here lie between about 743 m and 767 m above sea level (median 767 m).

- Boruwagama
- Kadadora
- Morape
- Morape Pallegammedda

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).

## Weather in Ranwanthalawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 152 m lower 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 22 108 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 24 104 

Apr 25 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 24 101 

Jul 24 82 

Aug 24 92 

Sep 24 129 

Oct 24 234 

Nov 23 274 

Dec 23 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ranwanthalawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maldeniya Hospital · Maldeniya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02813&mlon=80.64731#map=17/7.02813/80.64731) 

Bank sampath bank · Pussellawa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10696&mlon=80.63647#map=17/7.10696/80.63647) 

ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) 

Hotel Monticello Bungalow · Mawela Kanda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07707&mlon=80.64927#map=17/7.07707/80.64927) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Maswela Gamunu Maha Vidyalaya · Maswela 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06282&mlon=80.63361#map=17/7.06282/80.63361) 

College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) 

Police station Police Station - Kotmale · Sangilipalama 7.0 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.

## Other GN divisions in Kothmale West DS Division

- Beramana
- Beramana North
- Beramana South
- Dambagalla
- Dombagasthalawa
- Doruwadeniya
- Godamaditta
- Halgolla
- Hapugasthalawa
- Harangala
- Harangala South
- Hedunuwewa
- Hunugaloya
- Ihala Gorakaoya
- Kadadora
- Kalapitiya East
- Kalapitiya West
- Kaludemada
- Katarandana
- Katugolla
- Ketabulawa
- Kirimetiyawa
- Kolapathana
- Kotagepitiya North
- Kotagepitiya South
- Kottunugoda
- Maldeniya
- Mallanda
- Methagama
- Nawangama
- Nayapana
- Pahala Gorakaoya
- Polwathura
- Queensberry
- Rawanagoda East
- Rawanagoda West
- Rojersangama North
- Rojersangama South
- Ruwanpura
- Thelissagala
- Thispane Kanda
- Udagama
- Wataddara
- Weerapura
- Weerasekarapura
- Werella Pathana
- Wethalawa
- Wijayabahu Kanda

## Quick answers

- Where is Ranwanthalawa?In Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ranwanthalawa?Kadadora, Kotagepitiya South, Maswela, Thispane Kanda and Wataddara
- How many villages are in Ranwanthalawa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ranwanthalawa?Settlements lie between 743 m and 767 m
- What is the best time to visit Ranwanthalawa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ranwanthalawa?Maldeniya Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ranwanthalawa?sampath bank, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ranwanthalawa?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ranwanthalawa?Ceypetco, about 5.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ranwanthalawa?LK2321120 (OCHA common operational dataset)