# Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/ Divisional Secretariat division · Nuwara Eliya District # Norwood DS Division Norwood DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **351.2 km²**. It is divided into 35 GN divisions. 148 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 191 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 351km² - 35GN divisions - 191mapped services ## Where is Norwood DS Division? Norwood 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: [Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/), [Deraniyagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/deraniyagala/), [Imbulpe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/imbulpe/), [Nuwara Eliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/), [Pasbagekorale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/), [Ratnapura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ratnapura/) and [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). By area it is the 54th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 20.1% of [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/). The centre of Norwood DS Division is about 81 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8560° N, 80.5781° E. Local names: නෝර්වුඩ් · நோர்வூட் . 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 Norwood DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Annfield](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/annfield/) 13 3 1 [Aulton Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/aulton-watta/) 21 9 0 [Bagawanthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/bagawanthalawa-south/) 12 4 10 [Bogawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/bogawana/) 31 4 1 [Brownlow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownlow/) 8.0 5 1 [Brownswick](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownswick/) 13 5 0 [Dickoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/dickoya/) 4.3 7 6 [Dickoya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/dickoya-south/) 3.1 1 5 [Gawarawila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/gawarawila/) 7.5 5 1 [Hatton East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-east/) 2.7 2 5 [Hatton North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-north/) 4.8 2 23 [Hatton South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-south/) 0.4 1 16 [Hatton West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-west/) 1.4 2 1 [Injuster](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/injuster/) 7.3 10 1 [Kirkoswald](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/kirkoswald/) 13 5 0 [Kotiyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/kotiyagala/) 4.1 2 7 [Lethant](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/lethant/) 23 11 7 [Loinon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/loinon/) 13 5 3 [Mahanelu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/mahanelu/) 3.9 3 0 [Maskeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/maskeliya/) 1.2 2 21 [Maussakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/maussakele/) 20 8 1 [Mocha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/mocha/) 32 4 4 [Moray](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/moray/) 16 4 0 [Newvalleygama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/newvalleygama/) 5.4 2 11 [Norwood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/norwood/) 10 8 10 [Panmur](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/panmur/) 2.0 1 1 [Rosella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/rosella/) 10 3 6 [Ruwanpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/ruwanpura/) 4.3 4 2 [Seethagangula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/seethagangula/) 17 1 36 [Shanon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/shanon/) 3.5 2 1 [Strathspey](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/strathspey/) 17 7 3 [Tillary](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/tillary/) 4.6 3 0 [Venture](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/venture/) 8.7 3 0 [Wanarajah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/wanarajah/) 7.2 8 7 [Welioya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/welioya/) 5.8 2 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 Norwood DS Division Open gazetteers list **148 villages, towns and localities** in Norwood DS Division. The largest with a recorded population: Hatton (15,073). Settlements here lie between about 987 m and 1,563 m above sea level (median 1,309 m). - Abbotsleigh State - Aldie - Alton State - Alukwatta - Ambatenna - Annfield - Bargany - Bathboard Lower Division - Bathboard Upper Division - Battalagalla Lower Division - Battalagalla Upper Division - Beacon Field - Biengon - Binoya Lower - Binoya State - Blinkbonnie State - Bogawana - Bogawana Group - Bogawantalawa - Bogawantalawa South - Braemar - Bridwell - Brookfield - Brunswick Estate - Campion - Campion Bazaar - Campion Estate - Caskeiben - Castlereigh - Chapelton - Chapelton Colany - Cleverton - Cruden Upper - Dalhousie - Darawala - Deeside - Dehigastenna - Dickoya - Dickoya East - Dieside - Dikoya - Diyasirigama - Dunbar - Dunkeld - Eltofts - Emalina - Fairlawn - Feorance - Fordyce - Gamini Pura - Gangewatta - Ganguletenna - Gartmore Estate - Gawarawila - Glennugie - Glentilt - Hadley - Halloowella - Hapugastenne - Hatton - Honseygama - Hornsey - Ingstire - KEW Group State - Kelaneiya - Kincora - Kirkoswald Group - Kirkoswald State - Kotiyagala - Kuda Maskeliya - Kuda Oya - Kudagama - Ladbroks - Lammermoor - Lanka - Laxapanagala Midford - Lethenty - Lethernt South - Loinorn - Lonach - Luccumbe - Luccumbe Upper - Mahagalla - Mahanilu - Malliappuwa - Manickawatta 01 st Division - Manickawatta 02 nd Division - Manickawatta 03 rd Division - Maskeliya - Maskeliya State - Maussakele - Maussakele State - Midlothian - Minna State - Mocha - Mocha Division - Montefiore - Mottiongham - Nallatanniya - Nallathanniya - Newton - Nort - North Cove - Norwood - Norwood State - Nyanza - Osborne State - Ottery - Panmure - Pittenween - Pooleeyawatta - Pooliyawatta - Poyston - Puliyawatta Lower Division - Puliyawatta Upper Division - Robgill State - Rockwood - Rothes - Rozella - Rozellagama - Ruwagolla - Ruwanpura - Ruwanpuragama - Samanalagama - Samimale - Sanchimale - Scarborough - Shanon - Singarawatte - Sitagangula - Stockholm State - Strathdon - Strathspey Group - Strathspey State - Summerville - Suriakande - Theresia - Tientsin - Tillyrie - Upcot - Vellai Oya - Venture - Venture Colony - Venture State - Wanarajah - Wanarajah North - Wanarajah South - Welieoya 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 Norwood DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Norwood DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 3 waterfalls; 3 rivers and streams. - Adams Peak Falls - Battulu Oya - Bogawantalawa Oya - Canyon Reservoir - Castlereigh Reservoir - Fairlawn Falls - Gartmore Falls - Hombantota Oya - Maussakelle Reservoir ### Hills and mountains 9 mountains; 2 hills; 1 peak. - Elbedda · 1,948 m - Benasamanalagala · 1,845 m - Dell Number One · 1,759 m - Dakinapura · 1,727 m - Kotagala · 1,684 m - Preston Hill · 1,673 m - Katukitulgala · 1,481 m - Yakahaluwela · 1,466 m - Gnoll · 1,377 m - Dandukellawagala · 1,363 m - Darrawela · 1,234 m - Trafalgar · 1,105 m ### Forests and nature 6 forests. - Ballabendigala - Dakinapura - Katukithulgalakele - Rikarton - Seethagangulagama - Tenna ### Estates 179 estates; 3 estates. - Abbotsleigh Group - Abergeldie - Adam’s Peak - Agraoya - Agrawatte - Aldie - Alton - Alukwatta - Annandale - Annfield - Appalakanda - Banff - Bargany - Bargrove - Barkindale - Bathalagala - Bathford - Beaconsfield - Berat - Bevys - Binoya Estate - Bittern Group - Blair Athol - Blantyre …and 158 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 Norwood DS Division 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 390 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 19 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Norwood DS Division Places mapped inside Norwood DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals12 - Banks8 - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels102 - Shopping malls2 - Schools16 - Colleges and universities3 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants32 - Police stations5 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 Norwood DS Division?In Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Norwood DS Division?Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division, Deraniyagala DS Division, Imbulpe DS Division, Nuwara Eliya DS Division, Pasbagekorale DS Division, Ratnapura DS Division and Thalawakele DS Division - How many villages are in Norwood DS Division?148 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Norwood DS Division?Settlements lie between 987 m and 1,563 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Norwood DS Division?3 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Norwood DS Division?Elbedda (1,948 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Norwood DS Division?January to March and June to August - How many hospitals are in Norwood DS Division?12 mapped - How many banks are in Norwood DS Division?8 mapped - How many ATMs are in Norwood DS Division?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Norwood DS Division?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Norwood DS Division?LK2330 (OCHA common operational dataset)