# Brownlow GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownlow/ Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division # Brownlow Brownlow is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **7.99 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.0km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Brownlow? Brownlow lies in [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/), [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: [Brownswick](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownswick/), [Lethant](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/lethant/), [Maskeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/maskeliya/), [Maussakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/maussakele/), [Mocha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/mocha/), [Norwood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/norwood/) and [Seethagangula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/seethagangula/). By area it is the 1623rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Brownlow is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8395° N, 80.5658° E. Local names: බ්‍රවුන්ලෝ . 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 Brownlow Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Brownlow. - Braemar - Gangewatta - Glentilt - Kelaneiya - Kuda Maskeliya 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 Brownlow Named natural and historic features inside Brownlow, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Maussakelle Reservoir ### Estates 3 estates. - Braemar - Glentilt - Kelaneiya 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 Brownlow 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 Brownlow Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MIS Channel Center · Maskeliya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83583&mlon=80.57030#map=17/6.83583/80.57030) Bank BOC Maskeliya · Maskeliya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83521&mlon=80.56997#map=17/6.83521/80.56997) ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) Petrol pump PETROL STATION MASKELIYA · Maskeliya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83664&mlon=80.57192#map=17/6.83664/80.57192) Hotel Butterfly Mountain Lake Side · Maskeliya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83484&mlon=80.56968#map=17/6.83484/80.56968) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School St. Joseph's College · Maskeliya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83434&mlon=80.56992#map=17/6.83434/80.56992) College Arafa College - Weligama · Newvalleygama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85505&mlon=80.59970#map=17/6.85505/80.59970) Police station Maskeliya Police Station · Maskeliya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83628&mlon=80.57051#map=17/6.83628/80.57051) 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 Brownlow Places mapped inside Brownlow 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 Norwood DS Division - Annfield - Aulton Watta - Bagawanthalawa South - Bogawana - Brownswick - Dickoya - Dickoya South - Gawarawila - Hatton East - Hatton North - Hatton South - Hatton West - Injuster - Kirkoswald - Kotiyagala - Lethant - Loinon - Mahanelu - Maskeliya - Maussakele - Mocha - Moray - Newvalleygama - Norwood - Panmur - Rosella - Ruwanpura - Seethagangula - Shanon - Strathspey - Tillary - Venture - Wanarajah - Welioya ## Quick answers - Where is Brownlow?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Brownlow?Brownswick, Lethant, Maskeliya, Maussakele, Mocha, Norwood and Seethagangula - How many villages are in Brownlow?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Brownlow?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Brownlow?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Brownlow?MIS Channel Center, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Brownlow?BOC Maskeliya, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Brownlow?ATM HNB, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Brownlow?PETROL STATION MASKELIYA, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Brownlow?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Brownlow?LK2330260 (OCHA common operational dataset)