# Gawarawila GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/gawarawila/ Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division # Gawarawila Gawarawila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **7.51 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.5km² - 1mapped service - 1,344 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gawarawila? Gawarawila 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 5 other GN divisions: [Aulton Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/aulton-watta/), [Brownswick](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownswick/), [Mahanelu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/mahanelu/), [Moray](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/moray/) and [Strathspey](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/strathspey/). By area it is the 1748th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Gawarawila is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8005° N, 80.5987° E. Local names: ගවරවිල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Gawarawila ### Nearby, outside Gawarawila - Pekoe Trail Start Stage 8 · attraction, Norwood4.4 km - Gartmore Waterfall · waterfall, Moray4.6 km - Upper Gartmore Falls · waterfall, Moray5.0 km - Castlereagh Reservoir viewpoint · viewpoint, Norwood5.1 km - Sri Pada Falls Viewpoint · viewpoint, Moray5.2 km - Castlereigh Reservoir Viewpoint · viewpoint, Norwood5.5 km - Sri Pada Falls (Adam Peak's Falls) · waterfall, Moray5.5 km - Castlereigh Reservoir Viewpoint · viewpoint, Norwood5.6 km - Moray Falls · waterfall, Moray6.2 km - laxapana mohine FAlls · waterfall, Seethagangula7.8 km - Pekoe Trail Start Stage 9 · attraction, Bagawanthalawa South8.7 km - thorana · cave, Seethagangula9.0 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Gawarawila - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo79 km - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala82 km ### Nearest railway station Hatton (Hatton North), about 10 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:54). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Gawarawila Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gawarawila. - Cruden Upper - Deeside - Dieside - Glennugie - Malliappuwa 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 Gawarawila Named natural and historic features inside Gawarawila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates. - Crudenlower - Deeside - Glenugie - Upper Cruden 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 Gawarawila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 425 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 18 108 Feb 19 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 21 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 19 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gawarawila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MaskeliyHospital · Brownlow 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83395&mlon=80.57446#map=17/6.83395/80.57446) Bank HNB -Maskeliya · Maskeliya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83348&mlon=80.57254#map=17/6.83348/80.57254) ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Norwood 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83920&mlon=80.61228#map=17/6.83920/80.61228) Hotel Glen Nuge Bungalow · Gawarawila 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80196&mlon=80.58941#map=17/6.80196/80.58941) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School Gawarawila Sinhala School · Strathspey 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79033&mlon=80.60790#map=17/6.79033/80.60790) College Arafa College - Weligama · Newvalleygama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85505&mlon=80.59970#map=17/6.85505/80.59970) Police station Norwood Police Station · Norwood 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83721&mlon=80.61426#map=17/6.83721/80.61426) 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 Gawarawila Places mapped inside Gawarawila in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Brownlow - Brownswick - Dickoya - Dickoya South - 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 Gawarawila?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gawarawila?Aulton Watta, Brownswick, Mahanelu, Moray and Strathspey - What is there to see in Gawarawila?Pekoe Trail Start Stage 8, Gartmore Waterfall, Upper Gartmore Falls, Castlereagh Reservoir viewpoint - What time zone is Gawarawila in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Gawarawila?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Gawarawila?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gawarawila?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gawarawila?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gawarawila?MaskeliyHospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gawarawila?HNB -Maskeliya, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gawarawila?ATM HNB, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gawarawila?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gawarawila?LK2330285 (OCHA common operational dataset)