# Lethant GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/lethant/

Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division 

# Lethant

Lethant is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **23.5 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 23.5km²
- 7mapped services
- 1,262 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lethant?

Lethant 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 12 other GN divisions: [Brownlow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownlow/), [Hatton East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-east/), [Hatton West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/hatton-west/), [Maussakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/maussakele/), [Norwood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/norwood/), [Panmur](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/panmur/), [Rosella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/rosella/), [Shanon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/shanon/), [Vidulipura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/vidulipura-north/), [Vidulipura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/vidulipura-south/), [Wanarajah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/wanarajah/) and [Welioya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/welioya/). By area it is the 377th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Lethant is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8893° N, 80.5585° E. Local names: ලෙතන් (මිඩ්ෆෝඩ්) .

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 Lethant

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Lethant.

- Abbotsleigh State
- Brookfield
- Castlereigh
- Cleverton
- Feorance
- Lethenty
- Lethernt South
- Osborne State
- Rozellagama
- Vellai Oya
- 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 Lethant

Named natural and historic features inside Lethant, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

15 estates; 1 estate.

- Abbotsleigh Group
- Banff
- Broad Oak
- Carfax
- Castlereagh
- Dandukelawa
- Dunkeld
- Elstree
- Florence
- Florence
- Heatherton
- Lethenty Group
- Marlborough
- Norton
- Osborne
- Vellai Oya

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 Lethant 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 343 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 20 86 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 21 164 

Jun 21 101 

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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lethant

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital GOVT.VETERINARY SURGEON'S OFFICE. · Hatton South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89479&mlon=80.59558#map=17/6.89479/80.59558) 

Bank People's Bank, Hatton · Hatton South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89253&mlon=80.59805#map=17/6.89253/80.59805) 

ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) 

Petrol pump PETROL STATION MASKELIYA · Maskeliya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83664&mlon=80.57192#map=17/6.83664/80.57192) 

Hotel Mandira Strathdon Bungalow · Panmur 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91210&mlon=80.56871#map=17/6.91210/80.56871) 

Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) 

School Shananon Tamil School · Shanon 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90637&mlon=80.57568#map=17/6.90637/80.57568) 

College ESOFT Metro College - Hatton · Hatton South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89350&mlon=80.59676#map=17/6.89350/80.59676) 

Police station Hatton Police Station · Hatton North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89408&mlon=80.59875#map=17/6.89408/80.59875) 

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 Lethant

Places mapped inside Lethant in open map data, by type.

- Hotels6
- Schools1

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
- Gawarawila
- Hatton East
- Hatton North
- Hatton South
- Hatton West
- Injuster
- Kirkoswald
- Kotiyagala
- Loinon
- Mahanelu
- Maskeliya
- Maussakele
- Mocha
- Moray
- Newvalleygama
- Norwood
- Panmur
- Rosella
- Ruwanpura
- Seethagangula
- Shanon
- Strathspey
- Tillary
- Venture
- Wanarajah
- Welioya

## Quick answers

- Where is Lethant?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Lethant?Brownlow, Hatton East, Hatton West, Maussakele, Norwood, Panmur, Rosella, Shanon, Vidulipura North, Vidulipura South, Wanarajah and Welioya
- How many villages are in Lethant?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Lethant?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lethant?GOVT.VETERINARY SURGEON'S OFFICE., about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lethant?People's Bank, Hatton, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lethant?ATM HNB, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lethant?PETROL STATION MASKELIYA, about 6.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lethant?LK2330180 (OCHA common operational dataset)
