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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division 

# Maskeliya

Maskeliya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.19 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 21mapped services
- 1,159 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maskeliya?

Maskeliya 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 2 other GN divisions: [Brownlow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownlow/) and [Brownswick](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownswick/). By area it is the 9458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Maskeliya is about 81 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8314° N, 80.5747° E. Local names: මස්කෙළිය .

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 Maskeliya

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maskeliya.

- Maskeliya
- Maskeliya State

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 Maskeliya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 240 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 20 108 

Feb 20 86 

Mar 22 104 

Apr 23 175 

May 22 164 

Jun 21 101 

Jul 21 82 

Aug 21 92 

Sep 21 129 

Oct 21 234 

Nov 21 274 

Dec 20 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maskeliya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MaskeliyHospital · Brownlow 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83395&mlon=80.57446#map=17/6.83395/80.57446) 

Bank HNB -Maskeliya · Maskeliya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83348&mlon=80.57254#map=17/6.83348/80.57254) 

ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) 

Petrol pump Cepetco Maskeliya · Maskeliya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83643&mlon=80.57197#map=17/6.83643/80.57197) 

Hotel Mai Inn · Maskeliya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82881&mlon=80.57315#map=17/6.82881/80.57315) 

Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) 

School Samaneliya navodya vidyalaya · Maskeliya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82977&mlon=80.57474#map=17/6.82977/80.57474) 

College Arafa College - Weligama · Newvalleygama 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85505&mlon=80.59970#map=17/6.85505/80.59970) 

Police station Maskeliya Police Station · Maskeliya 0.7 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 Maskeliya

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks3
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels8
- Shopping malls1
- Schools2
- Restaurants2
- Police stations1

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
- Lethant
- Loinon
- Mahanelu
- Maussakele
- Mocha
- Moray
- Newvalleygama
- Norwood
- Panmur
- Rosella
- Ruwanpura
- Seethagangula
- Shanon
- Strathspey
- Tillary
- Venture
- Wanarajah
- Welioya

## Quick answers

- Where is Maskeliya?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maskeliya?Brownlow and Brownswick
- How many villages are in Maskeliya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maskeliya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maskeliya?MaskeliyHospital, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maskeliya?HNB -Maskeliya, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maskeliya?ATM HNB, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maskeliya?Cepetco Maskeliya, about 0.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Maskeliya?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Maskeliya?3 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Maskeliya?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Maskeliya?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Maskeliya?LK2330255 (OCHA common operational dataset)