# Maussakele GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/maussakele/ Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division # Maussakele Maussakele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **19.6 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.6km² - 1mapped services - 1,040 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maussakele? Maussakele 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 8 other GN divisions: [Brownlow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownlow/), [Dikellakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/deraniyagala/dikellakanda/), [Kiriwaneliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/kiriwaneliya/), [Kottellena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/kottellena/), [Lethant](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/lethant/), [Maliboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/deraniyagala/maliboda/), [Seethagangula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/seethagangula/) and [Vidulipura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/vidulipura-south/). By area it is the 491st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Maussakele is about 76 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8752° N, 80.5329° E. Local names: මාවුස්සාකැලේ . 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 Maussakele Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Maussakele. Settlements here lie between about 987 m and 1,099 m above sea level (median 1,040 m). - Hapugastenne - Lammermoor - Laxapanagala Midford - Luccumbe - Luccumbe Upper - Maussakele - Maussakele State - Nyanza 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 Maussakele Named natural and historic features inside Maussakele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Canyon Reservoir ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Katukitulgala · 1,481 m - Dandukellawagala · 1,363 m ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Katukithulgalakele - Seethagangulagama ### Estates 11 estates. - Claverton - Ekolsund - Gangawatte - Glengariff - Hapugastenna - Lammermoor - Luccombe - Mousakelle - Nyanza - Osborne - Rutherford 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 Maussakele 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 Maussakele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital old hospital · Seethagangula 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82557&mlon=80.52149#map=17/6.82557/80.52149) Bank BOC Maskeliya · Maskeliya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83521&mlon=80.56997#map=17/6.83521/80.56997) 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 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83664&mlon=80.57192#map=17/6.83664/80.57192) Hotel Pine Trees Homestay · Seethagangula 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84693&mlon=80.53879#map=17/6.84693/80.53879) 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 ganapathy t.m.v · Vidulipura South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91075&mlon=80.52128#map=17/6.91075/80.52128) College ESOFT Metro College - Hatton · Hatton South 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89350&mlon=80.59676#map=17/6.89350/80.59676) Police station norton police station · Vidulipura South 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91400&mlon=80.52091#map=17/6.91400/80.52091) 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 Maussakele Places mapped inside Maussakele 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 - Gawarawila - Hatton East - Hatton North - Hatton South - Hatton West - Injuster - Kirkoswald - Kotiyagala - Lethant - Loinon - Mahanelu - Maskeliya - Mocha - Moray - Newvalleygama - Norwood - Panmur - Rosella - Ruwanpura - Seethagangula - Shanon - Strathspey - Tillary - Venture - Wanarajah - Welioya ## Quick answers - Where is Maussakele?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maussakele?Brownlow, Dikellakanda, Kiriwaneliya, Kottellena, Lethant, Maliboda, Seethagangula and Vidulipura South - How many villages are in Maussakele?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maussakele?Settlements lie between 987 m and 1,099 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maussakele?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Maussakele?Katukitulgala (1,481 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maussakele?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maussakele?old hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maussakele?BOC Maskeliya, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maussakele?ATM HNB, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maussakele?PETROL STATION MASKELIYA, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maussakele?LK2330175 (OCHA common operational dataset)