# Seethagangula GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division 

# Seethagangula

Seethagangula is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **17.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17.3km²
- 36mapped services

## Where is Seethagangula?

Seethagangula 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: [Brownlow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/brownlow/), [Dikellakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/deraniyagala/dikellakanda/), [Maussakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/maussakele/), [Mocha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/mocha/) and [Sri Palabaddala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ratnapura/sri-palabaddala/). By area it is the 592nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Seethagangula is about 75 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8352° N, 80.5251° E. Local names: සීතගඟුල .

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 Seethagangula

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Seethagangula.

- Nallathanniya

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 Seethagangula

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Battulu Oya

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Dakinapura · 1,727 m

### Forests and nature

3 forests.

- Ballabendigala
- Dakinapura
- Rikarton

### Estates

5 estates.

- Bittern Group
- Kintyre
- Laxapana
- Rickarton
- Saint Andrews

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 Seethagangula 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 Seethagangula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital old hospital · Seethagangula 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82557&mlon=80.52149#map=17/6.82557/80.52149) 

Bank BOC Maskeliya · Maskeliya 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83521&mlon=80.56997#map=17/6.83521/80.56997) 

ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) 

Petrol pump PETROL STATION MASKELIYA · Maskeliya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83664&mlon=80.57192#map=17/6.83664/80.57192) 

Hotel White Elephant · Seethagangula 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82718&mlon=80.52633#map=17/6.82718/80.52633) 

Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) 

School St. Joseph's College · Maskeliya 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83434&mlon=80.56992#map=17/6.83434/80.56992) 

College Arafa College - Weligama · Newvalleygama 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85505&mlon=80.59970#map=17/6.85505/80.59970) 

Police station Nallathanniya Police Station · Seethagangula 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82548&mlon=80.52103#map=17/6.82548/80.52103) 

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 Seethagangula

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels29
- Restaurants5
- 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
- Maskeliya
- Maussakele
- Mocha
- Moray
- Newvalleygama
- Norwood
- Panmur
- Rosella
- Ruwanpura
- Shanon
- Strathspey
- Tillary
- Venture
- Wanarajah
- Welioya

## Quick answers

- Where is Seethagangula?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Seethagangula?Brownlow, Dikellakanda, Maussakele, Mocha and Sri Palabaddala
- How many villages are in Seethagangula?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Seethagangula?Dakinapura (1,727 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Seethagangula?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Seethagangula?old hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Seethagangula?BOC Maskeliya, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Seethagangula?ATM HNB, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Seethagangula?PETROL STATION MASKELIYA, about 5.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Seethagangula?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Seethagangula?LK2330265 (OCHA common operational dataset)
