# Pedro GN division, Nuwara Eliya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/pedro/ Grama Niladhari division · Nuwara Eliya DS Division # Pedro Pedro is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nuwara Eliya DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.73 km²**. - 3.7km² ## Where is Pedro? Pedro lies in [Nuwara Eliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bulu Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/bulu-ela/), [Galpalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/galpalama/), [Hawaeliya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/hawaeliya-east/), [Hawaeliya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/hawaeliya-north/), [Jayalanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/jayalanka/), [Kandapola Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/kandapola-central/) and [Park](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/park/). By area it is the 4011th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Nuwara Eliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/). The centre of Pedro is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9783° N, 80.7939° E. Local names: පීඩෘ . 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 Pedro OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Pedro: 1 viewpoint. - drink beer sunset point · viewpoint ### Nearby, outside Pedro - Lover's Leap Waterfall bottom viewpoint · viewpoint, Hawaeliya East0.8 km - Lover's Leap Waterfall · attraction, Hawaeliya East0.8 km - Galway's Land National Park · national park, Nuwara Eliya Central2.2 km - Lake Gregory Park · theme park, Nuwara Eliya Central3.0 km - Victoria Museum · museum, Nuwaraeliya3.0 km - World wars · memorial, Nuwaraeliya3.1 km - Mackwoods Museum · museum, Nuwaraeliya3.1 km - Tea plantations view · viewpoint, Nuwaraeliya West3.8 km - Single Tree Hill · viewpoint, Nuwaraeliya West4.1 km - Eagle's Viewpoint · viewpoint, Kalapura4.4 km - Viewpoint of tea plants below · viewpoint, Kalapura4.5 km - Moon Plains · viewpoint, Sandathenna4.9 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: Pedro - 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 - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala85 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo102 km ### Nearest railway station Nanu Oya (Nanuoya), about 6.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:53). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Pedro Named natural and historic features inside Pedro, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 rubber estate. - Lovers Leap - Pedro Estate - Summer Hill Estate 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 Pedro 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 Pedro Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nuwara Eliya General Hospital · Hawaeliya North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97411&mlon=80.78031#map=17/6.97411/80.78031) Bank HNB · Nuwara Eliya Central 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97196&mlon=80.78037#map=17/6.97196/80.78037) ATM BOC · Hawaeliya West 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97360&mlon=80.76853#map=17/6.97360/80.76853) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Nuwaraeliya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97439&mlon=80.76690#map=17/6.97439/80.76690) Hotel Top Venice · Hawaeliya East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97345&mlon=80.78710#map=17/6.97345/80.78710) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Holy Trinity College · Nuwara Eliya Central 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97203&mlon=80.77849#map=17/6.97203/80.77849) College Nuwara Eliya Technical College · Nuwaraeliya 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97613&mlon=80.76820#map=17/6.97613/80.76820) Police station Nuwara Eliya Police Station · Hawaeliya West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97415&mlon=80.76754#map=17/6.97415/80.76754) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Nuwara Eliya DS Division - Ambewela - Bambarakele - Bangalahatha - Bulu Ela - Concordia - Galpalama - Goredihela - Hawaeliya East - Hawaeliya North - Hawaeliya West - Jayalanka - Kalapura - Kalukele - Kandapola - Kandapola Central - Kandapola East - Kelegala - Kirimetiya - Magasthota - Magoda - Meepilimana - Mihindupura - Nanuoya - Nuwara Eliya Central - Nuwaraeliya - Nuwaraeliya West - Park - Pattipola - Perakumpura - Rathnagiriya - Ruwaneliya - Sandathenna - Seethaeliya - Shanthipura - Summerset - Toppass - Windicorner ## Quick answers - Where is Pedro?In Nuwara Eliya DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pedro?Bulu Ela, Galpalama, Hawaeliya East, Hawaeliya North, Jayalanka, Kandapola Central and Park - What is there to see in Pedro?drink beer sunset point - What time zone is Pedro in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Pedro?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Pedro?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Pedro?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pedro?Nuwara Eliya General Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pedro?HNB, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pedro?BOC, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pedro?IOC Filling Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pedro?LK2312205 (OCHA common operational dataset)