# Agarapathana GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/agarapathana/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Agarapathana Agarapathana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **35.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 35.9km² - 1mapped services - 1,551 mtypical elevation ## Where is Agarapathana? Agarapathana lies in [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Bogawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/bogawana/), [Elbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/elbedda/), [Glasgow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/glasgow/), [Kirkoswald](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/kirkoswald/), [Sandrinham](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/sandrinham/) and [Weverly](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/weverly/). By area it is the 202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 13.8% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Agarapathana is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8240° N, 80.7119° E. Local names: ආගරපතන . 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 Agarapathana Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Agarapathana. - Bopaththalawa - Holmwood 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Agarapathana Named natural and historic features inside Agarapathana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Horton Plains ### Estates 2 estates. - Holmwood - Waverley 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 Agarapathana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 632 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 17 108 Feb 18 86 Mar 19 104 Apr 20 175 May 20 164 Jun 19 101 Jul 18 82 Aug 19 92 Sep 19 129 Oct 19 234 Nov 18 274 Dec 18 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Agarapathana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Bogawanthalawa · Bagawanthalawa South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79488&mlon=80.67847#map=17/6.79488/80.67847) Bank HNB · Bagawanthalawa South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79554&mlon=80.67845#map=17/6.79554/80.67845) ATM Peoples Bank · Kotiyagala 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79626&mlon=80.67839#map=17/6.79626/80.67839) Petrol pump IOC · Bagawanthalawa South 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79893&mlon=80.67636#map=17/6.79893/80.67636) Hotel Agraa Bungalows · Agarapathana 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83917&mlon=80.69870#map=17/6.83917/80.69870) Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) School Agarapatana Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Glasgow 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86061&mlon=80.71043#map=17/6.86061/80.71043) College Faculty of Agricultural Sciences -SUSL · Belihuloya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72442&mlon=80.76656#map=17/6.72442/80.76656) Police station Bogawantalawa Police Station · Bagawanthalawa South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79463&mlon=80.67940#map=17/6.79463/80.67940) 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 Agarapathana Places mapped inside Agarapathana 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 Thalawakele DS Division - Albion - Balmoral - Bearwell - Bogahawatta - Braemore - Coombewood - Dayagama East - Dayagama West - Devon - Dimbula - Drayton - Eildonhall - Elbedda - Glasgow - Great Western - Hallbrook - Henfold - Hollyrood - Kotagala - Kuduoya - Lindula - Lippakelle - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Agarapathana?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Agarapathana?Bogawana, Elbedda, Glasgow, Kirkoswald, Sandrinham and Weverly - How many villages are in Agarapathana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Agarapathana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Agarapathana?Divisional Hospital Bogawanthalawa, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Agarapathana?HNB, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Agarapathana?Peoples Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Agarapathana?IOC, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Agarapathana?LK2327350 (OCHA common operational dataset)