# Coombewood GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/coombewood/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Coombewood Coombewood is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **7.44 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.4km² ## Where is Coombewood? Coombewood 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 9 other GN divisions: [Bearwell](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/bearwell/), [Devon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/devon/), [Drayton](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/drayton/), [Eildonhall](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/eildonhall/), [Lindula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/lindula/), [Nagasena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/nagasena/), [Rahanwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/rahanwatta/), [Thalawakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/thalawakele/) and [Yulefield](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/yulefield/). By area it is the 1769th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Coombewood is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9216° N, 80.6548° E. Local names: කූම්බ්වුඩ් . 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 Coombewood ### Nearby, outside Coombewood - St. Clair Viewing Gallery · viewpoint, Devon3.1 km - St. Clair Falls · attraction, Devon3.4 km - Tea Plantation View · viewpoint, Drayton3.7 km - Самовар · memorial, Dimbula3.8 km - Devon Fall Viewpoint #2 · viewpoint, Devon3.9 km - Devon Falls Viewpoint #1 · viewpoint, Devon3.9 km - Devon water fall view point · viewpoint, Devon4.0 km - Pekoe Trail Stage 6 Start Point · attraction, Kotagala4.2 km - 'Soda Bottle' Curve · viewpoint, Great Western4.3 km - Devon Falls · attraction, Dimbula4.3 km - Devon Falls Top Viewpoint · viewpoint, Dimbula4.3 km - Devon Watrefall · waterfall, Dimbula4.3 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: Coombewood - 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 - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo86 km - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala88 km ### Nearest railway station Talawakele (Thalawakele), about 2.2 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 17:54). 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. ## Villages and localities in Coombewood Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Coombewood. - Troup 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 Coombewood Named natural and historic features inside Coombewood, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 5 estates. - Coreen - Glenomera - Katukele - Middleton - Troup 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 Coombewood 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 Coombewood Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Lindula · Lindula 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92963&mlon=80.68382#map=17/6.92963/80.68382) Bank People's Bank · Thalawakele 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93444&mlon=80.66294#map=17/6.93444/80.66294) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thalawakele 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93707&mlon=80.66140#map=17/6.93707/80.66140) Hotel La Casa Lindula · Eildonhall 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90609&mlon=80.66172#map=17/6.90609/80.66172) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School CP/N/Talawakele T.M.V · Thalawakele 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93368&mlon=80.66495#map=17/6.93368/80.66495) College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) Police station Agarapatana Police Station · Nagasena 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88385&mlon=80.69288#map=17/6.88385/80.69288) 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 Thalawakele DS Division - Agarapathana - Albion - Balmoral - Bearwell - Bogahawatta - Braemore - 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 Coombewood?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Coombewood?Bearwell, Devon, Drayton, Eildonhall, Lindula, Nagasena, Rahanwatta, Thalawakele and Yulefield - What is there to see in Coombewood?St. Clair Viewing Gallery, St. Clair Falls, Tea Plantation View, Самовар - What time zone is Coombewood in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Coombewood?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Coombewood?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Coombewood?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Coombewood?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Coombewood?Divisional Hospital Lindula , about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Coombewood?People's Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Coombewood?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Coombewood?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Coombewood?LK2327130 (OCHA common operational dataset)