# Dimbula GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/dimbula/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Dimbula Dimbula is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **5.65 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.7km² - 1,218 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dimbula? Dimbula 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: [Devon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/devon/), [Drayton](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/drayton/), [Kotagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/kotagala/), [Mount Vernon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/mount-vernon/), [Stonycliff](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/stonycliff/) and [Watagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/watagoda/). By area it is the 2519th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Dimbula is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9450° N, 80.6225° E. Local names: දිඹුල . 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 Dimbula Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dimbula. - Dimbula - Rosita 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 Dimbula Named natural and historic features inside Dimbula, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 waterfall. - Devon Falls ### Estates 4 estates. - Craigelea - Faithlie - Forest Creek - Rosita 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 Dimbula and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 299 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 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dimbula Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medecombra GH · Medakumbura North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=80.63902#map=17/6.97996/80.63902) Bank Bank Of Ceylone, kotagala branch · Kotagala 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92489&mlon=80.60952#map=17/6.92489/80.60952) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Drayton 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93093&mlon=80.62073#map=17/6.93093/80.62073) Hotel Devon Palace - Thalawakelle · Devon 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95155&mlon=80.63615#map=17/6.95155/80.63615) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School Kotagala Tamil Vidyalaya · Kotagala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92557&mlon=80.60965#map=17/6.92557/80.60965) College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) Police station Hatton Police Station · Hatton North 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89408&mlon=80.59875#map=17/6.89408/80.59875) 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 - Coombewood - Dayagama East - Dayagama West - Devon - 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 Dimbula?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dimbula?Devon, Drayton, Kotagala, Mount Vernon, Stonycliff and Watagoda - How many villages are in Dimbula?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dimbula?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dimbula?Medecombra GH, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dimbula?Bank Of Ceylone, kotagala branch, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dimbula?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dimbula?Ceypetco, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dimbula?LK2327100 (OCHA common operational dataset)