# Elbedda GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/elbedda/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Elbedda Elbedda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **10.9 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.9km² - 2mapped services - 1,573 mtypical elevation ## Where is Elbedda? Elbedda 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 7 other GN divisions: [Agarapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/agarapathana/), [Albion](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/albion/), [Balmoral](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/balmoral/), [Braemore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/braemore/), [Glasgow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/glasgow/), [Kirkoswald](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/kirkoswald/) and [Tillary](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/tillary/). By area it is the 1072nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Elbedda is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8509° N, 80.6843° E. Local names: ඇලබැද්ද . 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 Elbedda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Elbedda. - Elbedda - Glenlyon - Torrington 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 Elbedda Named natural and historic features inside Elbedda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 6 estates. - Agra Elbedde - Aldourie - Glenlyon - Iona - Stair - Torrington 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 Elbedda 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 654 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 19 164 Jun 19 101 Jul 18 82 Aug 18 92 Sep 18 129 Oct 18 234 Nov 18 274 Dec 17 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Elbedda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Agarapatana Divisional Hospital · Elbedda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87011&mlon=80.68529#map=17/6.87011/80.68529) Bank HNB · Bagawanthalawa South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79554&mlon=80.67845#map=17/6.79554/80.67845) ATM Peoples Bank · Kotiyagala 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79626&mlon=80.67839#map=17/6.79626/80.67839) Petrol pump IOC · Bagawanthalawa South 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79893&mlon=80.67636#map=17/6.79893/80.67636) Hotel Rohita guest · Elbedda 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86422&mlon=80.68966#map=17/6.86422/80.68966) Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) School Agarapathana Sinhala School · Glasgow 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86241&mlon=80.70845#map=17/6.86241/80.70845) College Arafa College - Weligama · Newvalleygama 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85505&mlon=80.59970#map=17/6.85505/80.59970) Police station Agarapatana Police Station · Nagasena 3.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Elbedda Places mapped inside Elbedda in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 - Agarapathana - Albion - Balmoral - Bearwell - Bogahawatta - Braemore - Coombewood - Dayagama East - Dayagama West - Devon - Dimbula - Drayton - Eildonhall - 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 Elbedda?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Elbedda?Agarapathana, Albion, Balmoral, Braemore, Glasgow, Kirkoswald and Tillary - How many villages are in Elbedda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Elbedda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Elbedda?Agarapatana Divisional Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Elbedda?HNB, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Elbedda?Peoples Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elbedda?IOC, about 5.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Elbedda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Elbedda?LK2327345 (OCHA common operational dataset)