# Glasgow GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/glasgow/

Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division 

# Glasgow

Glasgow is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **6.95 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.0km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,390 mtypical elevation

## Where is Glasgow?

Glasgow 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/), [Braemore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/braemore/), [Dayagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/dayagama-west/), [Elbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/elbedda/), [Henfold](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/henfold/), [Lippakelle](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/lippakelle/) and [Weverly](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/weverly/). By area it is the 1947th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Glasgow is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8642° N, 80.7192° E. Local names: ග්ලාස්ගෝ .

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 Glasgow

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Glasgow. Settlements here lie between about 1,379 m and 1,466 m above sea level (median 1,390 m).

- Agarapathana
- Agrapatana
- Glasgow
- Glasgow State
- Letchamiya
- Portmore
- Utumalliya

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 Glasgow

Named natural and historic features inside Glasgow, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

5 estates.

- Agra Ouvah
- Hauteville
- Mornington
- Sutton
- Vellikellie

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 Glasgow and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 471 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 18 108 

Feb 19 86 

Mar 20 104 

Apr 21 175 

May 21 164 

Jun 20 101 

Jul 20 82 

Aug 20 92 

Sep 20 129 

Oct 20 234 

Nov 19 274 

Dec 19 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Glasgow

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Agarapatana Divisional Hospital · Elbedda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87011&mlon=80.68529#map=17/6.87011/80.68529) 

Bank HNB · Bagawanthalawa South 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79554&mlon=80.67845#map=17/6.79554/80.67845) 

ATM Peoples Bank · Kotiyagala 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79626&mlon=80.67839#map=17/6.79626/80.67839) 

Petrol pump IOC · Bagawanthalawa South 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79893&mlon=80.67636#map=17/6.79893/80.67636) 

Hotel Iona Bungalow by Lalan Leisure · Glasgow 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86528&mlon=80.71391#map=17/6.86528/80.71391) 

Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) 

School Agarapatana Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Glasgow 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86061&mlon=80.71043#map=17/6.86061/80.71043) 

College Gamini National School Online Museum- Nuwara Eliya · Meepilimana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92715&mlon=80.78459#map=17/6.92715/80.78459) 

Police station Agarapatana Police Station · Nagasena 3.6 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 Glasgow

Places mapped inside Glasgow in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools2

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
- Elbedda
- 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 Glasgow?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Glasgow?Agarapathana, Braemore, Dayagama West, Elbedda, Henfold, Lippakelle and Weverly
- How many villages are in Glasgow?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Glasgow?Settlements lie between 1,379 m and 1,466 m
- What is the best time to visit Glasgow?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Glasgow?Agarapatana Divisional Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Glasgow?HNB, about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Glasgow?Peoples Bank, about 8.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Glasgow?IOC, about 8.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Glasgow?LK2327330 (OCHA common operational dataset)
