# Great Western GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/great-western/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Great Western Great Western is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **8.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 9.0km² ## Where is Great Western? Great Western 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: [Bearwell](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/bearwell/), [Hollyrood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/hollyrood/), [Medakumbura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/medakumbura-north/), [Shanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/shanthipura/), [Sheen](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/sheen/) and [Watagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/watagoda/). By area it is the 1397th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Great Western is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9607° N, 80.6826° E. Local names: ග්‍රේට්වෙස්ටන් . 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 Great Western Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Great Western. - Great Western 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 Great Western Named natural and historic features inside Great Western, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Great Western Railway Station 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 Great Western 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 Great Western Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Lindula · Lindula 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92963&mlon=80.68382#map=17/6.92963/80.68382) Bank BOC · Thalawakele 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93865&mlon=80.66117#map=17/6.93865/80.66117) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thalawakele 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93707&mlon=80.66140#map=17/6.93707/80.66140) Hotel Upper Kotmale circuit bungalow · Thalawakele 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94097&mlon=80.66269#map=17/6.94097/80.66269) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Dell Tamil Vidyayam · Hollyrood 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93529&mlon=80.66533#map=17/6.93529/80.66533) College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) Police station Pundaluoya Police Station · Pundaluoya South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01505&mlon=80.66973#map=17/7.01505/80.66973) 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 - Dimbula - Drayton - Eildonhall - Elbedda - Glasgow - Hallbrook - Henfold - Hollyrood - Kotagala - Kuduoya - Lindula - Lippakelle - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Great Western?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Great Western?Bearwell, Hollyrood, Medakumbura North, Shanthipura, Sheen and Watagoda - How many villages are in Great Western?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Great Western?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Great Western?Divisional Hospital Lindula , about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Great Western?BOC, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Great Western?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Great Western?Ceypetco, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Great Western?LK2327025 (OCHA common operational dataset)