# Lippakelle GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/lippakelle/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Lippakelle Lippakelle is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **8.30 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.3km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Lippakelle? Lippakelle 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: [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/ambewela/), [Dayagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/dayagama-west/), [Glasgow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/glasgow/), [Henfold](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/henfold/), [Perakumpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/perakumpura/) and [Thangakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/thangakele/). By area it is the 1549th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Lippakelle is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8858° N, 80.7495° E. Local names: ලිපකැලේ . 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 Lippakelle Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Lippakelle. - Elgin - Lippakelle - Ouvahkele State - Vellekele 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 Lippakelle Named natural and historic features inside Lippakelle, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Elgin - Macduff - Ouvahkellie 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 Lippakelle 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 Lippakelle Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital NANUOYA HOSPITAL · Nanuoya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94240&mlon=80.74450#map=17/6.94240/80.74450) Bank people bank · Nanuoya 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94062&mlon=80.74432#map=17/6.94062/80.74432) ATM ATM · Nuwara Eliya Central 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97271&mlon=80.76815#map=17/6.97271/80.76815) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Nanuoya 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94039&mlon=80.74411#map=17/6.94039/80.74411) Hotel Sivagee guest house · Weverly 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86039&mlon=80.74345#map=17/6.86039/80.74345) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School CP/N/Elgin tamil vidyalayam · Lippakelle 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89033&mlon=80.75593#map=17/6.89033/80.75593) College Gamini National School Online Museum- Nuwara Eliya · Meepilimana 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92715&mlon=80.78459#map=17/6.92715/80.78459) Police station Nanuoya Police Station · Nanuoya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93963&mlon=80.74416#map=17/6.93963/80.74416) 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 Lippakelle Places mapped inside Lippakelle in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Glasgow - Great Western - Hallbrook - Henfold - Hollyrood - Kotagala - Kuduoya - Lindula - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Lippakelle?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Lippakelle?Ambewela, Dayagama West, Glasgow, Henfold, Perakumpura and Thangakele - How many villages are in Lippakelle?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lippakelle?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Lippakelle?NANUOYA HOSPITAL, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lippakelle?people bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lippakelle?ATM, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lippakelle?IOC Filling Station, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lippakelle?LK2327315 (OCHA common operational dataset)