# Thangakele GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/thangakele/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Thangakele Thangakele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **4.11 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.1km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Thangakele? Thangakele 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 4 other GN divisions: [Henfold](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/henfold/), [Kirimetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/kirimetiya/), [Lippakelle](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/lippakelle/) and [Perakumpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/perakumpura/). By area it is the 3654th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Thangakele is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9028° N, 80.7387° E. Local names: තන්ගකැලේ . 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 Thangakele Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thangakele. - Tangakele 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 Thangakele Named natural and historic features inside Thangakele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Tangakelle and Cymru 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 Thangakele 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 Thangakele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital NANUOYA HOSPITAL · Nanuoya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94240&mlon=80.74450#map=17/6.94240/80.74450) Bank people bank · Nanuoya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94062&mlon=80.74432#map=17/6.94062/80.74432) ATM ATM · Nuwara Eliya Central 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97271&mlon=80.76815#map=17/6.97271/80.76815) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Nanuoya 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94039&mlon=80.74411#map=17/6.94039/80.74411) Hotel Langdale by Amaya · Summerset 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92920&mlon=80.71805#map=17/6.92920/80.71805) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School CP/N/ Thangakelle No-01 Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Thangakele 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89612&mlon=80.73613#map=17/6.89612/80.73613) College Gamini National School Online Museum- Nuwara Eliya · Meepilimana 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92715&mlon=80.78459#map=17/6.92715/80.78459) Police station Nanuoya Police Station · Nanuoya 4.1 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 Thangakele Places mapped inside Thangakele 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 - Lippakelle - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Thangakele?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thangakele?Henfold, Kirimetiya, Lippakelle and Perakumpura - How many villages are in Thangakele?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thangakele?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Thangakele?NANUOYA HOSPITAL, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thangakele?people bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thangakele?ATM, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thangakele?IOC Filling Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thangakele?LK2327285 (OCHA common operational dataset)