# Alakolawewa GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/alakolawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Alakolawewa Alakolawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.59 km²**. - 0.6km² ## Where is Alakolawewa? Alakolawewa lies in [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/), [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: [Gonakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/gonakele/), [Ketayapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/ketayapathana/), [Mathurata](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/mathurata/), [Merrygoll](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/merrygoll/), [Ukuthule East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ukuthule-east/) and [Wetakepatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/wetakepatha/). By area it is the 11979th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Alakolawewa is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0729° N, 80.8109° E. Local names: අලකොළවැව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Alakolawewa ### Nearby, outside Alakolawewa - Kurundu Oya Ella · waterfall, Binganthalawa4.4 km - President R.Premadasa Memorial · memorial, Walapane6.1 km - Anagarika Dharmapala Memorial · memorial, Nildandaheenna9.1 km - Lover's Leap Waterfall · attraction, Hawaeliya East11 km - Lover's Leap Waterfall bottom viewpoint · viewpoint, Hawaeliya East11 km - Tea plantations · viewpoint, Toppass11 km - drink beer sunset point · viewpoint, Pedro11 km - Adma Agro Strawberry Farm · attraction, Labukele11 km - Ramboda Upper Falls · waterfall, Ramboda12 km - Nice Viewpoint · viewpoint, Palagolla12 km - Upper viewing deck · viewpoint, Ramboda12 km - Mackwoods Museum · museum, Nuwaraeliya12 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Alakolawewa - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala94 km - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo103 km ### Nearest railway station Nanu Oya (Nanuoya), about 16 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:53). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Alakolawewa 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 Alakolawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maturata District Hospital · Mathurata 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08049&mlon=80.80146#map=17/7.08049/80.80146) Bank People's Bank · Padiyapelella 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09404&mlon=80.79896#map=17/7.09404/80.79896) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) Hotel AYALE DOME Mandaramnuwara - අයාලේ මන්දාරම්නුවර · Uda Padiyapelella 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08964&mlon=80.79629#map=17/7.08964/80.79629) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Mathurata Maha Vidyalaya · Mathurata 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07990&mlon=80.80229#map=17/7.07990/80.80229) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07985&mlon=80.80188#map=17/7.07985/80.80188) 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 Walapane DS Division - Ambagaspitiya - Andawala - Batagolla - Binganthalawa - Brookside - Deliwala North - Deliwela South - Egodakanda - Ekangapura - Galabada - Harasbedda North - Harasbedda South - High Forest - High Forest - Ihala Pannala - Ilukpelessa - Kandegama - Kendagolla - Ketakandura - Kumbalgamuwa - Kumbalgamuwa East - Kurunduoya - Landupita - Liyanwala Pahalagama - Liyanwela Ihalagama - Madumana - Maha Uva - Mahakudugala - Mahapathana - Mailagasthenna - Manelwala - Manthreethenna - Medakandura - Morabedda - Mulhalkele - Munwatta - Napatawela - Naranthalawa - Padiyapelella - Palalpathana - Pandithaya Kumbura - Pannala - Ragala - Ragala Watta - Rathnayakapura - Samagipura - Senarathpura - Serasunthenna - Serupitiya - St. Leonard - Thennehenwala - Ukuthule - Ukuthule East - Unagolla - Walapane - Wathumulla - Werellapathana - Wetakepatha - Wetekegama - Wewakele - Yatiwella ## Quick answers - Where is Alakolawewa?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alakolawewa?Gonakele, Ketayapathana, Mathurata, Merrygoll, Ukuthule East and Wetakepatha - What is there to see in Alakolawewa?Kurundu Oya Ella, President R.Premadasa Memorial, Anagarika Dharmapala Memorial, Lover's Leap Waterfall - What time zone is Alakolawewa in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Alakolawewa?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Alakolawewa?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Alakolawewa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Alakolawewa?Maturata District Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alakolawewa?People's Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alakolawewa?PET, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alakolawewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alakolawewa?LK2324360 (OCHA common operational dataset)