# Binganthalawa GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Binganthalawa Binganthalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **7.93 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.9km² - 1mapped services - 1,670 mtypical elevation ## Where is Binganthalawa? Binganthalawa 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 9 other GN divisions: [Brookside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/brookside/), [Harasbedda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-south/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324365/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324380/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kandegama/), [Kurunduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kurunduoya/), [Maha Uva](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/maha-uva/), [Mahapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mahapathana/) and [Palalpathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/palalpathana/). By area it is the 1641st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.2% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Binganthalawa is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0589° N, 80.8578° E. Local names: බිංගන්තලාව . 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 Binganthalawa Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Binganthalawa. Settlements here lie between about 1,566 m and 1,685 m above sea level (median 1,670 m). - Bramley State - Bramly Watta - Loriston State - Maha Uvawatta - Maturata - Woodcot State - Woodkod Watta 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 Binganthalawa Named natural and historic features inside Binganthalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates. - Bramley - Loriston - Rilamulla - Woodcote 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 Binganthalawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 751 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 16 108 Feb 17 86 Mar 18 104 Apr 19 175 May 19 164 Jun 18 101 Jul 18 82 Aug 18 92 Sep 18 129 Oct 18 234 Nov 17 274 Dec 17 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Binganthalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital High Forest Government Hospital · High Forest 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06673&mlon=80.84009#map=17/7.06673/80.84009) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kandegama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09507&mlon=80.86230#map=17/7.09507/80.86230) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) Hotel Glendevon Bungalow · Brookside 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03041&mlon=80.84815#map=17/7.03041/80.84815) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School School high forest · Binganthalawa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06230&mlon=80.85135#map=17/7.06230/80.85135) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09338&mlon=80.86231#map=17/7.09338/80.86231) 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 Binganthalawa Places mapped inside Binganthalawa 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 Walapane DS Division - Alakolawewa - Ambagaspitiya - Andawala - Batagolla - 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 Binganthalawa?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Binganthalawa?Brookside, Harasbedda South, High Forest, High Forest, Kandegama, Kurunduoya, Maha Uva, Mahapathana and Palalpathana - How many villages are in Binganthalawa?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Binganthalawa?Settlements lie between 1,566 m and 1,685 m - What is the best time to visit Binganthalawa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Binganthalawa?High Forest Government Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Binganthalawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Binganthalawa?PET, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Binganthalawa?IOC Fuel Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Binganthalawa?LK2324385 (OCHA common operational dataset)