# Brookside GN division, Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/brookside/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Brookside Brookside is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **7.41 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.4km² - 4mapped services - 1,829 mtypical elevation ## Where is Brookside? Brookside 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: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Concordia](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/concordia/), [Ekangapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ekangapura/), [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/), [Mahakudugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mahakudugala/), [Palalpathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/palalpathana/), [Ragala Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ragala-watta/) and [Rathnayakapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/rathnayakapura/). By area it is the 1773rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Brookside is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0308° N, 80.8440° E. Local names: බෲක්සයිඩ් . 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 Brookside Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Brookside. - Brookside - Concordia State - Mahakudugala State - Saint Jone's State - Saint Joneswatta - Samagipura Colony 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 Brookside Named natural and historic features inside Brookside, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Mahakudagala · 1,928 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Concordia - Maha Coodoogalla 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 Brookside and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 910 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 15 108 Feb 16 86 Mar 17 104 Apr 18 175 May 18 164 Jun 17 101 Jul 17 82 Aug 17 92 Sep 17 129 Oct 17 234 Nov 16 274 Dec 16 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Brookside Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital center medical · St. Leonard 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00620&mlon=80.86407#map=17/7.00620/80.86407) Bank People's Bank · Ragala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01192&mlon=80.85766#map=17/7.01192/80.85766) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) Hotel Glendevon Bungalow · Brookside 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03041&mlon=80.84815#map=17/7.03041/80.84815) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Rathnayakapatana School · Rathnayakapura 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02908&mlon=80.85244#map=17/7.02908/80.85244) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Brookside Police Station · Brookside 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01810&mlon=80.84079#map=17/7.01810/80.84079) 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 Brookside Places mapped inside Brookside in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 - Binganthalawa - 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 Brookside?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Brookside?Binganthalawa, Concordia, Ekangapura, High Forest, High Forest, Mahakudugala, Palalpathana, Ragala Watta and Rathnayakapura - How many villages are in Brookside?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Brookside?Mahakudagala (1,928 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Brookside?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Brookside?center medical, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Brookside?People's Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Brookside?PET, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Brookside?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Brookside?LK2324375 (OCHA common operational dataset)