# Harasbedda South GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division 

# Harasbedda South

Harasbedda South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.29 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.3km²
- 1,442 mtypical elevation

## Where is Harasbedda South?

Harasbedda South 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 4 other GN divisions: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Harasbedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-north/), [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 9052nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Harasbedda South is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0515° N, 80.8715° E. Local names: හරස්බැද්ද දකුණ .

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 Harasbedda South

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Harasbedda South. Settlements here lie between about 1,395 m and 1,520 m above sea level (median 1,442 m).

- Galdekapathana
- Harasbedda
- Harasbedda North
- Malliappawa

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 Harasbedda South

Named natural and historic features inside Harasbedda South, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Lauriston

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 Harasbedda South and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 523 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 18 108 

Feb 19 86 

Mar 20 104 

Apr 21 175 

May 20 164 

Jun 20 101 

Jul 19 82 

Aug 19 92 

Sep 19 129 

Oct 19 234 

Nov 19 274 

Dec 18 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Harasbedda South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nildandahinna · Nildandaheenna 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07849&mlon=80.89225#map=17/7.07849/80.89225) 

Bank People's Bank · Nildandaheenna 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07929&mlon=80.89387#map=17/7.07929/80.89387) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) 

Hotel Scottish Planter Glendevon Bungalow · Brookside 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03024&mlon=80.84835#map=17/7.03024/80.84835) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School School high forest · Binganthalawa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06230&mlon=80.85135#map=17/7.06230/80.85135) 

College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) 

Police station Police Station · Ragala 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01247&mlon=80.85848#map=17/7.01247/80.85848) 

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

- Alakolawewa
- Ambagaspitiya
- Andawala
- Batagolla
- Binganthalawa
- Brookside
- Deliwala North
- Deliwela South
- Egodakanda
- Ekangapura
- Galabada
- Harasbedda North
- 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 Harasbedda South?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Harasbedda South?Binganthalawa, Harasbedda North, Mahapathana and Palalpathana
- How many villages are in Harasbedda South?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Harasbedda South?Settlements lie between 1,395 m and 1,520 m
- What is the best time to visit Harasbedda South?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Harasbedda South?Divisional Hospital - Nildandahinna, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Harasbedda South?People's Bank, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Harasbedda South?PET, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Harasbedda South?IOC Fuel Station, about 5.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Harasbedda South?LK2324500 (OCHA common operational dataset)
