# High Forest GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324365/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # High Forest High Forest is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.82 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.8km² - 1,621 mtypical elevation ## Where is High Forest? High Forest 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 8 other GN divisions: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Bomellagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/bomellagoda/), [Brookside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/brookside/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324380/), [Kurunduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kurunduoya/), [Mahakudugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mahakudugala/), [Ukuthule East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ukuthule-east/) and [Wellagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/wellagiriya/). By area it is the 3935th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of High Forest is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0578° N, 80.8309° E. Local names: හයිෆොරස්ට් . 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 High Forest Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in High Forest. - Bingantalawa 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). ## Weather in High Forest and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 702 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 17 108 Feb 17 86 Mar 19 104 Apr 20 175 May 19 164 Jun 18 101 Jul 18 82 Aug 18 92 Sep 18 129 Oct 18 234 Nov 18 274 Dec 17 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from High Forest Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital High Forest Government Hospital · High Forest 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06673&mlon=80.84009#map=17/7.06673/80.84009) Bank People's Bank · Padiyapelella 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09404&mlon=80.79896#map=17/7.09404/80.79896) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) Hotel Glendevon Bungalow · Brookside 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03041&mlon=80.84815#map=17/7.03041/80.84815) 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 Highforest No.03 Tamil Vidyalayam · High Forest 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06851&mlon=80.84189#map=17/7.06851/80.84189) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 4.0 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 - Alakolawewa - Ambagaspitiya - Andawala - Batagolla - Binganthalawa - Brookside - Deliwala North - Deliwela South - Egodakanda - Ekangapura - Galabada - Harasbedda North - Harasbedda South - 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 High Forest?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders High Forest?Binganthalawa, Bomellagoda, Brookside, High Forest, Kurunduoya, Mahakudugala, Ukuthule East and Wellagiriya - How many villages are in High Forest?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit High Forest?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to High Forest?High Forest Government Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to High Forest?People's Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to High Forest?PET, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to High Forest?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of High Forest?LK2324365 (OCHA common operational dataset)