# High Forest GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324380/

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 **2.53 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.5km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,569 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 4 other GN divisions: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Brookside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/brookside/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324365/) and [Kurunduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kurunduoya/). By area it is the 5767th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of High Forest is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0614° N, 80.8390° E. Local names: හයිෆොරස්ට් වත්ත .

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 **4 villages, towns and localities** in High Forest.

- High Forest
- Loriston Watta
- Sagarapura Colony
- Samagipura

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 650 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 18 86 

Mar 19 104 

Apr 20 175 

May 19 164 

Jun 19 101 

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 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06673&mlon=80.84009#map=17/7.06673/80.84009) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kandegama 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09507&mlon=80.86230#map=17/7.09507/80.86230) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) 

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 13 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 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06851&mlon=80.84189#map=17/7.06851/80.84189) 

College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) 

Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 4.4 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 High Forest

Places mapped inside High Forest in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- 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
- 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, Brookside, High Forest and Kurunduoya
- How many villages are in High Forest?4 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 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to High Forest?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to High Forest?PET, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to High Forest?IOC Fuel Station, about 4.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in High Forest?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of High Forest?LK2324380 (OCHA common operational dataset)