# Manelwala GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map

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

Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division 

# Manelwala

Manelwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.78 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 748 mtypical elevation

## Where is Manelwala?

Manelwala 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: [Batagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/batagolla/), [Ketakandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ketakandura/), [Thennehenwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/thennehenwala/) and [Wathumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/wathumulla/). By area it is the 11081st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Manelwala is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1063° N, 80.8679° E. Local names: මානෙල්වල .

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 Manelwala

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Manelwala. Settlements here lie between about 721 m and 770 m above sea level (median 748 m).

- Amunumulla
- Gurugalaella
- Manelwala
- Pottallinda

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 Manelwala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 171 m lower 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 22 108 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 24 104 

Apr 25 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 24 101 

Jul 24 82 

Aug 24 92 

Sep 24 129 

Oct 24 234 

Nov 23 274 

Dec 23 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Manelwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital of Walapane · Mulhalkele 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10227&mlon=80.85827#map=17/7.10227/80.85827) 

Bank HNB · Walapane 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09640&mlon=80.86223#map=17/7.09640/80.86223) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) 

Hotel Auslink Hotel · Walapane 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09499&mlon=80.86280#map=17/7.09499/80.86280) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Batagolla Pussadeva M.V. · Wathumulla 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09924&mlon=80.86624#map=17/7.09924/80.86624) 

College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) 

Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 1.6 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.

## 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
- High Forest
- Ihala Pannala
- Ilukpelessa
- Kandegama
- Kendagolla
- Ketakandura
- Kumbalgamuwa
- Kumbalgamuwa East
- Kurunduoya
- Landupita
- Liyanwala Pahalagama
- Liyanwela Ihalagama
- Madumana
- Maha Uva
- Mahakudugala
- Mahapathana
- Mailagasthenna
- 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 Manelwala?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Manelwala?Batagolla, Ketakandura, Thennehenwala and Wathumulla
- How many villages are in Manelwala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Manelwala?Settlements lie between 721 m and 770 m
- What is the best time to visit Manelwala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Manelwala?Divisional Hospital of Walapane, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Manelwala?HNB, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Manelwala?PET, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Manelwala?IOC Fuel Station, about 1.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Manelwala?LK2324140 (OCHA common operational dataset)