# Palalpathana GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/palalpathana/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Palalpathana Palalpathana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **2.01 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.0km² - 1,877 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palalpathana? Palalpathana 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 5 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/), [Harasbedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-north/), [Harasbedda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-south/) and [Rathnayakapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/rathnayakapura/). By area it is the 6904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Palalpathana is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0405° N, 80.8630° E. Local names: පලල්පතන . 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 Palalpathana Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palalpathana. - Darapanahelapathana - Diyanillapathana 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 Palalpathana Named natural and historic features inside Palalpathana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Ragala Rock · 1,831 m 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 Palalpathana 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 958 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 17 164 Jun 17 101 Jul 16 82 Aug 16 92 Sep 16 129 Oct 16 234 Nov 16 274 Dec 15 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palalpathana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital center medical · St. Leonard 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00620&mlon=80.86407#map=17/7.00620/80.86407) Bank H N B · Ragala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01184&mlon=80.85969#map=17/7.01184/80.85969) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) Hotel Scottish Planter Glendevon Bungalow · Brookside 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03024&mlon=80.84835#map=17/7.03024/80.84835) 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 Rathnayakapatana School · Rathnayakapura 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02908&mlon=80.85244#map=17/7.02908/80.85244) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Police Station · Ragala 3.2 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 - 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 - 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 Palalpathana?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palalpathana?Binganthalawa, Brookside, Harasbedda North, Harasbedda South and Rathnayakapura - How many villages are in Palalpathana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Palalpathana?Ragala Rock (1,831 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Palalpathana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Palalpathana?center medical, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palalpathana?H N B, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palalpathana?PET, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palalpathana?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palalpathana?LK2324505 (OCHA common operational dataset)