# Rathnayakapura GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/rathnayakapura/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Rathnayakapura Rathnayakapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.95 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.0km² - 4mapped services - 1,615 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rathnayakapura? Rathnayakapura 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: [Brookside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/brookside/), [Harasbedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/harasbedda-north/), [Manthreethenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/manthreethenna/), [Palalpathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/palalpathana/) and [Ragala Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ragala-watta/). By area it is the 3815th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Rathnayakapura is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0258° N, 80.8578° E. Local names: රත්නායකපුර . 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 Rathnayakapura Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Rathnayakapura. Settlements here lie between about 1,519 m and 1,789 m above sea level (median 1,615 m). - Brooksidegama - Lidesdailwatta - Rathnayakapathana - Rathnayakapura 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 Rathnayakapura Named natural and historic features inside Rathnayakapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Brookside - Diyanilla - Halgakandya 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 Rathnayakapura 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 696 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 Rathnayakapura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital center medical · St. Leonard 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00620&mlon=80.86407#map=17/7.00620/80.86407) Bank B O C · Ragala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01194&mlon=80.85802#map=17/7.01194/80.85802) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) Hotel Stafford Bungalow · Rathnayakapura 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01746&mlon=80.85547#map=17/7.01746/80.85547) 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 Ragala Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Rathnayakapura 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02134&mlon=80.85345#map=17/7.02134/80.85345) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Police Station · Ragala 1.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rathnayakapura Places mapped inside Rathnayakapura in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 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 - 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 - Samagipura - Senarathpura - Serasunthenna - Serupitiya - St. Leonard - Thennehenwala - Ukuthule - Ukuthule East - Unagolla - Walapane - Wathumulla - Werellapathana - Wetakepatha - Wetekegama - Wewakele - Yatiwella ## Quick answers - Where is Rathnayakapura?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rathnayakapura?Brookside, Harasbedda North, Manthreethenna, Palalpathana and Ragala Watta - How many villages are in Rathnayakapura?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rathnayakapura?Settlements lie between 1,519 m and 1,789 m - What is the best time to visit Rathnayakapura?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rathnayakapura?center medical, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rathnayakapura?B O C, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rathnayakapura?PET, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathnayakapura?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rathnayakapura?LK2324510 (OCHA common operational dataset)