# St. Leonard GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map

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

Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division 

# St. Leonard

St. Leonard is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.97 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.0km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,489 mtypical elevation

## Where is St. Leonard?

St. Leonard 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 7 other GN divisions: [Delmar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/delmar/), [Manthreethenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/manthreethenna/), [Pandithaya Kumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/pandithaya-kumbura/), [Ragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ragala/), [Ragala Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ragala-watta/), [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/samagipura/) and [Senarathpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/senarathpura/). By area it is the 3793rd 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 St. Leonard is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0041° N, 80.8645° E. Local names: සෙන්ට් ලෙනාඩ් .

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 St. Leonard

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in St. Leonard.

- Coneygar State
- Delmar
- Ragala

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 St. Leonard

Named natural and historic features inside St. Leonard, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

4 estates.

- Coneygar
- Delmar
- Halgranoya
- Saint Leonards

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 St. Leonard 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 (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 570 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 18 108 

Feb 18 86 

Mar 20 104 

Apr 20 175 

May 20 164 

Jun 19 101 

Jul 19 82 

Aug 19 92 

Sep 19 129 

Oct 19 234 

Nov 19 274 

Dec 18 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from St. Leonard

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital center medical · St. Leonard 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00620&mlon=80.86407#map=17/7.00620/80.86407) 

Bank H N B · Ragala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01184&mlon=80.85969#map=17/7.01184/80.85969) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) 

Hotel Stafford Bungalow · Rathnayakapura 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01746&mlon=80.85547#map=17/7.01746/80.85547) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School ragala school · St. Leonard 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00336&mlon=80.86558#map=17/7.00336/80.86558) 

College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) 

Police station Police Station · Ragala 1.1 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 St. Leonard

Places mapped inside St. Leonard in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Schools2
- Restaurants1

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
- Rathnayakapura
- Samagipura
- Senarathpura
- Serasunthenna
- Serupitiya
- Thennehenwala
- Ukuthule
- Ukuthule East
- Unagolla
- Walapane
- Wathumulla
- Werellapathana
- Wetakepatha
- Wetekegama
- Wewakele
- Yatiwella

## Quick answers

- Where is St. Leonard?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders St. Leonard?Delmar, Manthreethenna, Pandithaya Kumbura, Ragala, Ragala Watta, Samagipura and Senarathpura
- How many villages are in St. Leonard?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit St. Leonard?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to St. Leonard?center medical, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to St. Leonard?H N B, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to St. Leonard?PET, about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to St. Leonard?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in St. Leonard?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of St. Leonard?LK2324580 (OCHA common operational dataset)