# Palamuna 01 GN division, Addalaichenai DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/palamuna-01/ Grama Niladhari division · Addalaichenai DS Division # Palamuna 01 Palamuna 01 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Addalaichenai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.1km² - 1mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palamuna 01? Palamuna 01 lies in [Addalaichenai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Addalachchenai 09](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/addalachchenai-09/), [Oluvil 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/oluvil-01/), [Oluvil 07](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/oluvil-07/), [Palamuna 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/palamuna-02/), [Palamuna 03](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/palamuna-03/), [Palamuna 04](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/palamuna-04/), [Palamuna 05](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/palamuna-05/) and [Palamuna 06](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/palamuna-06/). By area it is the 2282nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.3% of [Addalaichenai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/addalaichenai/). The centre of Palamuna 01 is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2743° N, 81.8249° E. Local names: පාලමුණෙයි 01 . 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 Palamuna 01 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palamuna 01. - Hira Nagar - Palamunai 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 Palamuna 01 Named natural and historic features inside Palamuna 01, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 port. - Palamunai Port 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 Palamuna 01 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palamuna 01 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Palamunai Hospital · Palamuna 05 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26937&mlon=81.84822#map=17/7.26937/81.84822) Bank Peoples Bank · Palamuna 04 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27227&mlon=81.84806#map=17/7.27227/81.84806) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Oluvil 01 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29000&mlon=81.84851#map=17/7.29000/81.84851) Hotel Homes & Villas · Palamuna 03 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27439&mlon=81.84943#map=17/7.27439/81.84943) Mall Home Shop · Addalachchenai 05 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23984&mlon=81.85326#map=17/7.23984/81.85326) School AL Hidaya Ladeis Collage · Palamuna 03 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27587&mlon=81.84853#map=17/7.27587/81.84853) College Agriculture Collage · Palamuna 04 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27272&mlon=81.85377#map=17/7.27272/81.85377) Police station Akkaraipattu Police Station · Town Division 04 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21624&mlon=81.85360#map=17/7.21624/81.85360) 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 Palamuna 01 Places mapped inside Palamuna 01 in open map data, by type. - 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 Addalaichenai DS Division - Addalachchenai 01 - Addalachchenai 02 - Addalachchenai 03 - Addalachchenai 04 - Addalachchenai 05 - Addalachchenai 06 - Addalachchenai 07 - Addalachchenai 08 - Addalachchenai 09 - Addalachchenai 10 - Addalachchenai 11 - Addalachchenai 12 - Addalachchenai 13 - Addalachchenai 14 - Addalachchenai 15 - Addalachchenai 16 - Addalachchenai 17 - Deegawapie 01 - Deegawapie 02 - Oluvil 01 - Oluvil 02 - Oluvil 03 - Oluvil 04 - Oluvil 05 - Oluvil 06 - Oluvil 07 - Palamuna 02 - Palamuna 03 - Palamuna 04 - Palamuna 05 - Palamuna 06 ## Quick answers - Where is Palamuna 01?In Addalaichenai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palamuna 01?Addalachchenai 09, Oluvil 01, Oluvil 07, Palamuna 02, Palamuna 03, Palamuna 04, Palamuna 05 and Palamuna 06 - How many villages are in Palamuna 01?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palamuna 01?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Palamuna 01?Palamunai Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palamuna 01?Peoples Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palamuna 01?People's Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palamuna 01?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palamuna 01?LK5233055 (OCHA common operational dataset)