# Aligambai GN division, Alayadivembu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/aligambai/ Grama Niladhari division · Alayadivembu DS Division # Aligambai Aligambai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Alayadivembu DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **33.4 km²**. - 33.4km² ## Where is Aligambai? Aligambai lies in [Alayadivembu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [18A. Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/18a-janapadaya/), [Alim Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/akkaraipattu/alim-nagar/), [Ambalanoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/ambalanoya/), [Kannakigramam 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/kannakigramam-02/), [Sagamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/sagamam/), [Sinna Panankadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/sinna-panankadu/), [Thambiluvil 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thambiluvil-1/), [Thambiluvil 1 West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thambiluvil-1-west/) and [Veheragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/veheragala/). By area it is the 224th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 47.9% of [Alayadivembu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/). The centre of Aligambai is about 215 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1521° N, 81.7884° E. Local names: අලිගම්බේ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Aligambai Named natural and historic features inside Aligambai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Ambalam Oya - Karupuvil Kulam - Pannela Oya ### History 1 ruin. - Deegamadutu Dagoba 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 Aligambai 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 Aligambai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital, Panankadu · Panankadu 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18653&mlon=81.84560#map=17/7.18653/81.84560) Bank Bank of Ceylon, Thambiluvil Branch · Thambiluvil 2 West 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12491&mlon=81.84890#map=17/7.12491/81.84890) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Lanka Petrol · Pallikudiyiruppu 01 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22272&mlon=81.82083#map=17/7.22272/81.82083) Hotel Razeek Hotel · Pallikudiyiruppu 02 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22708&mlon=81.82339#map=17/7.22708/81.82339) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School Kannakipuram T.V · Kannakigramam 01 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18614&mlon=81.81718#map=17/7.18614/81.81718) College Ak-Muslim Central College (AMC College) · Akkaraipattu 20 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22558&mlon=81.83804#map=17/7.22558/81.83804) Police station Thirukkovil Army Camp · Kanchirankudah 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09333&mlon=81.82289#map=17/7.09333/81.82289) 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 Alayadivembu DS Division - Akkaraipattu 09 - Akkaraipattu 7 - Akkaraipattu 7/1 - Akkaraipattu 7/2 - Akkaraipattu 7/3 - Akkaraipattu 7/4 - Akkaraipattu 8 - Akkaraipattu 8/1 - Akkaraipattu 8/2 - Akkaraipattu 8/3 - Alayadivembu - Kannakigramam 01 - Kannakigramam 02 - Kolavil 01 - Kolavil 02 - Kolavil 03 - Navatkadu - Panankadu - Sinna Panankadu - Sinnamugathuwaram - Vachchikudah ## Quick answers - Where is Aligambai?In Alayadivembu DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aligambai?18A. Janapadaya, Alim Nagar, Ambalanoya, Kannakigramam 02, Sagamam, Sinna Panankadu, Thambiluvil 1, Thambiluvil 1 West and Veheragala - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Aligambai?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Aligambai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Aligambai?Divisional Hospital, Panankadu, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aligambai?Bank of Ceylon, Thambiluvil Branch, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aligambai?People's Bank ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aligambai?Lanka Petrol, about 8.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aligambai?LK5239045 (OCHA common operational dataset)