# Inspector Etham GN division, Pottuvil DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/inspector-etham/ Grama Niladhari division · Pottuvil DS Division # Inspector Etham Inspector Etham is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **8.14 km²**. - 8.1km² ## Where is Inspector Etham? Inspector Etham lies in [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/), [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: [Hidayapuram 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/hidayapuram-1/), [Hijra Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/hijra-nagar/), [Kalappukaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/kalappukaddu/), [Kundumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/kundumadu/), [Rasak Moulana Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/rasak-moulana-nagar/), [Vaddively](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/vaddively/), [Victor Estate 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/victor-estate-1/) and [Victor Estate 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/victor-estate-2/). By area it is the 1580th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Pottuvil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/). The centre of Inspector Etham is about 216 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8914° N, 81.8060° E. Local names: ඉන්ස්පෙක්ටර් ඒත්‍ . 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 Inspector Etham Named natural and historic features inside Inspector Etham, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Bummane Kulam - Menthodai Kulam - Palanchivetiya Kulam - Rota Aar - Tamara Kulam 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 Inspector Etham 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 Inspector Etham Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital, Pottuvil, Srilanka · Pothuvil Town 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87610&mlon=81.83043#map=17/6.87610/81.83043) Bank SDB · Pakkiyawatta 1 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87589&mlon=81.82934#map=17/6.87589/81.82934) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd. · Vaddively 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) Hotel Forcus Cabanas Arugambay · Vaddively 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87840&mlon=81.82551#map=17/6.87840/81.82551) Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) School Al Kalam Maha Vidyalaya · Victor Estate 1 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87357&mlon=81.82334#map=17/6.87357/81.82334) College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) Police station Pottuvil Police Station · Vaddively 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87777&mlon=81.82699#map=17/6.87777/81.82699) 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 Pottuvil DS Division - Hidayapuram 1 - Hidayapuram 2 - Hijra Nagar - Jalaldeen Square - Kalappukaddu - Kanagarkiramam - Komarie 01 - Komarie 02 - Kundumadu - Pakkiyawatta 1 - Pakkiyawatta 2 - Pasarichchenai - Pothuvil 01/Unit I - Pothuvil 01/Unit II - Pothuvil 01/Unit III - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 2 - Pothuvil 02 / Unit 3 - Pothuvil Town - Rasak Moulana Nagar - Sangamankanda - Sarvodayapuram - Sinna Puthukkudiyiruppu - Sinna Ullai - Vaddively - Victor Estate 1 - Victor Estate 2 ## Quick answers - Where is Inspector Etham?In Pottuvil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Inspector Etham?Hidayapuram 1, Hijra Nagar, Kalappukaddu, Kundumadu, Rasak Moulana Nagar, Vaddively, Victor Estate 1 and Victor Estate 2 - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Inspector Etham?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Inspector Etham?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Inspector Etham?Base Hospital, Pottuvil, Srilanka, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Inspector Etham?SDB, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Inspector Etham?Bank of Ceylon, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Inspector Etham?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Inspector Etham?LK5248130 (OCHA common operational dataset)