# Ampilanthurai GN division, Manmunai South West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/ampilanthurai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai South West DS Division # Ampilanthurai Ampilanthurai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.42 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.4km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Ampilanthurai? Ampilanthurai lies in [Manmunai South West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/), [Batticaloa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 2 other GN divisions: [Ampilanthurai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/ampilanthurai-north/) and [Ampilanthurai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/ampilanthurai-west/). By area it is the 5989th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Manmunai South West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/). The centre of Ampilanthurai is about 222 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5743° N, 81.7585° E. Local names: අම්බලාන්තුරෙයි . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Ampilanthurai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Batticaloa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 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 25 152 Feb 26 113 Mar 27 86 Apr 28 120 May 29 106 Jun 28 35 Jul 28 37 Aug 29 50 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 331 Dec 25 331 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ampilanthurai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · Vipulananthapuram 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54409&mlon=81.75749#map=17/7.54409/81.75749) Bank BOC Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60842&mlon=81.71199#map=17/7.60842/81.71199) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai · Paddippalai 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60480&mlon=81.71239#map=17/7.60480/81.71239) Hotel Diluxshan Rest · Kaluwanchikudy North 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51834&mlon=81.80392#map=17/7.51834/81.80392) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School Bt/Kalaimahal maha vidyalaiyam · Ampilanthurai West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57973&mlon=81.75357#map=17/7.57973/81.75357) College Headway College Branch · Kokkadicholai 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61183&mlon=81.71214#map=17/7.61183/81.71214) Police station Army Camp Kokkaddicholai · Kokkadicholai South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60616&mlon=81.71244#map=17/7.60616/81.71244) 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 Ampilanthurai Places mapped inside Ampilanthurai in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Manmunai South West DS Division - Ampilanthurai North - Ampilanthurai West - Arasaditivu - Arasaditivu North - Kachchakodi - Kadukkamunai - Katchenai - Kokkadicholai - Kokkadicholai South - Kuluvinamadu - LK5130011 - Mahiladitivu - Mahiladitivu South - Mavadimunmaari - Munaikkadu East - Munaikkadu North - Munaikkadu South - Munaikkadu West - Muthalaikkudah - Muthalaikkudah West - Paddippalai - Pandariyaveli - Panichchiyadimunmari - Thanthamalai ## Quick answers - Where is Ampilanthurai?In Manmunai South West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ampilanthurai?Ampilanthurai North and Ampilanthurai West - What is the best time to visit Ampilanthurai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ampilanthurai?Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ampilanthurai?BOC Kokkaddicholai, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ampilanthurai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ampilanthurai?Petrol Set MPCS Paddipalai, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ampilanthurai?LK5130090 (OCHA common operational dataset)