# Malligaithivu GN division, Muthur DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/malligaithivu/ Grama Niladhari division · Muthur DS Division # Malligaithivu Malligaithivu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **11.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.6km² - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malligaithivu? Malligaithivu lies in [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Bharathipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/bharathipuram/), [Iruthayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/iruthayapuram/), [Kanguvely](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/kanguvely/), [Mengamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/mengamam/), [Neelapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/neelapola/), [Peruveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/peruveli/) and [Upparu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/upparu/). By area it is the 997th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.0% of [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/). The centre of Malligaithivu is about 225 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3904° N, 81.2632° E. Local names: මල්ලිගෙයිතීව් . 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 Malligaithivu Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Malligaithivu. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 9 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Mallikaitivu - Periyaveli - Sampalchenai - Topputtidal 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). ## Weather in Malligaithivu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 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 26 127 Feb 26 93 Mar 28 71 Apr 29 109 May 29 105 Jun 29 28 Jul 29 36 Aug 29 57 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 227 Nov 27 327 Dec 26 304 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malligaithivu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Main Hospital, Kiliveddy · Bharathipuram 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36183&mlon=81.28456#map=17/8.36183/81.28456) Bank Hatton national bank · Serunuwara 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32547&mlon=81.30032#map=17/8.32547/81.30032) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Alimnagar 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44122&mlon=81.26243#map=17/8.44122/81.26243) Hotel Kinniya Inn and Suites · Mancholaichenai 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49865&mlon=81.19093#map=17/8.49865/81.19093) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School T/M/Kiliveddy.m.v · Kiliveddi 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34963&mlon=81.28606#map=17/8.34963/81.28606) College ilankaithuraimugathuvatam primary school · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34648&mlon=81.38072#map=17/8.34648/81.38072) Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32189&mlon=81.29938#map=17/8.32189/81.29938) 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 Muthur DS Division - Alimnagar - Allainagar East - Allainagar West - Anaichenai - Azathnagar - Bharathipuram - Chenaiyoor - Iqbal Nagar - Iruthayapuram - Jayanagar - Jinna Nagar - Jinna Nagar - Kadarkaraichenai - Kaddaiparichchan North - Kaddaiparichchan South - Kanguvely - Kiliveddi - Koonitivu - Mengamam - Muthur Central - Muthur East - Muthur West - Naduthivu - Nalloor - Navarathnapuram - Neithalnagar - Paddalipuram - Paddithidal - Palanagar - Palathadichenai - Palathoppur - Pallikudiyiruppu - Periyapalam - Peruveli - Ralkully - Sampoor East - Sampoor West - Shafinagar - Thahanagar - Thaqwanagar - Thoppur ## Quick answers - Where is Malligaithivu?In Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Malligaithivu?Bharathipuram, Iruthayapuram, Kanguvely, Mengamam, Neelapola, Peruveli and Upparu - How many villages are in Malligaithivu?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Malligaithivu?Settlements lie between 7 m and 9 m - What is the best time to visit Malligaithivu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Malligaithivu?Main Hospital, Kiliveddy, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malligaithivu?Hatton national bank, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Malligaithivu?People's Bank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malligaithivu?Lanka IOC, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malligaithivu?LK5327170 (OCHA common operational dataset)