# Mollipothana GN division, Thambalagamuwa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/mollipothana/ Grama Niladhari division · Thambalagamuwa DS Division # Mollipothana Mollipothana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thambalagamuwa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.80 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.8km² - 1mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mollipothana? Mollipothana lies in [Thambalagamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Galmetiyawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/galmetiyawa-south/), [Ganthalawa Unit 11](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/ganthalawa-unit-11/), [Ganthalawa Unit 12](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/ganthalawa-unit-12/), [Mollipothana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/mollipothana-east/), [Mollipothana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/mollipothana-north/) and [Vendrasanpura Unit 16](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/vendrasanpura-unit-16/). By area it is the 2448th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Thambalagamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/). The centre of Mollipothana is about 213 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4308° N, 81.0520° E. Local names: මොල්ලිපොතාන . 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 Mollipothana Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Mollipothana. Settlements here lie between about 22 m and 32 m above sea level (median 30 m). - Hameediya Nager - Mollipotana - Perakumpradesaya - Saliyapura - Tissapura - Unit Thirteen 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 Mollipothana Named natural and historic features inside Mollipothana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Paravippanchan Aru 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 Mollipothana 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 Mollipothana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital area · Kovil Kudiyiruppu 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47750&mlon=81.10929#map=17/8.47750/81.10929) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kantale Town 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36109&mlon=81.00512#map=17/8.36109/81.00512) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump 99 Filling Station · Mollipothana North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45369&mlon=81.06243#map=17/8.45369/81.06243) Hotel Lake Front Rest - Kanthale · Kantale Town 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36715&mlon=80.99867#map=17/8.36715/80.99867) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School T/KIN/Buhary Nager Muslim Maha Vidyalayam, Mullipothana · Mollipothana 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.43572&mlon=81.05209#map=17/8.43572/81.05209) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Police Station - Agbopura · Agbopura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32070&mlon=80.96893#map=17/8.32070/80.96893) 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 Mollipothana Places mapped inside Mollipothana 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 Thambalagamuwa DS Division - Galmetiyawa North - Galmetiyawa South - Kovil Kudiyiruppu - Meeranagar - Mollipothana East - Mollipothana North - Palampoddaru - Pokkuruni - Puthukudiyirippu - Sirajnagar - Thampalagauwa ## Quick answers - Where is Mollipothana?In Thambalagamuwa DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mollipothana?Galmetiyawa South, Ganthalawa Unit 11, Ganthalawa Unit 12, Mollipothana East, Mollipothana North and Vendrasanpura Unit 16 - How many villages are in Mollipothana?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mollipothana?Settlements lie between 22 m and 32 m - What is the best time to visit Mollipothana?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mollipothana?hospital area, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mollipothana?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mollipothana?People's Bank, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mollipothana?99 Filling Station, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mollipothana?LK5318055 (OCHA common operational dataset)