# Reclamation West GN division, Jaffna DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/reclamation-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Jaffna DS Division # Reclamation West Reclamation West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Jaffna DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **0.16 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.2km² - 2mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Reclamation West? Reclamation West lies in [Jaffna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/), [Jaffna District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Gurunagar East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/gurunagar-east/), [Gurunagar West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/gurunagar-west/), [Reclamation East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/reclamation-east/) and [Small Bazaar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/small-bazaar/). By area it is the 13810th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Jaffna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/). The centre of Reclamation West is about 303 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 1.8 km from Jaffna, the main town of Jaffna DS Division. The centre point is at 9.6546° N, 80.0157° E. Local names: රෙක්ලමේසන් බටහිර . 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 Reclamation West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Reclamation West. - Gurunagar - Karaiyur 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 Reclamation West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jaffna District, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,144 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (293 mm) and the driest Jun (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 45 Feb 27 33 Mar 28 39 Apr 30 75 May 30 78 Jun 29 21 Jul 29 24 Aug 29 50 Sep 28 73 Oct 28 210 Nov 27 293 Dec 26 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Reclamation West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Gurunagar · Reclamation East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65259&mlon=80.01958#map=17/9.65259/80.01958) Bank BOC · Jaffna Town East 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65869&mlon=80.02200#map=17/9.65869/80.02200) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Chundikuli South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65824&mlon=80.02360#map=17/9.65824/80.02360) Petrol pump Saravanapavan · Jaffna Town East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65893&mlon=80.02056#map=17/9.65893/80.02056) Hotel The Jaffna Fort Guest House · Small Bazaar 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65934&mlon=80.01385#map=17/9.65934/80.01385) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School J/St James Maha Vidyalayam · Reclamation West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65367&mlon=80.01637#map=17/9.65367/80.01637) College National Institute Of Nautical Engineering · Small Bazaar 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65781&mlon=80.01395#map=17/9.65781/80.01395) Police station Jaffna Police Station · Fort 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66005&mlon=80.01085#map=17/9.66005/80.01085) 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 Reclamation West Places mapped inside Reclamation West in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Jaffna DS Division - Aththiyadi - Chirampiyadi - Chundikuli North - Chundikuli South - Columbuthurai East - Columbuthurai West - Eachchamoddai - Fort - Grand Bazaar - Gurunagar East - Gurunagar West - Jaffna Town East - Jaffna Town West - Koddady - Maruthady - Moor Street North - Moor Street South - Navanthurai North - Navanthurai South - Nedunkulam - New Moor Street - Passaiyoor East - Passaiyoor West - Reclamation East - Small Bazaar - Thirunagar - Vannarpannai ## Quick answers - Where is Reclamation West?In Jaffna DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Reclamation West?Gurunagar East, Gurunagar West, Reclamation East and Small Bazaar - How many villages are in Reclamation West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Reclamation West?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Reclamation West?Divisional Hospital Gurunagar, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Reclamation West?BOC, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Reclamation West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Reclamation West?Saravanapavan, about 0.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Reclamation West?LK4136045 (OCHA common operational dataset)