# Ampan GN division, Vadamaradchchi East DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/ampan/ Grama Niladhari division · Vadamaradchchi East DS Division # Ampan Ampan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **13.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.8km² - 2mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ampan? Ampan lies in [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Eluthumadduval North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/eluthumadduval-north/), [Kudaththanai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/kudaththanai/), [Kudaththanai Karaiyoor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/kudaththanai-karaiyoor/), [Mirusuvil North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/mirusuvil-north/), [Nagarkovil South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/nagarkovil-south/), [Nagarkovil West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/nagarkovil-west/) and [Navatkadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/thenmaradchi-chavakachcheri/navatkadu/). By area it is the 795th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.3% of [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/). The centre of Ampan is about 314 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7246° N, 80.2807° E. Local names: අම්පන් . 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 Ampan Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ampan. - Ampan - Koddodai 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 Ampan 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 Ampan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Ampan · Ampan 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71519&mlon=80.28372#map=17/9.71519/80.28372) Bank People's Bank · Kodikamam North 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68155&mlon=80.22032#map=17/9.68155/80.22032) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Ariyalai Center West 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66107&mlon=80.03878#map=17/9.66107/80.03878) Petrol pump Thanmaradchchi East MPCS · Kodikamam North 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68181&mlon=80.22020#map=17/9.68181/80.22020) Hotel Kbs golden house · Puloly South 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.79931&mlon=80.24038#map=17/9.79931/80.24038) Mall Lingam shop · Imayanan 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80538&mlon=80.17915#map=17/9.80538/80.17915) School J - Amban American Mission Tamil Mixed School · Ampan 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72636&mlon=80.27279#map=17/9.72636/80.27279) College J/Meesalai Veerasingam Central College · Ramavil 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67820&mlon=80.19812#map=17/9.67820/80.19812) Police station Police Station Point Pedro · Point Pedro 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.82626&mlon=80.23336#map=17/9.82626/80.23336) 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 Ampan Places mapped inside Ampan in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 Vadamaradchchi East DS Division - Aliyavalai - Chempiyanpattu North - Chempiyanpattu South - Chundikulam - Kudaththanai - Kudaththanai Karaiyoor - Manatkadu - Maruthankarny - Mulliyan - Nagarkovil East - Nagarkovil South - Nagarkovil West - Pokkaruppu - Potpathi - Uduththurai - Vaththirayan - Vettilaikerny ## Quick answers - Where is Ampan?In Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ampan?Eluthumadduval North, Kudaththanai, Kudaththanai Karaiyoor, Mirusuvil North, Nagarkovil South, Nagarkovil West and Navatkadu - How many villages are in Ampan?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ampan?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Ampan?Divisional Hospital Ampan, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ampan?People's Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ampan?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ampan?Thanmaradchchi East MPCS, about 8.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ampan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ampan?LK4124025 (OCHA common operational dataset)