# Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division, Jaffna District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/ Divisional Secretariat division · Jaffna District # Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **39.2 km²**. It is divided into 35 GN divisions. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 70 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 39.2km² - 35GN divisions - 70mapped services ## Where is Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division? Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division lies in [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 3 other DS divisions: [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/), [Vadamaradchchi South-West (Karaveddy) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-south-west-karaveddy/) and [Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/). By area it is the 306th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Jaffna District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/). The centre of Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division is about 322 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 30 km from Jaffna, the main town of Jaffna District. The centre point is at 9.8016° N, 80.2436° E. Local names: වඩමාරච්චි උතුර (පේ · பருத்தித்துறை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Alvai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/alvai-north/) 1.4 0 2 [Alvai North Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/alvai-north-centre/) 0.8 2 1 [Alvai North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/alvai-north-west/) 1.2 0 1 [Alvai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/alvai-west/) 1.0 2 0 [Katkovalam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/katkovalam/) 2.7 3 2 [Kerudavil East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/kerudavil-east/) 0.8 2 1 [Kerudavil North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/kerudavil-north/) 1.0 0 1 [Kerudavil South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/kerudavil-south/) 2.1 1 1 [Manthikai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/manthikai/) 0.5 0 4 [Point Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/point-pedro/) 0.6 0 13 [Point Pedro East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/point-pedro-east/) 0.9 0 2 [Point Pedro South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/point-pedro-south/) 0.2 0 3 [Polikandy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/polikandy-east/) 1.1 1 1 [Polikandy South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/polikandy-south/) 0.5 3 1 [Polikandy West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/polikandy-west/) 1.0 1 2 [Puloly Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-centre/) 0.6 3 4 [Puloly East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-east/) 1.4 2 3 [Puloly North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-north/) 0.7 0 6 [Puloly North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-north-east/) 0.9 1 2 [Puloly North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-north-west/) 0.7 0 0 [Puloly South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-south/) 1.0 2 2 [Puloly South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-south-west/) 0.9 0 4 [Puloly West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/puloly-west/) 0.9 1 0 [Thondamanaru North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/thondamanaru-north/) 0.5 0 3 [Thondamanaru South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/thondamanaru-south/) 1.2 2 0 [Thumpalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/thumpalai/) 0.9 1 1 [Thumpalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/thumpalai-east/) 0.9 1 0 [Thunnalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/thunnalai-north/) 1.0 0 1 [Vallipuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/vallipuram/) 10 1 0 [Valvettithurai North Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/valvettithurai-north-centre/) 0.1 0 3 [Valvettithurai North East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/valvettithurai-north-east/) 0.1 0 0 [Valvettithurai North West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/valvettithurai-north-west/) 0.1 0 0 [Valvettithurai South East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/valvettithurai-south-east/) 0.2 2 3 [Valvettithurai South West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/valvettithurai-south-west/) 0.5 1 2 [Viyaparimulai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchi-north-point-pedro/viyaparimulai/) 0.6 1 1 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division. The largest with a recorded population: Point Pedro (89,810). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 20 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Alvai West - Inparsiddy - Karanavai North - Katkovalam - Kerudavil - Mandapam - Mayiliyathanai - Nediyakadu - Nellandai - Point Pedro - Polikandi - Polykandy - Puloli East - Puloli West - Puloly - Punitha Nagar - Puttalai - Sakkoddai - Suppar Madam - Thampasiddy - Thikkam - Thondaimanaru - Thumpalai - Tondaimanar - Tumpalai - Urani - Urikaadu - Vallipuram - Valveddi - Valvettiturai - Varaathupalai - Varattuppalai - Viyaapaari Moolai 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 Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Kavadivirai Kulam - Maiekaram Kulam - Tondaiman Aru - Verachchi Kulam ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Palmyra Point 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 Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division Places mapped inside Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks8 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels5 - Shopping malls1 - Schools36 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants10 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?In Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Vadamaradchchi South-West (Karaveddy) DS Division and Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division - How many villages are in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?Settlements lie between 0 m and 20 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?January to February - How many hospitals are in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?3 mapped - How many banks are in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?8 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Vadamaradchi North (Point Pedro) DS Division?LK4127 (OCHA common operational dataset)