# Madduvilnadu East GN division, Poonakary DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Poonakary DS Division # Madduvilnadu East Madduvilnadu East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **6.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 1mapped service - 4 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madduvilnadu East? Madduvilnadu East lies in [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/), [Kilinochchi District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Cheddiakurichchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/cheddiakurichchi/), [Gnanimadam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/gnanimadam/), [Kollakuruchchi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/kollakuruchchi/), [Madduvilnadu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/madduvilnadu-west/) and [Pallikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/pallikuda/). By area it is the 2021st largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Poonakary DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/poonakary/). The centre of Madduvilnadu East is about 287 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.4908° N, 80.2188° E. Local names: මට්ටුවිල්නාඩු නැ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Madduvilnadu East - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna37 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee150 km ### Nearest railway station Pallai (Pallai Town), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:48) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:51). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Madduvilnadu East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Madduvilnadu East. - Madduvilnadu 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 Madduvilnadu East Named natural and historic features inside Madduvilnadu East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Anaipapan Kulam - Chori Kulam - Kavaka Kulam - Kilavi Kulam - Thali Kulam - Uliyan Kulam 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 Madduvilnadu East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kilinochchi District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,341 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (311 mm) and the driest Jun (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 66 Feb 26 48 Mar 28 48 Apr 29 91 May 29 93 Jun 29 32 Jul 29 38 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 82 Oct 28 225 Nov 27 311 Dec 26 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Madduvilnadu East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poonakary Divisional Hospital · Madduvilnadu West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50742&mlon=80.20808#map=17/9.50742/80.20808) Bank BOC · Madduvilnadu West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50470&mlon=80.21143#map=17/9.50470/80.21143) ATM NSB · Kilinochchi Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.40701&mlon=80.40819#map=17/9.40701/80.40819) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Madduvilnadu West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50615&mlon=80.20978#map=17/9.50615/80.20978) Hotel Coconut Cultivation Board Circuit Bungalow · Tharmakeny 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58688&mlon=80.35794#map=17/9.58688/80.35794) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School Poonakary Central College · Madduvilnadu West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50037&mlon=80.20926#map=17/9.50037/80.20926) College J/ Chavakachcheri Hindu College · Nunavil East 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65000&mlon=80.15000#map=17/9.65000/80.15000) Police station Nachchikuda Police Station · Jeyapuram North 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.31240&mlon=80.15989#map=17/9.31240/80.15989) 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 Madduvilnadu East Places mapped inside Madduvilnadu East in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 Poonakary DS Division - Alankeni - Cheddiakurichchi - Gnanimadam - Iranaithivu - Jeyapuram North - Jeyapuram South - Kariyalainagapaduvan - Kiranchi - Kollakuruchchi - Kowtharimunai - Madduvilnadu West - Mulankavil - Nachchikuda - Nallur - Pallavarayankattu - Pallikuda - Paramankirai - Ponnaveli ## Quick answers - Where is Madduvilnadu East?In Poonakary DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madduvilnadu East?Cheddiakurichchi, Gnanimadam, Kollakuruchchi, Madduvilnadu West and Pallikuda - What time zone is Madduvilnadu East in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Madduvilnadu East?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Madduvilnadu East?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Madduvilnadu East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Madduvilnadu East?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Madduvilnadu East?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Madduvilnadu East?Poonakary Divisional Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madduvilnadu East?BOC, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madduvilnadu East?NSB, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madduvilnadu East?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Madduvilnadu East?LK4512055 (OCHA common operational dataset)