# Mathakiramam GN division, Madhu DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/mathakiramam/ Grama Niladhari division · Madhu DS Division # Mathakiramam Mathakiramam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **38.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 38.3km² - 1mapped services - 59 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mathakiramam? Mathakiramam lies in [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/), [Mannar District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Marudhamadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/marudhamadu/), [Pannavedduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/pannavedduvan/), [Periyakaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vengalacheddikulam/periyakaddu/), [Periyamurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/periyamurippu/) and [Thekkam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/thekkam/). By area it is the 191st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.8% of [Madhu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/). The centre of Mathakiramam is about 201 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7184° N, 80.1714° E. Local names: මාතාකිරාමම් . 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 Mathakiramam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mathakiramam. - Periyakunchukulam 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 Mathakiramam Named natural and historic features inside Mathakiramam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Metpuliyan Kulam - Periyakaddu Aru - Siana Kulam - Uvayadi Kulam ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Metpuliyankulam - Pudukkulam 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 Mathakiramam and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mannar District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,093 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (269 mm) and the driest Jun (14 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 25 53 Feb 26 40 Mar 28 45 Apr 29 88 May 29 75 Jun 29 14 Jul 28 17 Aug 28 39 Sep 28 58 Oct 28 199 Nov 27 269 Dec 26 196 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mathakiramam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chettikulam Hospital · Mugaththankulam 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65910&mlon=80.31243#map=17/8.65910/80.31243) Bank BOC · Cheddikulam 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65203&mlon=80.31476#map=17/8.65203/80.31476) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Poomalarnthan 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77035&mlon=80.15428#map=17/8.77035/80.15428) Hotel Luvero Shade Inn · Poomalarnthan 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76891&mlon=80.15643#map=17/8.76891/80.15643) School Mn/Periyakunchchukulam RCTMS · Mathakiramam 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.70437&mlon=80.16351#map=17/8.70437/80.16351) College Department of ICT - FOT ,University of Vavuniya · Salambaikkulam 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75451&mlon=80.39968#map=17/8.75451/80.39968) Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74744&mlon=80.18613#map=17/8.74744/80.18613) 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 Mathakiramam Places mapped inside Mathakiramam 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 Madhu DS Division - Iranailluppaikulam - Kakkayankulam East - Kakkayankulam West - Kalmadu - Keerisuddan - Madhu - Maluvarayarkaddayadampan - Palampiddy - Pannavedduvan - Parasankulam - Periya-Pandivirichchan East - Periya-Pandivirichchan West - Periyamurippu - Poomalarnthan - Thekkam - Vilathikulam ## Quick answers - Where is Mathakiramam?In Madhu DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mathakiramam?Marudhamadu, Pannavedduvan, Periyakaddu, Periyamurippu and Thekkam - How many villages are in Mathakiramam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mathakiramam?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mathakiramam?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mathakiramam?Chettikulam Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mathakiramam?BOC, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mathakiramam?Ceypetco, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mathakiramam?LK4209085 (OCHA common operational dataset)