# Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/ Divisional Secretariat division · Mannar District # Mannar Town DS Division Mannar Town DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **220.2 km²**. It is divided into 49 GN divisions. 86 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 85 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 220km² - 49GN divisions - 85mapped services ## Where is Mannar Town DS Division? Mannar Town DS Division lies in [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 2 other DS divisions: [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/) and [Nanaddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/). By area it is the 94th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 10.9% of [Mannar District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/). The centre of Mannar Town DS Division is about 233 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0352° N, 79.8427° E. Local names: මන්නාරම නගර · மன்னார் நகரம் . 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 Mannar Town DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Eluthur](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/eluthur/) 1.6 1 6 [Emilnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/emilnagar/) 1.0 2 1 [Erukkalampiddy Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/erukkalampiddy-centre/) 0.1 1 1 [Erukkalampiddy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/erukkalampiddy-east/) 2.1 0 1 [Erukkalampiddy North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/erukkalampiddy-north/) 0.5 0 0 [Erukkalampiddy South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/erukkalampiddy-south/) 3.3 0 0 [Erukkalampiddy West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/erukkalampiddy-west/) 8.5 2 1 [Kaddukarankudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/kaddukarankudiyiruppu/) 19 9 1 [Kallikattaikadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/kallikattaikadu/) 3.8 3 1 [Mathoddam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/mathoddam/) 1.8 1 1 [Moor Street](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/moor-street/) 0.7 1 1 [Nagathalvu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/nagathalvu/) 11 6 1 [Neelasenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/neelasenai/) 3.2 2 0 [Olaithoduwai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/olaithoduwai/) 12 2 4 [Pallimunai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pallimunai-east/) 0.2 0 0 [Pallimunai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pallimunai-west/) 0.4 0 1 [Panankaddikoddu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/panankaddikoddu-east/) 0.6 0 0 [Panankaddikoddu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/panankaddikoddu-west/) 0.4 0 2 [Parappankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/parappankandal/) 19 5 1 [Pattithoddam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pattithoddam/) 2.9 1 0 [Periyakadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyakadai/) 0.3 0 5 [Periyakarisal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyakarisal/) 4.4 2 1 [Periyanavatkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyanavatkulam/) 7.6 4 1 [Pesalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-north/) 0.6 0 1 [Pesalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-south/) 6.4 1 4 [Pesalai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pesalai-west/) 7.4 2 0 [Pettah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pettah/) 0.2 0 1 [Puthukkamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/puthukkamam/) 11 4 1 [Puthukudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/puthukudiyiruppu/) 1.8 5 2 [Savatkaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/savatkaddu/) 0.5 0 4 [Sinnakadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/sinnakadai/) 1.0 0 8 [Siruthoppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/siruthoppu/) 3.1 5 2 [Southbar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/southbar/) 6.3 1 1 [Talaimannar North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/talaimannar-north/) 2.4 1 2 [Talaimannar South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/talaimannar-south/) 4.0 0 0 [Thalaimannar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalaimannar/) 4.3 3 2 [Thalaimannar Pier East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalaimannar-pier-east/) 1.8 1 4 [Thalaimannar Pier West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalaimannar-pier-west/) 1.4 0 2 [Thalvupadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalvupadu/) 3.6 2 3 [Tharapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/tharapuram-east/) 3.7 1 2 [Tharapuram West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/tharapuram-west/) 3.2 1 1 [Thiruketheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thiruketheeswaram/) 6.7 4 1 [Thoddaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thoddaveli/) 10 1 2 [Thullukudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thullukudiyiruppu/) 16 5 1 [Uppukulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uppukulam-north/) 0.3 0 1 [Uppukulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uppukulam-south/) 0.3 0 6 [Uyilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyilankulam/) 3.8 4 2 [Uyirtharasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyirtharasankulam/) 14 5 1 [Vannamottai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/vannamottai/) 1.8 0 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 Mannar Town DS Division Open gazetteers list **86 villages, towns and localities** in Mannar Town DS Division. The largest with a recorded population: Mannar (35,817). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 17 m above sea level (median 8 m). - Adaikkalamoddai - Aladikattaikatu - Chavalkaddu - Cheddikudiyiruppu - Cheddiyarkandal - Chirunavatkulam - Chiruttoppu - Eluthoor - Erukkalampiddi - Erukkilampiddi - Iluppaikkulam - Kaddukkarankudiyiruppu - Kallikaddaikkadu - Kalmoddai - Kamakkarankudiyiruppu - Kanchankali - Kankankulam - Karisal - Kidavedditoppu - Koddaikkulam - Kollankulam - Kollarsirukkulam - Konarpannai - Kosukuvadi - Kulialankudiyiruppu - Maintarkudiyiruppu - Manalkulam - Manalmottai - Mandukkumindan - Mannar - Mantai - Mantota - Mirakkappannai - Modutakampaddankaddikudiyiruppu - Mullippallam - Mullitidal - Muntiriveli - Mutalaikutti - Nachchiyal - Nakattalvu - Naruvilikkulam - Nilachenai - Nochchikulam - Olaittoduvai - Palaitalvu - Panankaddikodil - Parankisirukkulam - Parappankandal Periyakulam - Parappankandal Sirukulam - Pavilupaddankaddikudiyiruppu - Periya Alankulam - Periyanavatkulam - Peruntaravai - Pesalai - Pesalai Putukkudiyiruppu - Pettantoddam - Pularkudiyiruppu - Putukkudiyiruppu - Sampaturai - Talaimannar - Talvupadu - Tannippavilaikudiyiruppu - Tarakkundu - Tayilankudiyiruppu - Tayliankudiyiruppu - Telliyankudiyiruppu - Tettavadimarutankulam - Thiruketheeswaram - Thirukethiswaram - Thuvarankerni - Tirukesvaram - Toddakkadu - Toddaveli - Tullukuddikudiyiruppu - Tupasialankulam - Uppukkulam - Upputtaravai - Uthuvayankulam - Uvari - Uyilankulam - Vaiyakkarai - Vayittiyankudiyiruppu - Velikamam - Vettimakkalkudiyiruppu - Villamparuku - Viyayadippannai 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 Mannar Town DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Mannar Town DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 reservoirs and tanks. - Aladikollan Kulam - Attalai Tank - Giants Tank - Kalmoddai Kulam - Kanakkan Kulam - Kora Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Mantai Kulam - Nedun Kulam - Palavicinna Kulam - Papan Kulam - Pechchipotkeni - Periya Kankan Kulam - Perukadi Kulam ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Mannar Island - Puliyantivu ### Estates 6 estates. - Keelakudiyiruppu - Minaradi - Narikalaichan - Piddikudiyiruppu - Talaimannar Port - Yetrimakkal Kudiyiruppu ### Getting around 1 railway halt. - Toddaveli 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 Mannar Town DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mannar Town DS Division Places mapped inside Mannar Town DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals9 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps7 - Hotels20 - Schools36 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants9 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 Mannar Town DS Division?In Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mannar Town DS Division?Manthai West DS Division and Nanaddan DS Division - How many villages are in Mannar Town DS Division?86 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mannar Town DS Division?Settlements lie between 3 m and 17 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mannar Town DS Division?14 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mannar Town DS Division?January to February - How many hospitals are in Mannar Town DS Division?9 mapped - How many banks are in Mannar Town DS Division?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mannar Town DS Division?7 mapped - What is the P-code of Mannar Town DS Division?LK4203 (OCHA common operational dataset)