# Moor Street GN division, Mannar Town DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/moor-street/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Moor Street Moor Street is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 1mapped service - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moor Street? Moor Street lies in [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/), [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: [Periyakadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyakadai/), [Pettah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/pettah/), [Sinnakadai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/sinnakadai/), [Uppukulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uppukulam-north/) and [Uppukulam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uppukulam-south/). By area it is the 11556th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Moor Street is about 228 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9852° N, 79.9147° E. Local names: මූර්වීදි . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Moor Street ### Nearby, outside Moor Street - Baobab Tree · attraction, Pallimunai East1.0 km - Mannar Dutch Fort · attraction, Uppukulam South1.1 km - Keeri beach · attraction, Pattithoddam4.6 km - Donkey Clinic and education centre · attraction, Puthukudiyiruppu11 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Moor Street - 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) · Jaffna91 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee148 km ### Nearest railway station Railway Station, Mannar (Southbar), about 2.8 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:53). 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 Moor Street Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Moor Street. - Uppukkulam 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 Moor Street Named natural and historic features inside Moor Street, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Perukadi 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 Moor Street 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 Moor Street Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital General Hospital Mannar · Sinnakadai 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98517&mlon=79.90979#map=17/8.98517/79.90979) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Lanka Filing Station · Uppukulam South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97828&mlon=79.91843#map=17/8.97828/79.91843) Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) School Mn/St. Xavier's Boys College · Sinnakadai 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98534&mlon=79.91027#map=17/8.98534/79.91027) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74682&mlon=79.95486#map=17/8.74682/79.95486) 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 Moor Street Places mapped inside Moor Street 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 Mannar Town DS Division - Eluthur - Emilnagar - Erukkalampiddy Centre - Erukkalampiddy East - Erukkalampiddy North - Erukkalampiddy South - Erukkalampiddy West - Kaddukarankudiyiruppu - Kallikattaikadu - Mathoddam - Nagathalvu - Neelasenai - Olaithoduwai - Pallimunai East - Pallimunai West - Panankaddikoddu East - Panankaddikoddu West - Parappankandal - Pattithoddam - Periyakadai - Periyakarisal - Periyanavatkulam - Pesalai North - Pesalai South - Pesalai West - Pettah - Puthukkamam - Puthukudiyiruppu - Savatkaddu - Sinnakadai - Siruthoppu - Southbar - Talaimannar North - Talaimannar South - Thalaimannar - Thalaimannar Pier East - Thalaimannar Pier West - Thalvupadu - Tharapuram East - Tharapuram West - Thiruketheeswaram - Thoddaveli - Thullukudiyiruppu - Uppukulam North - Uppukulam South - Uyilankulam - Uyirtharasankulam - Vannamottai ## Quick answers - Where is Moor Street?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moor Street?Periyakadai, Pettah, Sinnakadai, Uppukulam North and Uppukulam South - What is there to see in Moor Street?Baobab Tree, Mannar Dutch Fort, Keeri beach, Donkey Clinic and education centre - What time zone is Moor Street in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Moor Street?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Moor Street?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Moor Street?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Moor Street?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Moor Street?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Moor Street?General Hospital Mannar, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moor Street?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moor Street?Lanka Filing Station, about 0.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moor Street?LK4203105 (OCHA common operational dataset)