# Thalaimannar Pier West GN division, Mannar Town DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalaimannar-pier-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Mannar Town DS Division # Thalaimannar Pier West Thalaimannar Pier West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **1.42 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Thalaimannar Pier West? Thalaimannar Pier West 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 3 other GN divisions: [Talaimannar North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/talaimannar-north/), [Thalaimannar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalaimannar/) and [Thalaimannar Pier East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thalaimannar-pier-east/). By area it is the 8587th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Mannar Town DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/). The centre of Thalaimannar Pier West is about 241 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1029° N, 79.7233° E. Local names: තලෛයිමන්නාරම පියර . 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 Thalaimannar Pier West ### Nearby, outside Thalaimannar Pier West - Adam's Grave · attraction, Talaimannar South2.7 km - Thalaimannar Islands Viewpoint · viewpoint, Talaimannar South3.3 km - Sri Rama's Bridge Viewpoint · viewpoint, Talaimannar South3.6 km - Donkey Clinic and education centre · attraction, Puthukudiyiruppu15 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: Thalaimannar Pier West - 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) · Jaffna86 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee172 km ### Nearest railway station Talaimannar (Thalaimannar Pier West), about 0.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:54). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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. ## Weather in Thalaimannar Pier West 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 Thalaimannar Pier West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Talleimannar · Thalaimannar 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.09319&mlon=79.72820#map=17/9.09319/79.72820) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Thalaimannar Pier East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10448&mlon=79.73103#map=17/9.10448/79.73103) Petrol pump MS Enterprises · Thalaimannar Pier West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10063&mlon=79.72908#map=17/9.10063/79.72908) Hotel Talaimannar Guest House · Thalaimannar Pier East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10703&mlon=79.73187#map=17/9.10703/79.73187) School Mn/Thalaimannar Pier RCTMS · Thalaimannar Pier East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.09878&mlon=79.72982#map=17/9.09878/79.72982) 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 Thalaimannar Pier West Places mapped inside Thalaimannar Pier West in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Mannar Town DS Division - Eluthur - Emilnagar - Erukkalampiddy Centre - Erukkalampiddy East - Erukkalampiddy North - Erukkalampiddy South - Erukkalampiddy West - Kaddukarankudiyiruppu - Kallikattaikadu - Mathoddam - Moor Street - 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 - Thalvupadu - Tharapuram East - Tharapuram West - Thiruketheeswaram - Thoddaveli - Thullukudiyiruppu - Uppukulam North - Uppukulam South - Uyilankulam - Uyirtharasankulam - Vannamottai ## Quick answers - Where is Thalaimannar Pier West?In Mannar Town DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalaimannar Pier West?Talaimannar North, Thalaimannar and Thalaimannar Pier East - What is there to see in Thalaimannar Pier West?Adam's Grave, Thalaimannar Islands Viewpoint, Sri Rama's Bridge Viewpoint, Donkey Clinic and education centre - What time zone is Thalaimannar Pier West in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Thalaimannar Pier West?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Thalaimannar Pier West?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Thalaimannar Pier West?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalaimannar Pier West?Divisional Hospital Talleimannar, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalaimannar Pier West?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalaimannar Pier West?MS Enterprises, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Thalaimannar Pier West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Thalaimannar Pier West?LK4203010 (OCHA common operational dataset)