# Adampan GN division, Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/adampan/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Adampan Adampan is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **3.88 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.9km² - 3mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Adampan? Adampan lies in [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Maligaithidal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/maligaithidal/), [Nedunkandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/nedunkandal/), [Palikuli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palikuli/), [Periyanavatkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/periyanavatkulam/), [Sornapuri](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/sornapuri/) and [Thiruketheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/thiruketheeswaram/). By area it is the 3874th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Adampan is about 223 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9385° N, 79.9862° E. Local names: අඩම්පන් . 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 Adampan Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Adampan. - Kalaiyapperumalkulam 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 Adampan Named natural and historic features inside Adampan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Wayatan 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 Adampan 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 Adampan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Adampan · Adampan 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94333&mlon=79.99668#map=17/8.94333/79.99668) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump N. Shanmugakumaran · Nagathalvu 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92000&mlon=79.94603#map=17/8.92000/79.94603) Hotel Mannar Guest House · Uppukulam South 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97990&mlon=79.91571#map=17/8.97990/79.91571) School Mn/Thiruketheeswaram HBTMS · Adampan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94369&mlon=79.98727#map=17/8.94369/79.98727) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 22 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 Adampan Places mapped inside Adampan in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 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 Manthai West DS Division - Alkaddiveli - Andankulam - Anthoniyarpuram - Aththimoddai - Illupaikadavai - Kalliyadi - Kannady - Karunkandal - Karunkandal Vannakulam - Kaththankulam - Kayanagar - Koorai - Kovilkulam - Maligaithidal - Minnukkan - Nedunkandal - Palaiperumalkaddu - Palaiyadiputhukulam - Paliaru - Palikuli - Pallamadhu - Pappamoddai - Parappukadanthan East - Parappukadanthan West - Periyamadhu East - Periyamadhu West - Sornapuri - Thevanpiddy - Vaddakandal - Veddayarmurrippu - Vellankulam - Vidathaltheevu Central - Vidathaltheevu East - Vidathaltheevu North - Vidathaltheevu West ## Quick answers - Where is Adampan?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Adampan?Maligaithidal, Nedunkandal, Palikuli, Periyanavatkulam, Sornapuri and Thiruketheeswaram - How many villages are in Adampan?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Adampan?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Adampan?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Adampan?Divisional Hospital Adampan, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Adampan?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Adampan?N. Shanmugakumaran, about 4.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Adampan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Adampan?LK4206125 (OCHA common operational dataset)